AES/EBU Cables
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Jack in Wilmington
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I have a Wireworld Starlight 6 AES/EBU cable that was miles ahead of a stock cable and a Best Buy Rocket cable. I just removed it from my system as a configure modification left me with no place for the cable. I was thinking of putting it up for sale on one of the audio sights if you're interested.
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crwilli
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I had a number of AES/EBU cables in house.
WW Platinum 8
Shunyata Sigma
Shunyata Omega
Nordost Valhalla II
MIT MA-X
I ended up buying the Nordost Valhalla II. My second choice would have been the MIT MA-X.
The Nordost had better attack, more inner detail and a precise soundstage.
WW Platinum 8
Shunyata Sigma
Shunyata Omega
Nordost Valhalla II
MIT MA-X
I ended up buying the Nordost Valhalla II. My second choice would have been the MIT MA-X.
The Nordost had better attack, more inner detail and a precise soundstage.
Speedskater
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The longer the AES/EBU cable . the more important it is to stick with the major bulk cable manufactures like:
Belden, Canare and Mogami.
Belden, Canare and Mogami.
crwilli
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More important for the budget but maybe not SQ? Everyone has to determine the balance they want between these two variables.
Speedskater
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It has nothing to do with budget. It's all about accuracy!
If digital cables sound different, what you are hearing is the error correction circuit of the DAC.
crwilli
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Everything I do in this hobby is balanced against what I am willing to spend. Wish it wasn’t so but it is.
For the objectivists, the difference between different AES/EBU cables comes down to the quality of the materials and connectors. Belden, Canare and Mogami make excellent cables; Neutrik is recognized as producing excellent connectors.
If you are a subjectivist, then your best bet is to try different brands and then decide. There are vendors that allow you to try different brands before you make a purchase (The Cable Company comes to mind; but I bet that there are others).
Good luck!
W9TR
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There shouldn’t be any differences between AES/EBU cables but there are. This is because a lot of the gear does not adhere to the standard 110 ohm characteristic impedance spec and a lot of the cables don’t either. So what should be a slam-dunk is anything but.
I was using a Mogami AES/EBU with Neutrik connectors. Then I bought a Shunyata Sigma AES/EBU. The difference was night and day. The Shunyata was far superior.