Why did i think the cable was *made* in italy? Was it at some point?

The original batches were made in Italy, but then we switched to a Taiwanese plant for a number of reasons. So now ironically we have to send cable back to Italy for distribution which is not a problem.

July is here, any news about EU distribution?

Selling 2x 10 foot Ghost+ Cables w/ Tellurium copper XLRs if anyone is interested, PM me. Was using for my monitors but changing to TRS to XLR cables so I have these 2 to sell.

Hey can i mix match cables ? For example i have my dangerous compressor on the last chain of my setup going back into my apogee MK2 using a mogami 2932 xlr to dsub to my apogee as its only 16 x 16 dsub and my dangerous is xlr outs only . So can i connect the ghost cable out from my compressor then connect that to my xlr dsub combo cable back into my apogee ? Or that will defeat its purpous ?

Hi Robb,

I note that the Ghost Analogue cables ( the non + version) are still available in your website. The description says that they are using tellurium connectors which seems to be the same as the Ghost + .

I note that the Ghost + are cooked by cable cookers and has Tech Flex. Apart from these, what are the differences between the Ghost /Ghost + ?

Any key differences in terms of sonic ?

Note that you are offering DIY kits for the normal Ghost. When will these be available?

(PS. In my experience, the solder type and solder techniques both affect sound quality of the cables. Therefore, different DIYers and different cable assembly shops will yields different results of the finishing cabled. The good news is that DIYers will be able to use different solders to adjust the sound. I also agree that Tellurium copper or copper sounds better than brass or bronze)

Thank you .

Hi guys, apologies for the radio silence. It has been a long summer with family consuming my time more than usual - two kids off to college last weekend, and now both my parents (whom have Alzheimers) are finally in stable environments. Also mastering was heavier than usual, so this summer was not fun, tho we did make it to Kauai, where I sat on the beach for a week doing absolutely nothing.

The regular Ghost XLR connectors use tellurium contacts. The Ghost connectors are closer to Neutrik or Switchcraft, but with better contact pins.
Ghost+ uses AECO connectors which are not cheap. The cable is wrapped in a clear Tech Flex which we have found reduces static interaction a touch (especially true for certain flooring material), plus it looks better.

Then the cables are cooked for 3 days. Ghost+ is a little overkill for most studio jobs, but this is a cable that I wanted for myself in the mastering room so I figured others may want it as well.
The biggest difference I hear comes from the burn in (which I agree is hard to accept), but once both Ghost and Ghost+ are equally burned in, they are VERY close. The AECO connectors sound clearer and slightly sharper sounding top to bottom - ideal for monitoring IMO. It's not a big difference, but it is helping our modest cable compete with some very expensive cable.
About a month ago 108 spools (1000 feet each) were delivered into our garage. It sat there till a few days ago when we started spooling cable on this crazy machine, temporarily setup in our kitchen:



Give me another few weeks to figure out packaging and also to get more connectors/solder which we will include in the kits before it all goes live on our webstore. If you want raw cable now you can PM me and ill do one off shipments at $2/ft which will be the street price everywhere.

Yep, 100%. I'm planning on making assembly videos when I find more free time to help keep DIY variability low. Thanks for your questions Andy!

Great news and progress! hope it's all going well with the europe side of things too...

+1!

I am now planning to switch to Genelec 8351B monitors and signal transmission via AES. I will have to (in my current circumstances) make AES cables myself.
I have already determined that these will be: KLOTZ OT206YS, or KLOTZ AEY122 (this is the best I could find in terms of quality and specifications) - and of course Neutrik NC3MXX-B and Neutrik NC3FXX-B with gold-plated contacts.

The only thing I would like to know is whether there is a difference in what I will solder AES cables with? (for soldering audio cables it definitely makes a difference what the cables are soldered with). But I am not sure about AES cables.

Interested in these for connecting microphone to preamp. I recently swapped out my standard cable from the music shop for a mogami 2549 and noticed increased clarity. If this is a step up from the mogami then count me as interested.

However, reading through this thread I am wondering if I should wait for the tube mic cable.. my mics aren’t tube but they are phantom powered.

Tube mic cable is multicore, most commonly 7-pin, unrelated to what you need. Phantom mics are powered over standard balanced 3-pin cable. You're good to go with what Ghost already offers.

Ah ok thank you! Of course I should’ve known that, I had a tube mic back in the day.

Hi all, just a quick update that we have started selling raw cable on our site: GhostCable.Com

Analog in 25ft, 50ft and 100ft coils.
Instrument in 25ft and 50ft coils.
And we will add digital soon.



The current price is $1.75/ft (for all three cable types), but that is going up to $2.00/ft in 2025 when we finally bring in 3rd party retailers who will be needing a little more margin. But for now it's still just us selling the stuff.

As for connectors our current inventory is pretty thin for another month, so we don't want to blast thru them on the webstore. However if you read this post and want to buy some connectors (XLRs, TS, TRS) with your raw cable order, PM me and I'll let you know how to do that.

These are the XLRs and these are the TRS/TS. We can only sell the connectors with raw cable as a kit, hence how the price per connector is slightly lower than listed (for now).

-Robb

boooyaaaa! great to see this happening. I assume that when you get european distribution it will be fractionally cheaper than importing from the US, but will it be exactly the same cable?

I get a lot of cable from Redco in the US. As long as you are careful (not too much cable) the shipping cost still makes it cheaper than UK.

Interested to check out the Ghost stuff. Glad to see to see a Rep on here.

Yes hopefully a little cheaper, but keep in mind that shipping hundreds of pounds of cable to Europe will not be cheap and likely cause a price increase compared to the states. : /
Yep, there are ways to keep shipping and customs down, especially on lighter boxes.

I’m looking for XLR connectors to use with Ghost raw cable.
Seems like the ones Ghost cable recommended are not available at the moment.

Any other recommendation? Preferably from EU, if possible.
The Neutrik ones at least seem widely used?

I asked Ghost cable for recommendations for the connectors, but received no reply.

My friends who work on movie sets swear by Switchcraft and at all the others!

Strange, they're still available to me (ordering from US). These G&H are really great, I've been using these and even used their panel mount on a recent project. That said Switchcraft and Neutrik are also great.

Hi sorry about ghosting you - where did you reach out?

And as far as connectors go now that Jumperz bought G&H and marked up their tellurium copper connectors by over 250%, we are back to comparing Neutrik and Switchcraft. I think both perform great but I'm with Bob O that there is something about the original Switchcraft that I prefer - though they are harder to assemble!

Here are the ones we are testing:

Switchcraft 3 pin male silver pins

Switchcraft 3 pin female silver pins

Email Mark at ghostcable. No problem.

Thanks for the advice, I might go with the Neutrik ones if the differences are negligible and the assembly is easier.
A friend of mine already has a surplus of the Neutrik NC3MXX-B XLRf&m connectors so would save some €’s and time I suppose.

Will there be Ghost power?

I just had the strangest experiences changing my power cables to Vovox. Speaker and IC are already Vovox but adding power did a thing: dynamics are different, bass is tighter. Went back a few times as I cannot and still do not believe my ears. Difference is small but definitely there.

I'm eyeing a switch to Ghost eventually but would like to do full loom.

That Vovox power cable is legit good sounding. I know that is an odd and controversial thing to say since no audio passes thru a power cable, but my guess is that 80% of the people that try the Vovox power cable on a rig they know very well WILL hear a change, and likely for the better.

But they aren’t cheap, so Ghost’s future power cable must be comparably cheaper, much cheaper. I recently found an OEM power cable in a random box that is 100% unshielded that I prefer far more than most fancy Hifi power cable I’ve been exploring the last few years. Im trying to find the brand name but the cable is unmarked and super common in appearance - black polyethylene jacket with a molded connector.

Bottom line is I am now convinced a simple unshielded cable made with the right materials and geometry may be of value to many of us who try to squeeze out a few more percentage points from our believed gear.

The problem for me is finding the time - i need to clone myself in order to give Ghost the love it deserves. That said, I currently have plans and budget (thanks to the mastering side) for 3 new cables for 2025: Ghost Snake (8 channel), Ghost Tube (7 conductor) and Ghost Power.

Thumbs up to all of that, but especially:

Thx for chiming in & looking forward to Ghost Power - which rings nice in itself.

I'll do a repeat of my tests tomorrow with a friend in tow. Spend a good hour today just listening.

Vovox are unshielded too. Afaik they use two conductors in their design: a thicker (ca. 2mm) copper wire and a thiner silver plated copper wire (ca. 1.5mm) twisting around it.

Interesting. Plus a ground wire that is the same gauge as the positive or negative?

From the feel of it I'd say there are two wires of identical thickness plus a thinner one inside. But I'd have to take the cable apart to be certain. Perhaps pictures are online somewhere.

Hey Ghost. I bought a 10 ft guitar cable one year ago. I loved it. It was plugged into a Fractal Axe Fx III for that entire time. Never moved as far as I can recall. Then somehow it just failed. Like it broke. I thought it was the input jack of the guitar but switching the cable the loud ground distortion went away. It must have gotten twisted in someway. There is always a reason for failure but I don't remember. Otherwise I think the cable is great. I plugge din another standard higher end guitar cable and the sound is different. Not scientific. Do you give a warranty on these?

Merry Holidaze!

Hi Henry, yep we have no problem getting failed cables refurbished. If you are in the states we rebuild the cable with new connectors using a better strain relief technique than found our earliest builds. If you are overseas then we just send you a new cable as it doesn’t make sense to send back and forth thru customs.

Of the 1000+ cables we’ve made we have had 11 failures (that we know about) and I believe 9 of those were instrument cables primarily due to twist stress at the boot. We have since found a way to combat twisting to a much higher degree so send us your cable and we’ll get it sorted - email us: info at ghostcable com to get started.

Otherwise, glad to hear you’ve been happy with the cable!

Merry Christmas guys!