Why do recording pros use Canare at $0.34/ft to make GREAT mic and IC cables? I just finished rigging up 25' mic runs with this stuff into a Grace class A ultraflat, ultradetailed pre, and then to my Alesis Masterlink. Then came the decision as to how to connect the ML to the Aleph P pre? I made 1/2 m Canare XLRs, sold my Red Dawns, and just bought some Blue Heavens. Which will work best? Why do pros LOVE this cheap quadlink Canare? You can even get 1/2m wired sets from Markertek for $12.95! Does anyone know how these sound in the audiophile continuum? I must say that my Steinway actually sounds BETTER in some ways than when played live! I know this is heresy, and that it's due to careful nearfield mic placement, but you can't convince me that these Canares don't do it right. Jeckyl & Hyde again....