For $349 you could do far worse than these Acoustic Zen Silver Refs, and seller offers a 30-day return period. They’re very neutral/transparent but still offer very good tonality and excellent and expansive 3D soundstage. Best of luck.
??? Which XLR Interconnect ???
Complete ground up rebuild continues..
System:Speakers-ProAc Response D2D (latest build)...
Speaker cables-Tellurium Q "Black II w/Black II biwire jumpers...
Integrated amplifier-Pathos Classic Remix Mk.II w/Nordost Red Dawn LS power cable...
DAC-Denafrips Pontus 15th.(incoming) with Nordost Blue Heaven LS power cable...
I want to run a true balanced cable from the DAC to the integrated amp & have narrowed it down to the following short list:
Pangea "Premier XL" using solid core Cardas Grade One copper..
Audio Art "IC-3 SE2"using Silver plated OFC & superb Eichmann connectors with Cardas best solder..
Silnote "Morpheus Reference Classic" using solid core pure silver wire...
According to all my A/I research this system should be highly synergistic with an organic,wonderfully balanced sound,yet possessing excellent transparency & detail...
What are your thoughts on which cable will allow the best of the components to come through without mucking up the balance?
Any recommendations I might consider other than my short list?
Thanks much,take care...
- ...
- 18 posts total
Thanks @soix ,I suppose I should have mentioned one of the reasons I chose the 3 I did(besides build quality,materials & cost)was because I need 3 meter cables & these are all available in that length... |
I use DHLabs until my system if fully broken in and I completely understand what it sounds like. These are my goto budget wires. They are great for the money and very neutral. Only then do I try and choose cables and interconnects. The exact sonic characteristics / desired sonic character is dependent on the system / user. So, you need to completely understand how your system sounds before choosing the most complimentary wires. |
@freediver what are you using now? If you really must use long interconnects I would say try Bluejeans XLRs. In my opinion cheap cables built by some of these manufacturers you listed want to pretend to be what they’re not. This results in some sort of unwelcome coloration of sound almost always. Bluejeans don’t pretend to be anything special. They will give you honest view into what your components are doing without dirtying up the presentation with some emphasis in one region or another. |
- 18 posts total

