Thank you, is this the Odin gold ?I will share my recommendation, in stair steps. Think of each step as starter, then better, to absolutely stunning.
Option #1 (the starter) - Clone Nordost Odin 2 balanced XLR interconnects. Alternatively for a slightly warmer presentation, the clone Odin Gold balanced XLR interconnects. These cables are the best value to performance ratio I have experienced to date. About $60 USD for a meter pair for either models.
Here is where I purchased my Odin Gold. The Odin 2 I purchased over two years ago and cannot see it on Aliexpress anymore. Will include a pic of them in the last (Ultimate upgrade) form:
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256...t_main.10.16ed1802U5MLJr&gatewayAdapt=glo2usa
Upgrade #1: Replace both ends with solderless EIZZ XLR Tellurium Copper connectors. If you have access to Furutech Nano Liquid, use it on all contacts inside the connectors and contact points to the components. Cost about $75 USD for the set of 4 connectors and heat shrink. Here is where I purchased them and will include a pic of mine:
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/2251...t_main.30.16ed1802U5MLJr&gatewayAdapt=glo2usa
Ultimate upgrade: Clone Nordost Odin 2 or Odin Gold cable. Upgrade the connectors, ditching the soldered connections. And lastly add a good ground cable and good passive ground box. If you have access to Furutech Nano Liquid, use it on all contacts inside the connectors and contact points to the components. Cost of adding a good ground box with ground cables if my DIY is approx. $100 - $120 USD. You can use my DIY recipe for the whole thing or get a good passive ground box of at least 2KG mineral weight. I am not kidding, In this form, I would put these cables up against "any" multi thousand dollar pair of interconnects. Will upgrade system performance dramatically by lowering the noise floor of the DAC's output stage and cable. I can go on and on how good this cable setup is and what it does for the system. But to keep costs down you have to DIY the ground cable and ground box.
Downside is the Odin 2 or Odin Gold cable needs about 600 hours of signal burn-in or burn-in using a cable cooker to sound best. The burn-in swings are crazy with this cable, so be forewarned.
https://a.aliexpress.com/_om4Gpiq
Also what is the difference between copper and silver cables sound wise?
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