Long XLR Interconnect Cables

Great, thanks. I too use balanced whenever possible, and like silver. I’ll look into your other suggestions. How cool to have a Dad you share the passion for Hi-Fi with! I'm the Dad, and my kid just wants to smoke out with me ;-).

I recently went from short balanced interconnects between preamp and amp and long speaker wires to long (23 feet, 7 meter) balanced interconnects and short speaker wires and I like what I hear. I’m using Mogami 2549 which is VERY inexpensive, and VERY low capacitance. I terminated myself using high quality XLR connectors (rhodium over copper + teflon). Both SS amp and preamp are fully balanced; preamp has output impedance of 110 ohms..

I read here about kilobuck interconnects that are completely out of my price range. I would consider using a better (more expensive) BULK cable. There are lots of them ranging in price from under $1 a foot to about $10 a foot.

Would anyone else using a long balanced cable share your experience? Please note the length that you use. Thanks.

only a slight difference - I'm using preamp to amp - 14 feet

Long (balanced) cables from source to amp with short speaker wires is the way to go, especailly if you can put sources in another room. Less vibration.