Disservice: XLR interconnects

I've said it before. It all depends. With my ARC Ref 6 and Ref 150 SE I tried six different XLR cables many on loan from a well-known PA webtailer and throughout a spectrum of price points. At the bottom rung price-wise were Mogami's and at the top were Cardas Clear Beyond. With these two components each IC cable between preamp and amp made a marked difference. The Cardas Clear Beyond was a clear winner. By a mile. 

There are hundreds of Chinese cable makers in China on eBay and Alibaba. With names like Audiocrast, Nordust, Cardost, Kimble, Wirewood, it is too darned funny, really hard to keep a straight face. Reminds me of back in the day buying a fake Hermez silk tie in Manila.

I have used a variety of Cables over the years and have been present at Cable Bake Off's in other owned systems.

Cables as a Interface can have a profound effect for the better or worse. At a Bake Off, Interconnect Cables from a well known Brand which is commonly seen referred to and in this case retail at over £500 could not deliver through the system in use.

Interconnect Cables cost approx' £100 were much more attractive in use.

Today, I have come away from the idea of a Branded Cable being the ideal Interface, I now work on the notion the Signal Wire used in the Cable and the Quality of the construction and Connectors is where the real advantages are to be found.

As for Signal Wire today, I am a advocate of PC Triple C ( CCC ) Wire  and D.U.C.C Wire, either of these Wires can be found in well thought of Branded Cables.

Others I have introduced to the CCC Wire have been quite impressed and certain individuals have now adopted their own approach with it, and the use of Low Eddy RCA Phono Connectors on Cable and Chassis, Hook Up Wire in a Phonostage and Internal Wand Wire, experiencing it in use as this type of Signal Path,  has been a revelation.

I am quite keen to adopt some if not all of the above and have taken my interest in the PC Triple C wire to the stage, that I intend on producing my own builds using the Helix Configuration as seen in a Thread in the Cable Section on this Forum. 

I have been a Cable Convert for quite few years, probably commencing at the time of exchanging from OFC Wire to OCC Wire. The CCC wire has had a impact that has been much more, maybe as it has been in my perceptions, substantial in use, and has aligned/filled in the missing blanks, where I without any real ideas on how to make a further improvement.  

I didn't read every post, but none the first ~20 mentioned that many components that have XLR I/Os do not have true balanced circuits, which is a big reason why people do not hear a difference. IMHO, hi-end should only be used when the components are true/differentially balanced