Suggestion on XLR Cables
Shadorne +1 on the Canare - unbeatable for the $ Available terminated form Blue Jeans Cable https://www.bluejeanscable.com/store/balancedaudio/index.htm Good Listening Peter |
The Canare I recommended above is a very high quality cable and if bought from BlueJeans Cable comes expectedly terminated. A balanced system is not nearly as finicky with cable choices as a non balanced one. IMO the Canare has no "tonal" trait, its neutral. I do not buy into the "Cable Craze", I however believe in solidly engineered and manufactured cables and probably much more important connectors and terminations. For a economy RCA cable I recommend and use, albeit I do not have much unbalanced equipment, the BlueJeans LC1 https://www.bluejeanscable.com/store/audio/index.htm For an example I have a client in Los Angeles area with a very nice high end system whom had terrible a hum situation, he used high $ cables from a well known manufacture. Installation of the LC1 through out in his system completely cured this with much improved sound as a result. Good Listening Peter |
@bradluke0 Had a absolute top flight Ayon Preamplifier come through here a few years ago - it had balanced connectors on the back - but - a quick look inside - pin 3 had no termination :-) US standard has pin 3 as the inverted signal. Balanced equipment either for home or professional use have several advantages and if executed properly will outperform a single ended system. Typically less noise, better transients and dynamics all things we strive for in music reproduction. If the system is balanced through out from cartridge or DAC (and here I mean the actual IC (BB1704K) or (ESS9018) for examples) to speaker the benefits of Fully Balanced design approach easily shine through. Good Listening Peter |
