High-end XLR interconnects for mastering setup

inlinenl · 7th October 2005

Okay, i'm confused ...

my mastering-setup is getting some exspansion .... a weiss digital eq, and a manley vari-mu .. already hava a tubetech multiband smc-2b , Millennia NSEQ2 and Waves L2 ( hardware ) and apogee rosetta 800.

I would like to have the analog chain well connected, should I look into some high-end xlr interconnects or just use "normal" cables and neutrik connectors.

also HIGH-end AES/EBU interconnect's exists .. is it worth it ...

in the used hifi marker you can get all kinds of xlr interconnects from € 25, until € 600,- and more !!!

when you read the specs normal cables should sound terrible ...... :-)

What are you using in your masteringstudio's ...

Thanks .. wim/inline

Please any advice

Soundog · 7th October 2005

I was so disappointed when dot's cable thread got locked down - it was such funny reading. Well here's to another biff thread ( I hope ) ....

Yes - high end interconnects do make a difference - but price is no indicator of what is "high end".

**Riccardo** · 7th October 2005

Just make sure the connectors are of reasonably good quality and the soldering is properly executed. i think there is a difference between cheap and reasonably good (in terms of connectors and soldering).

I would not spend a ton of money on esoteric designs.

There are more than a few good brands out there with reasonable products.

Van Damme, Gotham, Kimber, Requisite come to mind. Some mastering colleagues use Belden but I have never tried it.

MartynH · 7th October 2005

Van Damme cable, Neutrik Connectors, you can't go wrong. I wouldn't advise the 'used' market though!

inlinenl · 7th October 2005

Thank you all for your replys ...

those cables look so gooooood !!! they must be good ... I agree ... don't throw away to much money on that .... best thing is to get 2 or 3 meter off quality cable and then use the neutrik's and some decent soldering-tin ...

greetings inline/wim

Jim Williams · 7th October 2005

Buy a few feet of Ray Kimber's AGSS silver cable. Use the WBT 4% silver solder. Use the silver Neutrik connectors.

You now will have better interconnects than anyone in the UK and this cable will outperform any gear you use it with.

Jim Williams
Audio Upgrades

dirk · 7th October 2005

Do a decent ABX test before you buy!!!

you will be amazed.

Bob Ross · 7th October 2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by dirk

Do a decent ABX test before you buy!!!

you will be amazed.

Or, do it after you buy; that way you can be amazed AND really depressed.

James Lehmann · 7th October 2005

We just had a healthy debate about Vovox Cables in this thread on the Sound On Sound Forum. Have a read though the thread for some worthwhile feedback and opinion on these particular cables, but there's only one way to decide whether they will work for you and that is to try some out for yourself.

the1Hub · 10th October 2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jim Williams

Buy a few feet of Ray Kimber's AGSS silver cable. Use the WBT 4% silver solder. Use the silver Neutrik connectors.

You now will have better interconnects than anyone in the UK and this cable will outperform any gear you use it with.

Jim Williams
Audio Upgrades

another vote for kimber kable

this is what we use for interconnects on the isomike. Rays cable is best stuff out there.

squeegybug · 10th October 2005

Kubala-Sosna is exceptional as well. I agree you just have to try different cables and hear how they interact with the rest of your signal chain. They're just another equalizer, IMO.

http://www.kubala-sosna.com/products/emotion/index.htm

Steve

7th October 2005	#1
inlinenl Lives for gear Join Date: May 2005 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,783 Thread Starter	High-end XLR interconnects for mastering setup Okay, i'm confused ... my mastering-setup is getting some exspansion .... a weiss digital eq, and a manley vari-mu .. already hava a tubetech multiband smc-2b , Millennia NSEQ2 and Waves L2 ( hardware ) and apogee rosetta 800. I would like to have the analog chain well connected, should I look into some high-end xlr interconnects or just use "normal" cables and neutrik connectors. also HIGH-end AES/EBU interconnect's exists .. is it worth it ... in the used hifi marker you can get all kinds of xlr interconnects from € 25, until € 600,- and more !!! when you read the specs normal cables should sound terrible ...... :-) What are you using in your masteringstudio's ... Thanks .. wim/inline Please any advice

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Riccardo Mastering Moderator Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Always on the Run Posts: 2,570	Just make sure the connectors are of reasonably good quality and the soldering is properly executed. i think there is a difference between cheap and reasonably good (in terms of connectors and soldering). I would not spend a ton of money on esoteric designs. There are more than a few good brands out there with reasonable products. Van Damme, Gotham, Kimber, Requisite come to mind. Some mastering colleagues use Belden but I have never tried it. __________________ Velvet Room Mastering "Can you imagine how great the Beatles or Pink Floyd could have sounded if they had used better cables? I expect a Nobel prize to someday be awarded to an audiophile cable designer, as they clearly are way ahead of the rest of us. " - DC -

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James Lehmann Lives for gear Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Europe Posts: 2,309	We just had a healthy debate about Vovox Cables in this thread on the Sound On Sound Forum. Have a read though the thread for some worthwhile feedback and opinion on these particular cables, but there's only one way to decide whether they will work for you and that is to try some out for yourself. __________________ James Lehmann Voice-Over Artist - Project Studio Jockey www.jameslehmann.net · Use your real name - keep Gearslutz authoritative, accountable and courteous. · Stop the superlatives madness - just say no to gear threads with the word 'best' in the title. · Words or WAVs? The former are interesting, the latter are convincing. Recession-busting initiative - trade goods for services: I will record voice-overs for you in exchange for gear.

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7th October 2005	#2
Soundog Gear nut Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 117	I was so disappointed when dot's cable thread got locked down - it was such funny reading. Well here's to another biff thread ( I hope ) .... Yes - high end interconnects do make a difference - but price is no indicator of what is "high end".

7th October 2005	#4
MartynH Gear interested Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: London, UK Posts: 8	Van Damme cable, Neutrik Connectors, you can't go wrong. I wouldn't advise the 'used' market though!

7th October 2005	#6
Jim Williams Lives for gear Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: beautiful Carlsbad, CA Posts: 9,364	Buy a few feet of Ray Kimber's AGSS silver cable. Use the WBT 4% silver solder. Use the silver Neutrik connectors. You now will have better interconnects than anyone in the UK and this cable will outperform any gear you use it with. Jim Williams Audio Upgrades

7th October 2005	#7
dirk Gear nut Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 133	Do a decent ABX test before you buy!!! you will be amazed.

10th October 2005	#11
squeegybug Lives for gear Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: MO USA Posts: 2,152	Kubala-Sosna is exceptional as well. I agree you just have to try different cables and hear how they interact with the rest of your signal chain. They're just another equalizer, IMO. http://www.kubala-sosna.com/products/emotion/index.htm Steve