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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
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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