Do Costly XLR Cables Make A Difference?
Serious question here. I currently own a rather good XLR cable that goes between the amp and DAC. I’m considering a better XLR cable to improve things, basically all the good aspects of sound reproduction such as deeper and more defined bass, better separation and detail across the frequency spectrum and an airier and more 3-dimensional sound in the midrange and treble. Will a different XLR cable supposedly one that’s costlier bring me to that direction?
My current XLR cable costs about $2k actual price paid.
I’m looking at an alternative pair up to about $2k perhaps $3k tops if it is proven that the cable is able to bring a noticeable or worthwhile if not significant difference. I am actually looking at the Wireworld Silver Eclipse 8 and Gold Eclipse 8 XLR.
Any experience would be appreciated.
What you failed to mention which is far more important to the end result is What dac are you using ? I would hope at least $5k+ if you are willing to spend $2-3k on interconnects ,much much more important to say buy the latest Best Buy Holosprings May KTE dac, or Denafrips terminator2 or + mordel 12 th anniversary. |
@pedroeb Yep….. the Dragon was in my loaner set…… very transparent and very expensive…… |
I find it interesting how often we equate the sound quality to the price we paid. I have interconnects made by Morrow Cables and my system sounds great. I only buy from Morrow during their 60% off sale, which happens to be going on right now. And it's not just Morrow who has perpetual sales on the go. Many many cable companies have their product on sale all the time. I mean really, does anyone think MSRP is a real thing? So when the OP says he's will to pay $3K, is he looking at cables that have MSRP of $6K - $8K ? |
