Anti-cable purchase


Just bought a balanced pre-amp to match with my power amp (ayre). I want to try running the latter in balanced mode so I need xlr cables. I thought about going the anti-cable route (although I'm open to suggestions). They have 4 performance levels of cables. Are the upper end cables worth the money? The amp / preamp incidentally is v-5xe with K-5xemp. thanks.
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Showing 2 responses by mceljo

Don't waste money on fancy balanced audio cables. Just go with something like Monoprice as they are a quality product and will perform equally with any botique cable. Do some research about the actual science behind balanced audio.

For what it's worth, the science behind unbalanced audio leaves a lot more wiggle room so while I highly doubt there is any real difference between a normally priced quality cable and an extreme high end one, there are design parameters that can impact the final product in a way that isn't applicable to balanced audio.

Blue Jeans Cable is another great option if you insist on having an "audiophile" approved brand. I have several of their cables and they are all well made products.
Metralla makes a great suggestion as the Neutric connectors are an excellent design.