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15 ft XLR thoughts (BJC/Mogami etc)

I need a pair of 15 ft XLR cables to go between my PS Audio preamp and Mark Levinson amp.

I am looking at around $100/pair cables from BJC. BJC uses either Belden 1800F or Canare L-4E6S. Others recommend Mogami cables in a similar price range. BJC is a local company for me, so I like to buy theirs unless there is a compelling reason to go elsewhere. At 15 ft, is either the BJC Belden or Canare going to make any real difference? I live in a smallish town, most RF interference would likely be from a cell tower. Don’t know of any within 1/2 mile. Also, is 15 ft considered a "short run"?

Thanks
brad1138
tweak1
3,736 posts
 
Using your example: " many in the recording industry use Mogami cable extensively" is laughable for so many reasons


The fact that millions of people eat McDonalds every day, does that mean I should too?

AND, when you tried the $2200 pair (price isn’t necessarily an indication of high sound quality) were the 2 components BOTH Differentially Balanced? And was the rest of the system capable of revealing the differences?


From personal experience over decades of reading various hi-end magazine reviews of Dif Balanced (DB) components, all too often the Editor sends a DB component to be reviewed by one of their writers whose system is NOT DB! They had to use XLR/RCA jumpers. And to a fault the typical report included I really couldn’t hear a difference. Well DUH!

I would write or email the Editors, but it fell on their deaf ears

hth

jetter
3,118 posts
 
Correct me if I am mistaken, but I believe that Ralph (Atma-Sphere) has stated that the quality of cable is not as important when using xlr balanced cables.

I have used Canare RCA’s and find them to work just fine. I also have Canare and Belden speaker cables and in my system, the Canare sound better, the Beldens having a somewhat darker veiled character.

If someone has compared Canare and Mogami interconnects please provide your evaluation results.

@tweak1
Using your example: " many in the recording industry use Mogami cable extensively" is laughable for so many reasons
I find it rather a telling fact, they are the professionals in my eyes.


adg101
1,063 posts
 
Canare is pretty dang good and for what a 15ft pair will run for a boutique brand I’d definitely try the Canare first which I have and it is very good. $44 seems like a risk I’d take. I’ve never used Amphenol XLR’s so cant speak for those but with Neutrik or Switchcraft connectors it’s a fine cable.

https://www.amazon.com/Units-Balanced-Microphone-Amphenol-Connectors/dp/B074YV3V4Q/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?dc...
jetter
3,118 posts
 
adg101, can't beat that amazon price for 2 15ft cables for $44 total cost.  I just looked up Blue Jeans and has cables terminated with Neutrik xlrs are $47 per cable plus shipping.
tantejuut
125 posts
 
Canare and Mogami are used a lot in studios. I would check van Damme tour grade starquad or Grimm TPR for 15 ft. XLR. Both are excellent. 
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