What is the benefit of balanced xlr cables

When you are aware of the properties of each single part in your system you understand better what you will get. Ayre has his own sound. This openness in the mid en high freq. is a lot different than others. I think the silver can cause a harsness in mid and high freq. The thing what it makes unique in my set is that is gives a stunning level ( new level) of differences in height. Beside this I never auditioned any expensive highend cable with this level of physical apperance.

Copper is more forgiving in sound than silver. But the best silver cables can reveal a lot more details than the most expensive coppercables. When you compare the MIT Oracle cabels with the Audioquest We Signiture in a well balanced highend set you will hear how huge the difference is in resolution, speed, blacklevel and physical and intimate image. It is a totally different world!

In a passive system XLR provides the needed gain.
I experienced this when I replaced the RCA with XLR, between my TVC and amp.

"11-27-14: Bo1972
When you are aware of the properties of each single part in your system you understand better what you will get. Ayre has his own sound. This openness in the mid en high freq. is a lot different than others. I think the silver can cause a harsness in mid and high freq. The thing what it makes unique in my set is that is gives a stunning level ( new level) of differences in height. Beside this I never auditioned any expensive highend cable with this level of physical apperance."

He's right. I have an Ayre/Vandersteen system with AQ cables. I find that all silver doesn't always sound better. I use both copper and silver.

Audio is about understanding all the different properties a tool owns. That is why I test all the time. After this I know all the properties of the cable. After this I can use it a lot more easy. When you work this way you always will get a much higher endresult than they the way almost all people work and think.

When you use an create all parts in your set ( total sound) which need to be there it gets to a much higher level. Often I need to put in parts which are missing are parts which go wrong in a set. Even at shows I seldom audition a set which is complete and owns all parts of what I call Total Sound. In 10 seconds I can describe exactley which parts are there and which are missing!