Do Costly XLR Cables Make A Difference?


Serious question here. I currently own a rather good XLR cable that goes between the amp and DAC. I’m considering a better XLR cable to improve things, basically all the good aspects of sound reproduction such as deeper and more defined bass, better separation and detail across the frequency spectrum and an airier and more 3-dimensional sound in the midrange and treble. Will a different XLR cable supposedly one that’s costlier bring me to that direction?

My current XLR cable costs about $2k actual price paid.

I’m looking at an alternative pair up to about $2k perhaps $3k tops if it is proven that the cable is able to bring a noticeable or worthwhile if not significant difference. I am actually looking at the Wireworld Silver Eclipse 8 and Gold Eclipse 8 XLR.

Any experience would be appreciated. 

 

ryder

if you want the very best cable use rectangular OCC wire check out the Neotech Amazon and Sahara the Amazon is their rectangular OCC silver single crystal wire and the Sahara is a rectangular OCC copper wire both are some of the best on the market and just for your information Neotech makes OCC wire for most of the big manufacturers that charge an arm and a leg more than they do. OCC single crystal wire has been proven to be the best wire for audio for over 50 years now far superior to anything OFC on the market.

if you want the very best cable use rectangular OCC wire check out the Neotech Amazon and Sahara the Amazon is their rectangular OCC silver single crystal wire and the Sahara is a rectangular OCC copper wire both are some of the best on the market and just for your information Neotech makes OCC wire for most of the big manufacturers that charge an arm and a leg more than they do. OCC single crystal wire has been proven to be the best wire for audio for over 50 years now far superior to anything OFC on the market.

You have to try Acoustic System Internetional cables. They made the difference.

cheap or expensive cables could be compromised by where they run. ie:  how close your cables run to household electrical wires and HVAC equipment., what else is sharing that circuit.   Audio Research had an interesting study done decades ago about the necessity of running a dedicated circuit to your equipment from the breaker box. 60 cycle interference, motor starting loads called LRA (locked rotor amps) , backfeed from other household appliances, etc. distorted performance.  

Running your cheap or expensive cables too close to high voltage wires is discouraged by higher end cable manufacturers.