XLR connectors

If your equipment supports the Balanced AES standard, then neither cables or XLR connectors are going to be contributing anything significant sonically.
Provide good clean/tight connections and you should be good to go.
B

Well, I just bought a set of AQ Yukon's at the recommendation of my dealer Audioconnection.
I haven't connected them yet, but when John recommends something, it always works out for the better.
Bob