First Foray into XLR
+1 http://ielogical.com/Audio/CableSnakeOil.php Very clear and incisive, ieales. BTW, most of the better Emotiva equipment is completely balanced internally and you can easily hear the difference/improvement between XLR and RCA cables when connecting this gear. Think your main point that cables are system dependent should be better recognized on threads everywhere. |
Thanks Al and ieales et al. So the moral is, ‘who knows, keep trying til you find what you like’, or alternatively, ‘plug the rabbit hole!’ it does make sense, cables would be another component that can add or detract, to varying degrees, what is ultimately heard. I do think, in my application, XLR makes no sense - the amp isn’t a true balanced design, so I’d be converting anyway, and that does seem to be detrimental. Everything works as-is, so I’ll pick one pair of interconnects at a time and experiment. |
english210 - This is a lot of discussion, considering that there is usually not much price difference between the RCA & XLR versions of the same cables. 1. If your amp isn't a balanced circuit, it makes no difference. 2. With balanced circuits, you may get a slightly better signal-to-noise ratio with XLR... with the emphasis on SLIGHTLY. This can be a much bigger difference with very long runs of cable. 3.The Cable Company's lending library is an excellent suggestion. As always, best to hear (anything) in your own system before buying. My suggestion for a bargain XLR (or RCA) interconnect is UIT (about $800/pr). Just discovered them and I'm very impressed, esp. at that price-point. I hope that helps. |
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