Canare 4S11

I was turned on to these a few years ago by an ultra high-end speaker manufacturer friend of mine.

I have used them ever since as my reference cables. They do indeed take forever to break-in, but once done, they are spectacular.

He said he got it from Ram Electronics.

https://www.ramelectronics.net/ram-speaker-cables.aspx

@stereo5...I'm so glad you put in the time and effort on these! 

I've been touting this cable for years and years on here, but never had any luck because most people think because they are so inexpensive and/or require a long break-in period, they can't be any good.

Over the years, I've become friends with a couple of guys from Canare.  Even they don't know why they take so long to break-in, but if you're willing to put the time on them, they are richly rewarding.

I run mine in a shot-gun configuration and they are even better.  See this thread about how I do it.

https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/need-20-25-foot-spk-cables/post?postid=1846157#1846157

@stereo5...my pleasure sir!  Glad to have helped.

@jeffrey75...thanks for kind words. Glad you tried them!  They really are incredible.

The Canare 4S11G is a custom, special order product that has a 500M minimum order, (well, that's the way it used to be anyway).

Maybe a group buy?  :-)

That looks like Canare L-4E6, but some of the various brands have cable that look a lot alike.

 

 

I may be a bit naive, but if somebody is saying a $1/per foot cable can beat a $1500 cable, that is a bit of a snake oil in itself.

With all due respect, you are a bit naive.  First thing I learned when I got into the high-end audio business over 45 years ago...price sometimes makes no difference.

I use Canare L-2 and L-4 cable to make interconnects for friends and family under the Alien Audio name.  They're "Out Of This World" :-)

I've never sold any, but they are very, very good...

My number one nemesis in high-end audio has always been "brightness", so I understand.

IMHO, the Canare will be  a little more "polite" than the Mogami, but you'll need to try them for sure.

Balanced connections are usually cleaner, with less noise.  That's the purpose for a true balanced connection, is to keep the noise out, especially on longer runs of cable.

Most audio systems use shorter cables lengths, so the difference is subtle, but can be impactful...

I really like the XLR connectors!  🤗