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McQ714
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I just recently finished building an XLR patch panel. I used the Neutrik female combo jacks for the face and gold male XLR jacks in the rear. Not that difficult to do... just costs a bit for a good soldering iron and the tools to get the job done. Now, I'm going to start making my own cables because I'm sick of the ridiculously high prices of Monster cables and of Mogami as well and I already have tools I need aside from bulk wire and connectors. So I've decided to use some Mogami 2-conductor balanced wire because I don't want to mess with soldering 4 wires inside of a 1/4" connector. Seems like more trouble than it's worth. Here's my question... If you were me, would you use the nickel-plated 1/4" connectors or the gold-plated connectors to make your balanced cables???
You wont hear the difference any way.
This is esoteric audio things.
I know a HIFI Shop in Berlin they sell speaker cable for 2.5 K in Euros for 5 Meters. We listened to this cable after this I took out fat copper wire and we A B this.... resume was the copper wire sounds equal to the 2.5 K cable.
I buy good cables because of their longer life time.
but for me things like sound are very secondery topic.
Some enginners say it is different but I know we can talk us into hearing things which are not there.
Go to the Website of Vovox and listen to the demo files it is just insane they argue taht the stereo image changes with vovox. But if you listen to the files you fast reocgnized some one just turned the pan pods on the mixer to get the impression the vovox cable is changing the stereo base.
Do not get fooled by marketing of such companies they want to make monney and taht very fast and with a minimum of input.
It is just insane and stupid to charge for a single patch cable 40 Euros.
But you know if you buy it you never would tell yourself it does not work because you have paid so much money for this and sure ist must bebetter as any other cabel.
Go with a 100 meter role of Magomy and make your own cables with normal conectors and you are done.