I forgot to mention.......for interconnects, Mogami 2549 is probably the better choice--it's their best standard balanced mic cable (two conductors plus shield).
Yes, it's not starquad, but starquad has higher capacitance between the signal "pair" and ground "pair", and its geometry is most beneficial in a balanced connection. Soldering is much easier when you don't have to twist together two conductors, as is necessary when using starquad. Twisting together the "blues" for ground, and getting it soldered down to the bottom ground tab of a typical RCA while twisting together the "whites" for the signal--and being sure not to end up with a short--can be a challenge.....especially for someone with faltering near vision, such as myself!
Starquad is obviously necessary for headphone recabling, but frankly, I think it's a pain when making RCA interconnects.
Yes, it's not starquad, but starquad has higher capacitance between the signal "pair" and ground "pair", and its geometry is most beneficial in a balanced connection. Soldering is much easier when you don't have to twist together two conductors, as is necessary when using starquad. Twisting together the "blues" for ground, and getting it soldered down to the bottom ground tab of a typical RCA while twisting together the "whites" for the signal--and being sure not to end up with a short--can be a challenge.....especially for someone with faltering near vision, such as myself!
Starquad is obviously necessary for headphone recabling, but frankly, I think it's a pain when making RCA interconnects.