XLR cables for a reasonable price?


I've seen lots of threads where it is stated that balanced components are "insensitive" to cables.  Does this mean that spending a lot of money on XLR cables is probably unnecessary, as it offers no sonic benefit over cheaper XLR cables?

I would like some recommendations on reasonably priced XLR cables that give excellent sonic performance.  Thanks for your replies.

hifinut51

Grimm Audio has a line that’s priced low but has great materials, build and connectors. Am considering getting a pair to compare agains my Morrow MA3’s - which I do already love but want to hear against cheaper/well made cables with more shielding in mind.

@hifinut51 I just picked up my Atma's class D's yesterday. They're absolutely fantastic. Literally zero heat and exactly what I wanted. Turned them on and they sound great right out of the box. I'm also eyeing the MP3.3, apparently the dealer mentioned the MP3 will absolutely blow away my Primaluna Dialogue Premium Pre. So I'm placing an order in a few weeks as apparently they take a few months to get in. 

I'm a Benchmark fanboi for sure but it's taken me a lot of years to arrive here, so take that for what it's worth.  My DAC3 HGC and AHB2 combo is the best combo I've ever had and the thing that stands out is the astounding S/N ratio, achieved through proper gain structure, shielding, clever power supply's, etc, and cabling is part of that program as well.  In my pro career balanced was the norm, and we'd usually use a DI box to include unbalanced sources, but inputs to the consoles were always balanced, so I was nodding my head at the tech info on the Benchmark site concerning Star-Quad topology.  You can't go wrong with Canare or Mogami 4-conductor cable, with a slight edge, IMO, going to Canare for a touch better EMI/RFi rejection.

Get you some quality cables and don't look back.
https://benchmarkmedia.com/blogs/application_notes/116637511-the-importance-of-star-quad-microphone-cable

 

 

Look for either older NOS or used cables. I’m using a three meter set from RSC. They were either the top or second from the top when they were made.  I paid $500 delivered.