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Electrical properties of cables

I'm running a pair of 1 meter XLR VDH cables from a Benchmark DAC to a Bryston Pre. The sound in one channel is ever so slightly louder (1dB?) than the other. I especially noticed this with a 1kHz test tone while flipping the mono/stereo switch. This problem follows the cable when swapping channels. They pass a continuity check but I haven't ohm'd them out yet.

Any other suggestions before I toss them out? By the way, the custom Canare/Neutriks work just fine in this application.
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gregm
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Do measure the Benchmark. It's strange tho that the attenuation follows the cable (as you note in yr 1st post) in some instances and the benchmark output in others.
Overall it looks like a bad connection s/where UNLESS there's s/thing wrong in the B's volume control.
gregm
3,395 posts
 
Why don;t you just resolder the cable -- rather than change it, etc. It's just 8 solder points & you'll probably spot the loose one by looking (or measuring).
gregm
3,395 posts
 
A side issue: I've always liked using neutriks. They're very handy and reliable.
Many, however, have touted the Eichmann connectors which are not horribly expensive and user friendly.
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