Recommended AES/EBU cables under 800 dollars


I am interested in recommendations for the best bang for the buck high end digital XLR cables, new or used. I have tried a few in the $300-400 range and have not been very happy with them. The best I have heard was an Audio Note Sogon. It was $750 used. Wondering what else might be out there.

Thanks for your advice.
dgaylin

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I think the HT Photon is a $3500 cable. Hard to see, even used, how that would end up in the sub $800 range, but thank you for the suggestion.
Thank you all very much for your responses, and thank you also to those of you who e-mailed me separately.

Sidssp -- of course this is the old debate on this forum that has occupied many, many lines of text about whether you get what you pay for in audio gear, and also whether expensive cables are worth the money versus Blue Jeans or similar budget cables.

Since you asked my opinion on this controversy, I'll answer by saying that in my experience in audio, more money doesn't always mean better, but it often does, and especially before you get to the extreme tail of super-expensive stuff.

As I noted in my post, I've tried some of the mid-priced cables and haven't thought much of them, whereas the $1100 Sogon, priced used at $750 sounded better to me. But note, that "under $800" can include anything under $800. So I don't think that I even stated that I believe more money equals better.
Steve3859 -- yes you are right. The HT website has it at "$3000+" but it must be a typo because Tweekgeek and Needledoctor sell it for $1500. Given all of the improvements, it seems the new version would be the one to try once one comes along used although the MSS deal on the older was pretty amazing.