Long XLR Interconnect Cables

Thanks Al for your valuable input. Really great to have someone knowledgable around.

Hey adg101, how good IS the Clear Day balanced cable? I have the CD Double Shotgun speaker cable, which is a tremendous bargain. Is the balanced cable as well? I use Kimber silver ic's (KCAG and KCTG, both balanced and s-e), but need some more, and the Kimber's have become somewhat overpriced. Are the Clear Days in the same quality neighborhood to your knowledge and in your opinion?

The CD balance cable is a great cable, especially for the price. My father has a KCAG which I have used much and I think the Kimber is a fine cable too but yes they are pricier. His KCAG is single ended so I'm not sure it's a fair comparison but I feel maybe the KCAG is a tad smoother than the CD single end cable which I do own several pairs of as well, but when I switch to the CD Balanced cable I would say it's a step up over the Kimber. I will add as much as I really like Clear Days and Paul is a great guy, I just bought a WyWires Silver balanced cable and I hate to say it but I prefer it on my preamp anyway. The WyWires has everything the Clear Days has but is more natural and throws a bigger and deeper stage. Don't get me wrong, the Clear Day balanced cable is a tuff cable to beat unless you're spending 2 -3X the money. I'm using the WyWires on my amp and the Clear Days on my CDP. I'll put it this way; I now have an extra CD balance cable that I don't have a home for now but I'll keep because it's a fine cable that maybe I'll have use for later. 

I have the the double shotguns too with Paul's bi wire jumpers as well. Great cables.

My Dad actually prefers his later generation AQ Lapis and Diamonds over his KCAG. All his cables are single ended, but I took my CD balance over to his place to see how it faired against his Diamonds which run between his Sonic Frontiers preamp and ARC amp and we both felt the Clear Day was superior. Sure a lot of it probably had to do running his equipment balanced. The AQ Diamond may be an older cable but it's no slouch; still a very good cable by any standard. The thing is, the Clear Day new is cheaper than a used AQ Diamond or Lapis any day of the week. I'll probably let my dad use my extra CD balanced now that I'm thinking about it. 

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 ;-).