Real life experiences ...
I have the REGA OSIRIS integrated amp and the REGA ISIS VALVE cdp/ dac.
(1) REGA itself recommends balanced XLR interconnects between them . I stress-tested
their manual Recommendations with shoot-outs between high-end RCAs versus XLRs ....in my shootouts, REGA was right .
(2) In direct cable bake-offs in MY system (emphasis added ...) against numerous high-end brands, NORDOST FREY XLRs were best of breed at their price points.
(3) Completing the NORDOST cables array with NORDOST FREY shotgunned speaker cables and matched jumpers was a further audio performance improvement.
I would like an eventual further move up to NORDOST VALHALLAs , but budgets are always a limiting factor.
highly recommended .
I have the REGA OSIRIS integrated amp and the REGA ISIS VALVE cdp/ dac.
(1) REGA itself recommends balanced XLR interconnects between them . I stress-tested
their manual Recommendations with shoot-outs between high-end RCAs versus XLRs ....in my shootouts, REGA was right .
(2) In direct cable bake-offs in MY system (emphasis added ...) against numerous high-end brands, NORDOST FREY XLRs were best of breed at their price points.
(3) Completing the NORDOST cables array with NORDOST FREY shotgunned speaker cables and matched jumpers was a further audio performance improvement.
I would like an eventual further move up to NORDOST VALHALLAs , but budgets are always a limiting factor.
highly recommended .