Good choice for 20' XLR cable?
I'm thinking of moving my equipment rack to a side wall. If and when I do that, I will need a pair of 20' XLR cables to go between preamp and amp. I do not want to spend more than $1,500.00 for the pair, hopefully much less for decent quality. New or used is okay for me.
Do you have any thoughts or suggestions regarding a particular brand?
Thank you.
Hello and Happy New Year, As a cable DIY'er I assemble my own cables. Suggest that you check out Mogami 2549 raw cable at 77 cents per foot. For XLR connectors recommend Neutrik XLR NA3FF-B (female) @ $16.66 each and their NA3MM-B (male) @ $ 15.67 each via https://wwww.performanceaudio.com
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Easiest is going to be World's Best with Mogami. Best would be home made with Connex/DH Labs pure silver from Parts Connexion. Note that while I do think they sound fabulous, the single strand is a little brittle. I've had them break at the connector after a little handling. |
What I’d consider doing rather than moving the rack and potentially degrading performance with cheaper interconnects would be to buy a new rack that’s long and low — like two components high. That way you can leave the components where they are but the components are more out of the way both sonically and visually. Just another thought FWIW. |
