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All any advise on what decent 1-2 mts xlr cable there are.Nothing exotic just needs to be faithfully delivering the signal without loss.

 

[Speedskater]

Chose a Shielded Twisted Pair (STP) cable from a major bulk cable manufacture like Belden, Canare or Mogami (also Gepco & West Penn).
You want a cable with a braided shield rather than one with a foil & drain wire shield.
Symmetry of the two central conductors is important, so stay away from boutique manufactures.
Also get Neutrik or Switchcraft connectors.

 

[Chris Kaoss]

All any advise on what decent 1-2 mts xlr cable there are.Nothing exotic just needs to be faithfully delivering the signal without loss.

What's the intended use case?

As an extention i use this one.
https://audio-hifi-shop.de/epages/f...-4e58-b3b2-388f702d18ec/Products/Art.Nr.00488

2 mts for about 35€.

Or you can take a look here:

https://www.perakabel.de/kabel-xlr-4-5-polig/xlr-4-polig/?page=3

For headphones:

https://www.dysonaudio.com/collections/headphone

 

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Connecting the dac to headphone amp

 

[deuter]

Chose a Shielded Twisted Pair (STP) cable from a major bulk cable manufacture like Belden, Canare or Mogami (also Gepco & West Penn).
You want a cable with a braided shield rather than one with a foil & drain wire shield.
Symmetry of the two central conductors is important, so stay away from boutique manufactures.
Also get Neutrik or Switchcraft connectors.

The manufacturer link, this fine ?

https://procables.audio/epages/b0f6...b-63fabf175cd2/Products/NC3FXXB-Pea-2-NC3MXXB

 

[dwc]

There's an Amazon vendor called "World's Best Cables" that uses Canare star quad cable with Amphenol connectors for a reasonable price. The three-footers are out of stock right now but they have some two-footers.

Edit: this is US Amazon.

 

[Speedskater]

If they had written:
"One of the World's Best Cables"
They would have been correct. But then this is more important with 300 foot cables than3 foot ones.

 

[newtophones07]

I stick with benchmark audio cables for consistency and performance.

https://benchmarkmedia.com/collections/all-products/products/benchmark-starquad-analog-xlr-cable

 

[gregorio]

All any advise on what decent 1-2 mts xlr cable there are.Nothing exotic just needs to be faithfully delivering the signal without loss.

Although higher end than you need, try the Van Damme StarQuad. Ready made with neutrik connectors, 1m = €14.00 (approx + shipping to EU). As far as audio signal integrity is concerned, it doesn't get higher end than this. Bare in mind that the bulk price is roughly: Cable = €2 per meter + two Neutrik connectors = €5. So, a 100% mark-up for a ready made is reasonable and you certainly shouldn't be paying more than about €20 for one.

Other manufacturers such as Klotz, Canare, Mogami, etc., have similar products with the same level of performance.

Lastly, be careful of the retailer, some/many try to charge silly money, I've seen mark-ups of 1,000%!

G

 

[deuter]

Although higher end than you need, try the Van Damme StarQuad. Ready made with neutrik connectors, 1m = €14.00 (approx + shipping to EU). As far as audio signal integrity is concerned, it doesn't get higher end than this. Bare in mind that the bulk price is roughly: Cable = €2 per meter + two Neutrik connectors = €5. So, a 100% mark-up for a ready made is reasonable and you certainly shouldn't be paying more than about €20 for one.

Other manufacturers such as Klotz, Canare, Mogami, etc., have similar products with the same level of performance.

Lastly, be careful of the retailer, some/many try to charge silly money, I've seen mark-ups of 1,000%!

G

Thanks Gregorio.
I bought the Transparent Audio XLR cakes to match my speaker cables and it has been a huge upgrade to my sound.

 

[gregorio]

Thanks Gregorio. I bought the Transparent Audio XLR cakes to match my speaker cables and it has been a huge upgrade to my sound.

I'd never heard of Transparent Audio cables before, but looking at their website they appear to be one of those retailers I warned about. Their cables certainly do NOT upgrade the sound quality compared to the Van Damme ones I suggested (although probably/hopefully they aren't audibly worse) but if you're happy to pay several/many times the price purely for their visual appearance, to match your speaker cables, that's of course entirely your choice.

Personally, if matching the visual appearance of interconnects and speaker cables was important to me, I'd have bought the Van Damme "Blue" speaker cables and the suggested Van Damme starquad interconnect (in blue) or for overkill, their "Black Series" speaker cables. Not only would it be far cheaper but I'd be assured of both durability/reliability AND sound quality that can't be bettered.

I realise you've already made your purchase but this *might* be of use to others.

G