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Very good Balanced XLR cable, suggestions?

Allow me to explain what I am doing.... I am by passing my pre-amp and going direct from CD player to amp. The amp has only Balanced XLR inputs, the CD/SACD player has single ended RCA outputs only...currently. I am having the CD player modified/upgraded and having a true balanced circuit retro-fitted, among other upgrades. Now it was suggested to me to go via XLR balanced cable into the amp with the shortest run of cable possible(1meter if possible, which it is) I am using silver speaker cables and am very happy with them, so I don't know if I need silver interconnects or copper??? any suggestions?? I am thinking NBS, MIT, Kimber select, Pure Note or what ever else I can find for a good price used. But nothing is set in stone as of this point. Thanks for any help,
Tim The Tire Guy
tireguy
sos
124 posts
 
If you would email me and tell me what your whole system consist of I would be glad to give you suggestions since most of the cables recommended I carry. Also I have several of them used with the xlr configuration that you need.
subaruguru
1,375 posts
 
I just substituted Discovery Essence (copper) XLR for Harm Tech Pro-Silway MkII (silver/copper) and am shocked by the improvement in midrange body and musicality. The Silways sound too laid back and lean, by comparison. The Essence is full-bodied yet NOT warm or lacking in extension or detail.
I was expecting them to sound opposite, given the metallurgy....
tireguy OP
1,964 posts
 
Thanks everyone! Starting to narrow down the field a little bit and adding some new choices.
ed_sawyer
588 posts
 
true balanced circuit retrofitted? really? that is a non-trivial thing and I would be impressed if it can be done. I tend to doubt it, at least not without unreasonable expense. It would entail everything from the digital bitstream outward including the entire DAC I'd think.. Balanced outputs, sure, but not a true differential circuit... even much stuff which has balanced in/out jacks is not really balanced. Best of luck and let us know how it turns out and what model/mod/whos doing the work.
drrdiamond
671 posts
 
A cable that was sold some years back, Lindsey-Geyer, was taken off the market because they were somewhat fragile. I have find them to be fantastic! They are neither silver or copper but mu-metal.
I just actively bi-amped my system so I needed more cables. I found that finding raw cable is not that hard, as a requirement of being a dealer was to buy bulk cable. But they are VERY hard to terminate. The Cable Co. (fatwyr.com) does a great job. Call or e-mail them and they will custom make them at a reasonable price.
Richard
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