@fire_water I started in the middle 70s with a Pioneer 125. Mt first real receiver. I used Radio shack 12g feedng my Klipsch Heresy s. I tried Phaselinier, but sold them& kept my Pioneer. I also tried Marants, too warm for my taste. So I'm not a newbie. (Not that you said I was). Everything has its positive or negative effect in our hobby. What works for you, may not work for me, correct? As in looks of the Audience, I use Cable looms, so all my cables are hidden. Looking forward on getting the 1.5m cable this week to complete the chain. As I wrote earlier I only have 1 XLR connection on my preamp, so I still need to connect my EMT 948 to my pre via 2 in & 1 out Xlr Switch.

