After watching your how to make XLR cables video, I tracked down some Neotech OCC silver solid core cable and some Oyaide XLR connectors. After a couple of hours, I had 2 pair of XLR cables that out-spec cables that mainstream companies sell for thousands, All for under $500. And they sound great!!!! Thanks for the heads-up and thanks for a great channel.
I’m glad you included the home-made solution, which is my first choice, but I couldn’t do it for the price of the Krystal Kabyle solution. (I used Mogami 4 conductor cable & Nuetrix gold-plated connectors.)
Mogami 2534 is one of my favourite professional/studio cable having a highly natural and balance sound. And It is very flexible and super cheap to DIY.
The reason a dollar is called a "Buck" is that somewhere in our history the hide of a deer would sell for $1. A male deer is a buck so... Also Ohio is called the "buckeye state" Because the nut or fruit of a tree looks like the eye of a deer. Hence Buckeye.
I bought once those white/green neo oyaide cables from Amazon. I remember you made a video about that manufacturer. Very happy with them :-). I specially like the bend radius you can use after the connector, helps when your amp is kinda close to the wall in your shelf. But its difficult to get this xlr cables nowadays.
The best cable is what world class installations use-- the industry standard: Belden 1084. It is not overly expensive if you purchase full spools. The elaborate over braiding and insulation is a pain to work with but you can make them yourself for $20.
Good review on XLRs. I use SKW cables and SKW power cables throughout my system. Quality cables do make a difference, but the benefit tappers off fast. OCC is the wary to go.
I have a pair of Neutrik NC3MXX-B and NC3FXX-B XLR connectors with Van Damme Starquad XKE cable. ultra-pure oxygen-free copper wire. The pair of these can be purchased for around £40. No bags or pouches. lol I could not detect any difference compared to 'audiophile' RCA cables that cost me £260 The connection is between a DAC and active speakers.
You won't hear much difference from a 3 foot RCA and 3 Foot Balanced - if any. It's when you want to use a long cable that's where XLR excels.. cancels out any interference picked up by the 'antenna' every cable essentially becomes when a certain length. XLR are must haves in the DJ industry for instance.
I absolutely disagree with you because I just changed to 1 m Siltech RCA source to preamp sets of cables with XLR and the differences are substantial. You could find the review of the synergistic Research Foundation cables written by Jonathan Valin of Absolute Sound who I have trusted implicitly for many years. I suggest you read his review and others if you don’t agree with me.
The differences on very short cables might not be THAT gigantic…but… who wouldn’t go the best possible (still reasonable) way in this hobby of ours. XLR are better in eliminating distortion..plus the volume is slightly higher (they play louder) with the same amp power than RCA. Every detail adds up until the result comes out of the speakers and to our ears and gut 😊
Oh boy do they ever make a big difference in the sound quality. I just replaced some very high-quality RCA cables with Synergistic Research Foundation XLR’s that Jonathan Valin of the Absolute Sound gave great reviews to. I am staggered by every aspect of the music played through these cables now. He compared them to the same companies cables costing 27 times the price and said they gave up little in most aspects of the music reproduction. IMHO, he was absolutely right. My total cost for three sets of interconnects was close to $1800. I’m going to sell all my RCA cables online if I can’t find anyone locally who wants to purchase them. That will help defray much of the cost.
Cable’s for not just connecting components but also speakers are essential. They play a huge part in sound reproduction. Along with the tinning process and what is used with that. Just like your high end components you get what you pay for. With that there is a role of thumb and common sense. If you have a 1k or 5k Amplifier and likely other components (turn table) you don’t use cheap crap cables.
@@davedavenport8176 are use quality speaker cables right now but I am going to be ordering the synergistic research foundation speaker cables as well very soon
I don't doubt the quality of the cables, but if you moved from RCA to XLR you are also using twice the amount of DAC/AMP/PreAMP, a huge difference is expected!
@@stimpy1226 When you move from RCA to XLR you are also moving from single ended to balanced. In short balanced designs have two amplifications, one + signal and one - signal, whereas single ended only have a + signal and a 0 (ground). Generally balanced designs take advantage of this complexity by being able to better suppress distortions while also pushing more power. The catch is that if you are using them as single ended (as an example by using RCA connectors) you don't get the advantage of the balanced design, as you are using it as if it wasn't balanced. It's like having a supercar with a V12 engine, but using it as 6 inline to save fuel. Obviously when you start using it as intended you notice a huge performance jump!
I tested occ on Ricable Invictus and for us who want absolutely max sonics occ with superb insulation of 8 cylinders coud be improved for the best with occ siver and I believe carbon shielding. Also I tested Kimber XLR KCAG ( 3 wires pure silver) has only ptfe Teflon sounds excellent but not absolute. The question is how to incorporate the best from insulation the best conductor to best terminal ends. I believe that that could be achieved with Neotech rectangular pure silver wire plus kimber single TC copper wire on ground side end all 3 wires wrapped with Teflon tape. This DIY cable should be burned at least 400 hours to achieve full potential. On terminal ends connectors I would choose silver XLR with carbon shielding.
You should try the LessLoss lentz cable. It employs the idea of a bucking coil at each intersection which cancels out the electromagnetic field and helps eliminate EMF reception (so your cable doesn’t act like an antennae) and it does this fractally, where by it has a cable within a cable. (Hard to explain how this works and why this is beneficial in a youtube post)
My ears measures a difference in quality. Do you analyze chocolate bars before eating it? Try, let me know if measures are able to tell you which one is better! ;-)
@@anadialog ears can be used as a method for objective measurement, but that will need to be done via blind ABX testing. I really doubt a well formulated test scenario can be formed to show a difference for most of these. If there is, Id love to see that data. The proof. But Im not gonna just take your word for it and I do not have the time and resources to conduct real testing for this sort of things. As for, "just listen". No, not good enough. We are way too prone to the placebo effect, or nocebo effect altering our judgement. I have fallen into believing something, and later figuring out how my testing was flawed and thus discovering my previous perception was wrong. So yeah, where is the proof?
First of all I greet you from Algeria and I take my hat off to you for your way of explaining things which is logical and professional. I would so much like you to give me your opinion on this brand that I have come across on sales sites it is called Mogami CorePlus Microphone Cable Thank you very much, I'll give you a thumbs up
Thanks! I am sure it is great. Shielding seems very good. The only problem is that the conductor is normal copper. The one I recommend in the video is cheap but has the bast conductor in the world after silver!
@@anadialog Thank you very much for your advice. I'm just starting to build my first dj studio and I want to get serious about it but I don't have a very big budget.
I have to say that your videos are really awesome, I watched the one about SKW cables, and I bought through Amazon Canada, one RCA for the connection between the Brayton phono preamp to my Musical Fidelity M6Si and it improving the sonic, keep in consideration that I was using Nordost Cable, same I bought another one for my B&W Subwoofer, and the same, excellent sounds. Thank you very much for your very professional videos, I really like those ones, I am dreaming with the Pass Labs Amp and Preamp. I will be visiting Italy in August, I am not sure if will pass by Tuscany, but if so, I will send a note, maybe we can have a coffee.
Thanks for the hint, unfortunately Adam hall for their Krystal series uses Neutrik Yongsheng connectors, so Chinese manufacturer. 5 star series they use real Neutrik NC3FXX and NC3MXX but no information on cable properties.
Gotham Cables' Ultra Pro Starquad Conductor shielded sounds promising. It has overkill shielding for Pro use while it uses their own version of OCC copper for audiophile use. Best of Both Worlds it seems.
@@anadialog Gotham Cables is Swiss based so they are an EU company and in your area, Hope you can test them out sooner rather than later. The cable name is Gotham GAC-4/1 Ultra Pro 11301. Maybe you could look into a DIY with customised best XLR connectors and report your findings. if you have the time and opportunity of course.
At Adam Hall they offer a "5 Star" range, featuring a "5 STAR MMF" XLR cable which is about double the price of the "4 STAR MMF KRYSTAL" in this review. But it's not OCC made so I think it's all about durability (e/g resistance against tensile force or rubber abrasion) where the money goes into. - So not an upgrade in audiophile terms. Would you agree?
Would be interesting to try! As I always say, in high fidelity systems the impact thank God, is minor in respect to more basic systems. That is my experience. Nevertheless, there are differences, more on a subtle side.
Hello, the Adam hall 4 Star Crystal cable is not really OCC. In the document that I found on the web, they write « Composition of conductor : 28x0,10mm, barre cooper, OFC.
I wrote to them and they guaranteed it is OCC copper. It is also clearly stated on their website: www.adamhall.com/shop/cy-en/cables-connectors/pre-assembled-cables/microphone-cables/3298/4-star-mmf-0150-krystal Other models have OFC, be careful not to get mixed up.
Always enjoy ur videos, thank you. Audience cables are my choice. Especially the “Front Row” usb. Fantastic. XLR and power cords are the SE line but still very smooth. Of course all were purchased “USED” - very costly but I just did not want anymore second guessing! I’ve been through many ( the local Chinese guy -lol, QED, Cardas, Audio Quest, Kimber …….. i’ve been with this set up for two years now and I haven’t had any “narcissistic urges”. LOL. Thx again.
For those who may know, Lets say, you have two preamps with XLR outs and one power amp. You want to go from one preamp to the other. Pull the XLR's out of the amp and put in the other pair from the other preamp. Do you need to shut down the power amp before you do that, or can it stay on?
I strongly recommend that you turn the equipment off. Just the other day I switched L/R cables in my preamp while on and got some serious pops through the speakers. I won’t be doing that again!
I haven't. I just trust my ears and in fact in some cases I hear zero difference. But sometime we could do it with a cheap system, with a high-end system bot every cables is clearly audible IMO as explained in other videos
My Nordost Red Dawn is perhaps not the best for the money but if you have the possibility to use them they're great. The big fault with Nordost is their prices. Even their cheapest cable is expensive.
Yes, synergy with components and speakers must be right. Nordost cables are very detailed sounding yet a bit thin and lifeless in comparison with others. My dealer once asked me to try out a Valhalla XLR interconnect in my chain … as this cable once got raving reviews I was pretty curious and as it was a second hand cable which a customer of him wanted to sell the price was still pretty high but way less than MSRP. My session with this cable was deeply disappointing for me… detailed and fast but anemic …and didn’t deliver much life feeling. So I ended up giving him this cable back after a few days. This experience in a similar kind of way I had before with Nordost speaker cables (the model below Valhalla…I forgot the name)…
need help, looking for a 3.5mm to dual XLR 6ft cable OCC Copper. I cannot find this anywhere am located in the USA, but will buy internationally if need be. Thanks and look forward to your response.
Here it is (mini xlr), try looking in Canada (the brand is Canadian). Unfortunately very expensive: www.audiophonics.fr/en/cables-xlr-jack/1877phono-hemi-x-jack-35mm-to-2x-mini-xlr-headphone-cable-occ-copper-shielding-15m-p-13857.html or this (normal XLR): it.aliexpress.com/item/1005003086211818.html?gatewayAdapt=glo2ita This may also be helpful: www.ebay.com/itm/174925685504
@@anadialog Thanks for the recommendation, I didn't know the Adam Hall brand, on paper it seems like a good cable, I just bought some KRK rokit 5 G4 speakers and I'm going to buy this cable, I'm from Spain and 1.50m cost €7.70 in amazon
Hi there, very informative video! 😊 How did you purchase the Adam Hall Cables 4 STAR MMF 0150 KRYSTAL? I clicked on your link, but it says "This online shop is exclusively for the B2B sector." First order has to be a minimum of £500. I am not a retailer, I just want a pair for my studio my friend.
Great video again! I’ve watched all your videos and understand why you recommend OCC copper but my question is, why does a company like Tara Labs win awards every year for their cables even though they don’t use OCC copper?
That is a very good question. If you go and read their info you discover that their copper, called in most cases SA-OF8N id an extremely pure copper and it is, most importantly, a mono crystal copper just like OCC. OCC is probably just slightly better so with their own technology (it's a LC-OFC, which involves annealing) they reached similar products. Plus, they have brought all the rest, geometry, insulation (I guess because I am not reading much info on that) connectors etc at top level, which is also very important. In any case, to better understand the differences of copper and not only check this video I made: ruclips.net/video/YCgfQr84Yco/видео.html
I've asked elsewhere on other creator's videos on this subject, and would like input from anyone who knows anything about studio and other audio cables... I have a "PicoStream" receiver and 2 "PicmMic 2" mic's, and I have a "behringer x32 compact" mixer, that I use at my church, which only has 3.5 studio "aux" jacks available, as everything else XLR and otherwise is hooked up to a remote mixer box or somesuch thing that is inconvenient to use among other things, and was looking to have a cable or two around to have with the wireless microphone setup, just in case I want to loan my setup to the church for a kids play at Christmas or something, if they wanted to do something requiring more wireless mic's than they currently own... So I guess my question is this, anyone know any good TRS/TRRS 3.5 stereo to 6.5 studio L/R MONO plugs(or overall cable brands) that are inexpensive (preferably able to buy on Amazon with my Amazon credit)??? Just something to split a single stereo connection to a mono(separate channel) Left and Right connectors, for running each of the 2 microphones on it's own mixer channel, which IS a feature supported by my microphones and the receiver, is what I'm looking for, and I'm not even sure what term exactly, I'm supposed to be looking up... Also, is there some kind of reference guide or something out there that can tell me what the plug terms are and give me descriptions of their use cases??? That would be a godsend to me, actually... (Edited to add correct plug sizes, as I originally put 2.5 to 3.5 studio, when I meant 3.5(headphone) to 6.5 studio... DOH!!!)
Something like this? www.amazon.com/LinkinPerk-Splitter-Compatible-Amplifier-Recorder%EF%BC%8CMP3/dp/B07MTC3KB3/ref=sxin_20_pa_sp_phone_search_thematic_sspa?content-id=amzn1.sym.d300750a-a046-4309-8e8d-27d5c8f4d010%3Aamzn1.sym.d300750a-a046-4309-8e8d-27d5c8f4d010&crid=38P3A66WC5FCF&cv_ct_cx=3.5+stereo+to+6.5&keywords=3.5+stereo+to+6.5&pd_rd_i=B07MTC3KB3&pd_rd_r=9295093f-4b67-4a1c-9e85-7e779beffef2&pd_rd_w=NLU1S&pd_rd_wg=E5KnA&pf_rd_p=d300750a-a046-4309-8e8d-27d5c8f4d010&pf_rd_r=NWFZZ7K2932EBQX74F41&qid=1670227225&sprefix=3.5+stereo+to+6.5%2Caps%2C257&sr=1-1-a73d1c8c-2fd2-4f19-aa41-2df022bcb241-spons&psc=1&smid=AQJZW6JIGRNUD&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExVzFYNVJaRkVJSTFWJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMjI2MzE5MVRQWjRUNVJFNExHQiZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwNzg1MTYyMlk3WTUwWVFQWDJVWiZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX3Bob25lX3NlYXJjaF90aGVtYXRpYyZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=
The best XLR cables are soldered by yourself. Get Neutrik NC3FXX-B and NC3MXX-B connectors, those are the industry standard used in nearly any recording studio. Use some cable that comes with a proper spec sheet provided, like Belden or Mogami - skip the marketing stories. Just regular OFC copper is useful because it prevents oxidation of the copper, but skip all the additional nonsense like PSC/PSS and OCC. Instead, look up the type of shielding used and its amount of noise rejection, which is stated on any proper spec sheet.
You posted a strange comment here, overlapping some of my indications: 1 - Best XLR is soldered by yourself. I in fact showed a DIY cable at the beginning. P.S. you need to know how to solder for good results (not my case) 2 - The second pair of XLR cables has Neutrik connectors. in any case forget what they use in studios, its all standard stuff, good but not excellent. 3 - Belden and Mogami are good but not excellent. Again pro stuff with normal quality materials and when they do use high quality materials they cost $$$. 4 - How can you state use OFC and skip OCC when OCC is a better version of OFC. Not coherent. In the video I have proven that OCC can be purchased at extremely low price (n.2) so let's drop THIS nonsense. 5 - All these have high quality single or double shielding with copper mylar etc etc. Specs are marketing tools. The materials and obviously my ears, through this channel are more reliable. Not scared to state this.
I am reporting my experience with them. I ate various cakes. Now I am telling you which ones are good and why. I am not just looking at them online! :-) As I already said on various vidoes I am not going to analyze the sound, for me that is nonsense. Cables must be more neutral as possible. These cables are that in different degrees as elaborated in the video.
Yup, not the right channel. Sorry. We value other things before that. Plus we are talking about a balanced connection used in HIfi meaning just a few feet of cable, really not an issue in terms of capitance, inductance and resistance. But there is more to it. Measurements measure quantity not quality. Yes, you can infer quality from quantity but not in every case. That is highly limiting. It’s like trying to establish, which is the best wine with only measurements, impossible.
@@anadialog I did find a channel that does do that type of testing, looks like I’m going the Mogami Gold route … the only one that successfully blocked cell phone and amp interference.
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After watching your how to make XLR cables video, I tracked down some Neotech OCC silver solid core cable and some Oyaide XLR connectors. After a couple of hours, I had 2 pair of XLR cables that out-spec cables that mainstream companies sell for thousands, All for under $500. And they sound great!!!! Thanks for the heads-up and thanks for a great channel.
That is the way to go congrats!!!
I’m glad you included the home-made solution, which is my first choice, but I couldn’t do it for the price of the Krystal Kabyle solution. (I used Mogami 4 conductor cable & Nuetrix gold-plated connectors.)
So, how much cost is in a 25' cable using these parts? Thanks!
Mogami 2534 is one of my favourite professional/studio cable having a highly natural and balance sound. And It is very flexible and super cheap to DIY.
Mogami is excellent……I know it sounds boring but you can just use the common Mogami or Canare cables and forget about everything else and move on.
Ha. You cannot hear the difference in "balance" between cables.
The reason a dollar is called a "Buck" is that somewhere in our history the hide of a deer would sell for $1. A male deer is a buck so... Also Ohio is called the "buckeye state" Because the nut or fruit of a tree looks like the eye of a deer. Hence Buckeye.
Interesting, I didn't know that!
I'll look into your suggestions. I bought some Mogami Gold XLR's. No complaints from me👍
I bought once those white/green neo oyaide cables from Amazon. I remember you made a video about that manufacturer. Very happy with them :-). I specially like the bend radius you can use after the connector, helps when your amp is kinda close to the wall in your shelf. But its difficult to get this xlr cables nowadays.
Nice!
The best cable is what world class installations use-- the industry standard: Belden 1084. It is not overly expensive if you purchase full spools. The elaborate over braiding and insulation is a pain to work with but you can make them yourself for $20.
Good review on XLRs. I use SKW cables and SKW power cables throughout my system. Quality cables do make a difference, but the benefit tappers off fast. OCC is the wary to go.
Nice!
Worlds Best Cables XLR Amphenol connectors with Canare conductor 👌
I have a pair of Neutrik NC3MXX-B and NC3FXX-B XLR connectors with Van Damme Starquad XKE cable. ultra-pure oxygen-free copper wire.
The pair of these can be purchased for around £40. No bags or pouches. lol
I could not detect any difference compared to 'audiophile' RCA cables that cost me £260
The connection is between a DAC and active speakers.
Yep! That's what I'm going for, XKE👍. I don't like the idea of making someone rich with my money and them thinking I'm a fool on top of that.
£26.95 for a pair 1.5mtr. Stop paying hundreds people, and they'll stop thinking we're all fools ffs.
You won't hear much difference from a 3 foot RCA and 3 Foot Balanced - if any. It's when you want to use a long cable that's where XLR excels.. cancels out any interference picked up by the 'antenna' every cable essentially becomes when a certain length. XLR are must haves in the DJ industry for instance.
I absolutely disagree with you because I just changed to 1 m Siltech RCA source to preamp sets of cables with XLR and the differences are substantial. You could find the review of the synergistic Research Foundation cables written by Jonathan Valin of Absolute Sound who I have trusted implicitly for many years. I suggest you read his review and others if you don’t agree with me.
The differences on very short cables might not be THAT gigantic…but… who wouldn’t go the best possible (still reasonable) way in this hobby of ours. XLR are better in eliminating distortion..plus the volume is slightly higher (they play louder) with the same amp power than RCA.
Every detail adds up until the result comes out of the speakers and to our ears and gut 😊
@@bikemike1118 That’s exactly the way I feel
Oh boy do they ever make a big difference in the sound quality. I just replaced some very high-quality RCA cables with Synergistic Research Foundation XLR’s that Jonathan Valin of the Absolute Sound gave great reviews to. I am staggered by every aspect of the music played through these cables now. He compared them to the same companies cables costing 27 times the price and said they gave up little in most aspects of the music reproduction. IMHO, he was absolutely right. My total cost for three sets of interconnects was close to $1800. I’m going to sell all my RCA cables online if I can’t find anyone locally who wants to purchase them. That will help defray much of the cost.
Cable’s for not just connecting components but also speakers are essential. They play a huge part in sound reproduction. Along with the tinning process and what is used with that.
Just like your high end components you get what you pay for. With that there is a role of thumb and common sense. If you have a 1k or 5k Amplifier and likely other components (turn table) you don’t use cheap crap cables.
@@davedavenport8176 are use quality speaker cables right now but I am going to be ordering the synergistic research foundation speaker cables as well very soon
I don't doubt the quality of the cables, but if you moved from RCA to XLR you are also using twice the amount of DAC/AMP/PreAMP, a huge difference is expected!
@@karellen00 I don’t understand what you’re saying
@@stimpy1226 When you move from RCA to XLR you are also moving from single ended to balanced. In short balanced designs have two amplifications, one + signal and one - signal, whereas single ended only have a + signal and a 0 (ground). Generally balanced designs take advantage of this complexity by being able to better suppress distortions while also pushing more power. The catch is that if you are using them as single ended (as an example by using RCA connectors) you don't get the advantage of the balanced design, as you are using it as if it wasn't balanced. It's like having a supercar with a V12 engine, but using it as 6 inline to save fuel. Obviously when you start using it as intended you notice a huge performance jump!
I tested occ on Ricable Invictus and for us who want absolutely max sonics occ with superb insulation of 8 cylinders coud be improved for the best with occ siver and I believe carbon shielding. Also I tested Kimber XLR KCAG ( 3 wires pure silver) has only ptfe Teflon sounds excellent but not absolute. The question is how to incorporate the best from insulation the best conductor to best terminal ends. I believe that that could be achieved with Neotech rectangular pure silver wire plus kimber single TC copper wire on ground side end all 3 wires wrapped with Teflon tape. This DIY cable should be burned at least 400 hours to achieve full potential. On terminal ends connectors I would choose silver XLR with carbon shielding.
In Canada, I like Take Five Audio that sells or makes custom cables for a very reasonable price.
Very well informative overview, thanks ... two weeks ago I bought my XLR Cable (Amazon Basics) and I'm pretty happy with it! :)
Good for you! That is the important!
I use Mogami for my cable.
You should try the LessLoss lentz cable. It employs the idea of a bucking coil at each intersection which cancels out the electromagnetic field and helps eliminate EMF reception (so your cable doesn’t act like an antennae) and it does this fractally, where by it has a cable within a cable. (Hard to explain how this works and why this is beneficial in a youtube post)
Cool but, do they actually measurably perform different?
My ears measures a difference in quality. Do you analyze chocolate bars before eating it? Try, let me know if measures are able to tell you which one is better! ;-)
@@anadialog ears can be used as a method for objective measurement, but that will need to be done via blind ABX testing. I really doubt a well formulated test scenario can be formed to show a difference for most of these. If there is, Id love to see that data. The proof. But Im not gonna just take your word for it and I do not have the time and resources to conduct real testing for this sort of things.
As for, "just listen". No, not good enough. We are way too prone to the placebo effect, or nocebo effect altering our judgement. I have fallen into believing something, and later figuring out how my testing was flawed and thus discovering my previous perception was wrong.
So yeah, where is the proof?
What about Vovox cables? Have you tested some? Great vid btw!
I haven't!
First of all I greet you from Algeria and I take my hat off to you for your way of explaining things which is logical and professional. I would so much like you to give me your opinion on this brand that I have come across on sales sites it is called
Mogami CorePlus Microphone Cable
Thank you very much, I'll give you a thumbs up
Thanks! I am sure it is great. Shielding seems very good. The only problem is that the conductor is normal copper. The one I recommend in the video is cheap but has the bast conductor in the world after silver!
@@anadialog Thank you very much for your advice. I'm just starting to build my first dj studio and I want to get serious about it but I don't have a very big budget.
I have to say that your videos are really awesome, I watched the one about SKW cables, and I bought through Amazon Canada, one RCA for the connection between the Brayton phono preamp to my Musical Fidelity M6Si and it improving the sonic, keep in consideration that I was using Nordost Cable, same I bought another one for my B&W Subwoofer, and the same, excellent sounds. Thank you very much for your very professional videos, I really like those ones, I am dreaming with the Pass Labs Amp and Preamp. I will be visiting Italy in August, I am not sure if will pass by Tuscany, but if so, I will send a note, maybe we can have a coffee.
Thanks for the hint, unfortunately Adam hall for their Krystal series uses Neutrik Yongsheng connectors, so Chinese manufacturer.
5 star series they use real Neutrik NC3FXX and NC3MXX but no information on cable properties.
Thank you for this.... So, the Arcadia interconnects and the SKW speaker cables based on a previous video?
Why not! Can do better, as always, but its a great set up!
Gotham Cables' Ultra Pro Starquad Conductor shielded sounds promising. It has overkill shielding for Pro use while it uses their own version of OCC copper for audiophile use. Best of Both Worlds it seems.
Nice!
@@anadialog Gotham Cables is Swiss based so they are an EU company and in your area, Hope you can test them out sooner rather than later. The cable name is Gotham GAC-4/1 Ultra Pro 11301. Maybe you could look into a DIY with customised best XLR connectors and report your findings. if you have the time and opportunity of course.
Ah, if only you could audition my patented signature cables... You would be blown away! I use a diffetent technology than any manufacturer.
Huge thanks for your information !
Please tell me which cable is perfect for 75 ohm coax connection???
At Adam Hall they offer a "5 Star" range, featuring a "5 STAR MMF" XLR cable which is about double the price of the "4 STAR MMF KRYSTAL" in this review. But it's not OCC made so I think it's all about durability (e/g resistance against tensile force or rubber abrasion) where the money goes into. - So not an upgrade in audiophile terms. Would you agree?
I asked myself the same question and didn't find an answer...I think you are right. The only thing I can add is probably a better shielding.
Always good videos to learn from.Thanks!! Where you actually able to hear the difference between those 3 cables you introduced in a blind testing?
Would be interesting to try! As I always say, in high fidelity systems the impact thank God, is minor in respect to more basic systems. That is my experience. Nevertheless, there are differences, more on a subtle side.
You previously recommended SKW OCC Speaker Cable. What do you think about their XLR OCC cables?
I actually haven't tried them...always check insulation!
Hello, the Adam hall 4 Star Crystal cable is not really OCC. In the document that I found on the web, they write « Composition of conductor : 28x0,10mm, barre cooper, OFC.
I wrote to them and they guaranteed it is OCC copper. It is also clearly stated on their website: www.adamhall.com/shop/cy-en/cables-connectors/pre-assembled-cables/microphone-cables/3298/4-star-mmf-0150-krystal
Other models have OFC, be careful not to get mixed up.
Always enjoy ur videos, thank you. Audience cables are my choice. Especially the “Front Row” usb. Fantastic. XLR and power cords are the SE line but still very smooth. Of course all were purchased “USED” - very costly but I just did not want anymore second guessing! I’ve been through many ( the local Chinese guy -lol, QED, Cardas, Audio Quest, Kimber …….. i’ve been with this set up for two years now and I haven’t had any “narcissistic urges”. LOL. Thx again.
Thanks for video. What is your opinion about Inakustik XLR cables?
I haven't listen to them but I see 3 red flags in the specs, silver plated, OFC copper, and no indication of the insulation. Not worth it!
@@anadialog Thanks!
Great video thank you for the tip. Excuse my noob question but is the Adam hall balanced cable?
Welcome! It is!
🤷♂️ I’m listening, but I don’t have any equipment with XLR connections 😊😍😍😍
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For those who may know, Lets say, you have two preamps with XLR outs and one power amp. You want to go from one preamp to the other. Pull the XLR's out of the amp and put in the other pair from the other preamp. Do you need to shut down the power amp before you do that, or can it stay on?
I strongly recommend that you turn the equipment off. Just the other day I switched L/R cables in my preamp while on and got some serious pops through the speakers. I won’t be doing that again!
Have you done an A and B test with much cheaper cables or maybe scope them in a test?
I haven't. I just trust my ears and in fact in some cases I hear zero difference. But sometime we could do it with a cheap system, with a high-end system bot every cables is clearly audible IMO as explained in other videos
The Adam Hall brand doesn't even seem to be available online. Also, you can't purchase from the website and not available in Canada.
Import...in Europe we do that h24
It looks like the Arcadia ic’s can only be ordered in 1.5m length. Weird
wait a minute, wdym Isolation? can noise go through the rubber ?
My Nordost Red Dawn is perhaps not the best for the money but if you have the possibility to use them they're great.
The big fault with Nordost is their prices. Even their cheapest cable is expensive.
Nordost is one of the few cable companies that I deeply respect. Outstanding cables...and prices.
Yes, synergy with components and speakers must be right. Nordost cables are very detailed sounding yet a bit thin and lifeless in comparison with others. My dealer once asked me to try out a Valhalla XLR interconnect in my chain … as this cable once got raving reviews I was pretty curious and as it was a second hand cable which a customer of him wanted to sell the price was still pretty high but way less than MSRP.
My session with this cable was deeply disappointing for me… detailed and fast but anemic …and didn’t deliver much life feeling. So I ended up giving him this cable back after a few days. This experience in a similar kind of way I had before with Nordost speaker cables (the model below Valhalla…I forgot the name)…
need help, looking for a 3.5mm to dual XLR 6ft cable OCC Copper. I cannot find this anywhere am located in the USA, but will buy internationally if need be. Thanks and look forward to your response.
Here it is (mini xlr), try looking in Canada (the brand is Canadian). Unfortunately very expensive: www.audiophonics.fr/en/cables-xlr-jack/1877phono-hemi-x-jack-35mm-to-2x-mini-xlr-headphone-cable-occ-copper-shielding-15m-p-13857.html or this (normal XLR): it.aliexpress.com/item/1005003086211818.html?gatewayAdapt=glo2ita This may also be helpful: www.ebay.com/itm/174925685504
How do they sound?
Is the braided shield on the Adam Halls aluminum or copper?
Tinned copper
@@anadialog Thanks for the recommendation, I didn't know the Adam Hall brand, on paper it seems like a good cable, I just bought some KRK rokit 5 G4 speakers and I'm going to buy this cable, I'm from Spain and 1.50m cost €7.70 in amazon
Hi there, very informative video! 😊 How did you purchase the Adam Hall Cables
4 STAR MMF 0150 KRYSTAL? I clicked on your link, but it says "This online shop is exclusively for the B2B sector." First order has to be a minimum of £500. I am not a retailer, I just want a pair for my studio my friend.
That's strange. I'll check after. In any case it's an easy to find cable if you google Adam hall krystal
@@anadialog Many thanks, got some on Amazon EU for double the price, but still worth it. Keep up the good work Brother...
hey good video... did you try the vertere?
No I haven't, seem impressive, as the price though! ;-)
What abour Roland RMC-G15? :)
My friend, I don't have the time to make one. Could you sell me one of yours?
Thank you for the offer and your trust but I can't accept. I wouldn't feel comfortable. Go for the ready ones!
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Have you tried XLR cables from clutch?
I get that Italians drink a lot of coffee - and why not - but based on that intro I'd give decaf a whirl ;)
For me it's VOVOX cables
Great video again! I’ve watched all your videos and understand why you recommend OCC copper but my question is, why does a company like Tara Labs win awards every year for their cables even though they don’t use OCC copper?
That is a very good question. If you go and read their info you discover that their copper, called in most cases SA-OF8N id an extremely pure copper and it is, most importantly, a mono crystal copper just like OCC. OCC is probably just slightly better so with their own technology (it's a LC-OFC, which involves annealing) they reached similar products. Plus, they have brought all the rest, geometry, insulation (I guess because I am not reading much info on that) connectors etc at top level, which is also very important. In any case, to better understand the differences of copper and not only check this video I made: ruclips.net/video/YCgfQr84Yco/видео.html
I've asked elsewhere on other creator's videos on this subject, and would like input from anyone who knows anything about studio and other audio cables... I have a "PicoStream" receiver and 2 "PicmMic 2" mic's, and I have a "behringer x32 compact" mixer, that I use at my church, which only has 3.5 studio "aux" jacks available, as everything else XLR and otherwise is hooked up to a remote mixer box or somesuch thing that is inconvenient to use among other things, and was looking to have a cable or two around to have with the wireless microphone setup, just in case I want to loan my setup to the church for a kids play at Christmas or something, if they wanted to do something requiring more wireless mic's than they currently own...
So I guess my question is this, anyone know any good TRS/TRRS 3.5 stereo to 6.5 studio L/R MONO plugs(or overall cable brands) that are inexpensive (preferably able to buy on Amazon with my Amazon credit)??? Just something to split a single stereo connection to a mono(separate channel) Left and Right connectors, for running each of the 2 microphones on it's own mixer channel, which IS a feature supported by my microphones and the receiver, is what I'm looking for, and I'm not even sure what term exactly, I'm supposed to be looking up... Also, is there some kind of reference guide or something out there that can tell me what the plug terms are and give me descriptions of their use cases??? That would be a godsend to me, actually...
(Edited to add correct plug sizes, as I originally put 2.5 to 3.5 studio, when I meant 3.5(headphone) to 6.5 studio... DOH!!!)
Something like this? www.amazon.com/LinkinPerk-Splitter-Compatible-Amplifier-Recorder%EF%BC%8CMP3/dp/B07MTC3KB3/ref=sxin_20_pa_sp_phone_search_thematic_sspa?content-id=amzn1.sym.d300750a-a046-4309-8e8d-27d5c8f4d010%3Aamzn1.sym.d300750a-a046-4309-8e8d-27d5c8f4d010&crid=38P3A66WC5FCF&cv_ct_cx=3.5+stereo+to+6.5&keywords=3.5+stereo+to+6.5&pd_rd_i=B07MTC3KB3&pd_rd_r=9295093f-4b67-4a1c-9e85-7e779beffef2&pd_rd_w=NLU1S&pd_rd_wg=E5KnA&pf_rd_p=d300750a-a046-4309-8e8d-27d5c8f4d010&pf_rd_r=NWFZZ7K2932EBQX74F41&qid=1670227225&sprefix=3.5+stereo+to+6.5%2Caps%2C257&sr=1-1-a73d1c8c-2fd2-4f19-aa41-2df022bcb241-spons&psc=1&smid=AQJZW6JIGRNUD&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExVzFYNVJaRkVJSTFWJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMjI2MzE5MVRQWjRUNVJFNExHQiZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwNzg1MTYyMlk3WTUwWVFQWDJVWiZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX3Bob25lX3NlYXJjaF90aGVtYXRpYyZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=
Am I the only one who watches with 1.5 speed?😁😁😁
I use Pig Hog Cables
I’ve been using monster cables. Should I be embarrassed
No, but you can do better! ;-)
@@anadialog well of course you can always spend more on anything but I’m not trying to get hung up on the gear
The best XLR cables are soldered by yourself.
Get Neutrik NC3FXX-B and NC3MXX-B connectors, those are the industry standard used in nearly any recording studio.
Use some cable that comes with a proper spec sheet provided, like Belden or Mogami - skip the marketing stories.
Just regular OFC copper is useful because it prevents oxidation of the copper, but skip all the additional nonsense like PSC/PSS and OCC.
Instead, look up the type of shielding used and its amount of noise rejection, which is stated on any proper spec sheet.
You posted a strange comment here, overlapping some of my indications:
1 - Best XLR is soldered by yourself. I in fact showed a DIY cable at the beginning. P.S. you need to know how to solder for good results (not my case)
2 - The second pair of XLR cables has Neutrik connectors. in any case forget what they use in studios, its all standard stuff, good but not excellent.
3 - Belden and Mogami are good but not excellent. Again pro stuff with normal quality materials and when they do use high quality materials they cost $$$.
4 - How can you state use OFC and skip OCC when OCC is a better version of OFC. Not coherent. In the video I have proven that OCC can be purchased at extremely low price (n.2) so let's drop THIS nonsense.
5 - All these have high quality single or double shielding with copper mylar etc etc. Specs are marketing tools. The materials and obviously my ears, through this channel are more reliable. Not scared to state this.
@@anadialog I see. Audiophile and Live sound have very different cables i guess..
lowkey looks like sam hyde
Again it’s not a review. Just someone reading the ingredients from a cake 🍰
You can’t judge a cable from what it’s made of.
Same goes from cakes.
I am reporting my experience with them. I ate various cakes. Now I am telling you which ones are good and why. I am not just looking at them online! :-)
As I already said on various vidoes I am not going to analyze the sound, for me that is nonsense. Cables must be more neutral as possible. These cables are that in different degrees as elaborated in the video.
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Sorry, but your video doesn’t provide any actual sonic testing, signal modifications over distance measurements etc. etc.
Yup, not the right channel. Sorry. We value other things before that. Plus we are talking about a balanced connection used in HIfi meaning just a few feet of cable, really not an issue in terms of capitance, inductance and resistance. But there is more to it. Measurements measure quantity not quality. Yes, you can infer quality from quantity but not in every case. That is highly limiting. It’s like trying to establish, which is the best wine with only measurements, impossible.
@@anadialog I did find a channel that does do that type of testing, looks like I’m going the Mogami Gold route … the only one that successfully blocked cell phone and amp interference.