I hate to see you with no responses and unfortunately cannot comment on these specific models but I can say from deep experience that choice of cables makes a big difference.
In my DCS stack I’ve gone from AW FireEye to Wild and would like to now go to Transparent Reference XL when I can find a set (I need three) at a good price. Many regard Transparent as one of the best and there are some good Reference (not XL) AES/EBU available on AGon for around $1K
My recommendation would be to keep a close eye on the used market and swoop when you see a deal -- try it and if it does not work for you sell it on and try again
There’s an extensive discussion on this topic here
http://www.whatsbestforum.com/showthread.php?13216-Preferred-aes-ebu-110-ohm-digital-cable-you-have-tried
In my DCS stack I’ve gone from AW FireEye to Wild and would like to now go to Transparent Reference XL when I can find a set (I need three) at a good price. Many regard Transparent as one of the best and there are some good Reference (not XL) AES/EBU available on AGon for around $1K
My recommendation would be to keep a close eye on the used market and swoop when you see a deal -- try it and if it does not work for you sell it on and try again
There’s an extensive discussion on this topic here
http://www.whatsbestforum.com/showthread.php?13216-Preferred-aes-ebu-110-ohm-digital-cable-you-have-tried