Mogami balanced cables .... or another brand?

05-13-08: Tvad
If Atma-Sphere's balanced designs negate the effect of balanced interconnect cables, then Ralph's use of Mogami wire says more about his endorsement of using inexpensive balanced ICs than it does about the quality of Mogami wire.

I think you have jumped from a qualified statement to a sweeping generalization without cause.

I have not seen Ralph write that all low-cost balanced IC's work well, but I think I have seen him write that Mogami's do.

And I have seen him write that well designed and executed differential/balanced systems minimize most cable influence. But, I don't think I have ever seen him write that D/B systems negate "all" cable influences from all balanced cables. That is why I attempted qualified my statement with "mostly" because an extremely low-quality, poorly designed and constructed, balanced cable might still have a profound negative effect.

Mogami are nice quality. I use Mogami and Yorkville and Mogami are better built but roughly twice the price.

I switched PAD Dominus Rev C cable (at quite a few $ K) to Mogami 2534 between my MP-1 and MA-2, saved more than $3K and have indistinguishable sound. I repeat and stand by that statement!

Good points Tvad, it just that I don't have any first hand experience with Atma gear or RK's thoughts outside what he's posted on audio forums. So, I was unqualified to say anything more.

I've followed your component swapping journey and know you put parts through their paces, so I happily defer to your greater hands-on experience.