Cable recommendation between Dac and Integrated amp

@krelldog


Of the two you mention (Audience Au24 SE and Acoustic Zen Ultimate copper), while I could be mistaken, isn't the Acoustic Zen Ultimate copper the balanced option of the two? Point is, I think whatever you decide, you want balanced and not SE.

I use inexpensive cabling myself between my Yggy and M6si. Specifically, I'm using Straight Wire Musicable II Level 1 XLR. I'd consider "better", but if I'm not mistaken, I've read somewhere (including this forum) that "balanced cable is balanced cable" (in the analog realm). I know there are some balanced cables that have higher capacitance and should not be used for digital, but the interconnect between the Yggy and amp is analog at that point.

I remain open minded to affordable and purportedly better alternatives.

Balanced is demonstrably better, if you can do it.

+1

So much better in fact that it doesn't matter if the circuit isn't "truly" balanced and subsequently converted to SE.