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Good choice for 20' XLR cable?

I'm thinking of moving my equipment rack to a side wall. If and when I do that, I will need a pair of 20' XLR cables to go between preamp and amp. I do not want to spend more than $1,500.00 for the pair, hopefully much less for decent quality. New or used is okay for me.

Do you have any thoughts or suggestions regarding a particular brand? 

Thank you.

lovehifi22
ghdprentice
7,113 posts
 

What is your system?

 

DHLabs.


This is a key juncture. It is easy to go cheap because it is long. This can be false economy. You want to move it but you do not want to introduce a weak link that you later must replace. Having said that I find DHLabs to be an excellent budget cable which is an outstanding choice for some systems and a great interim step for others.
 

vetsc5
35 posts
 

Hello and Happy New Year,

As a cable DIY'er I assemble my own cables.  Suggest that you check out Mogami 2549 raw cable at 77 cents per foot.  For XLR connectors recommend Neutrik XLR NA3FF-B (female) @ $16.66 each and their NA3MM-B (male) @ $ 15.67 each via

https://wwww.performanceaudio.com

 

erik_squires
16,212 posts
 

Easiest is going to be World's Best with Mogami.  Best would be home made with Connex/DH Labs pure silver from Parts Connexion.  Note that while I do think they sound fabulous, the single strand is a little brittle.   I've had them break at the connector after a little handling.

oregon
823 posts
 

Mogami. 

soix
9,636 posts
 

What I’d consider doing rather than moving the rack and potentially degrading performance with cheaper interconnects would be to buy a new rack that’s long and low — like two components high.  That way you can leave the components where they are but the components are more out of the way both sonically and visually.  Just another thought FWIW. 

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