Good USED XLR Interconnect Choices for $300-$400?

I was suggesting duplicating what you might find in a recording studio...crown amps, mackie monitors, etc. to give you the same sound experience that the sound engineer created.

I think CD's sounding like crap is somewhat subjective. Remember that most CD's are made to sell to the masses and to sound good on the typical home/college/car sound system.
By creating an exceptionally good sound environment in your home, you are not creating the environment that the CD was made for. Ditto for most movie DVD's.

The folks who do the audio work on CD's absolutely do care about the sound...they get some big bucks to make that sound right...they are just creating a final CD tuned to a different sound than you want.

Of course the simplest example is on voice recordings where audio is expanded/compressed, reverbed, effected to the point where you probably wouldn't recognize the performer if they sang in front of you without a mic. So tone control using wires or whatever is almost rediculous.

Then again, most of us have only heard the performers after being processed by all the electronics, so we are trying to recreate a sound that isn't natural.

(BTW, I spend lots of time tuning my home system too...I just think that some who take audio too seriously have to really sit back and think about the whole sound thing)

IMO: Using your logic, there would be little reason for audiophile equipment to exist.

At the same time, I will admit that some equipment has surpassed the quality of some source material. It's obvious that traditional source paradigms are in the process of shifting. It seems that all the technologies are no longer in sync. Not only that, traditional business model paradigms are also wacko.

It certainly is an interesting time. Sometimes I wonder if symbiosis will ever be achieved again.

Off the original subject, for that I apologize.

Another vote here for cardas golden cross xlr! Love em

Ghstudio

In a studio they have live music being recorded for the first time and or the master of that recording session that they use, not a copy of a copy of a copy and so on and so on, I could go on forever with this LOL. If all we had were those acetates, vinyl or CD (I do have some)or one offs then cables or equipment would not be as important. There are huge differances between acetates and the end pruduct. The end product that most of us have needs more help to shine. Just going to the duplicator or pressing plant can and does change the quaulity of sound. I can hear things from acetates I never ever here from the end product that I also own. This go's for any mass produced media as well, the original is always best without exception.
If you can get me some masters I would be very very grateful. LOL

Ghstudio,
I somewhat agree with you and respect your inputs. In my experience, the more expen$ive speaker cables the better they delivery. But that concept doesn’t apply to interconnect cables. IMO, IC cables can delivery much stronger unique “souls”, more like personalities, and characters than speaker cables do. Which I may say that more expensive IC doesn’t necessary means “better”.

I have tried Nordost Vahalla, Qualttro Fil, Transparent Reference, Cardas (a loaner and don’t remember model) KimberKable Hero, KK SilverStake, and Krell Cogelco, all have diff unique sound, but the $30 IC Belden LC-1 from www.BlueJeanCable.com surprisingly make me happy the most. Yes, I’m shame to say it but only honest statement can make me feel better.

Note: I like warm, sweet, and romantic sound which all makes sense since none of my other brands have this character.

Tom92602,
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