I’ve used Neutrik, Oyaide, EIZZ, and Bocchino XLRs. EIZZ and Bocchino sound best, probably due to their solderless compression fittings.
BTW, my Atmasphere MP-1 preamp supports the Balanced AES standard, and better XLRs do make an improvement.
BTW, my Atmasphere MP-1 preamp supports the Balanced AES standard, and better XLRs do make an improvement.