Hi all,
I'm about to buy my first pair of active speakers from another AOS member. I've had a listen and v impressive they are too!
The current owner has explained to me that decent microphone cable between my preamp and the speakers will be perfectly adequate and I have no reason to doubt that. I am however a little puzzled at the difference between the cost of a pair of 5m microphone cables with neutrik xlr connectors (say around £30), and that of a pair of good quality 1m xlr interconnects between a preamp and power amp, (generally £100 or a LOT more). Is there any reason for this?
I would prefer not to have this thread branch out into a full discussion about whether expensive interconnects are just marketing 'snake oil' but I would be grateful if anyone could give me the benefit of their experiences with what they have tried together with recommendations.
FYI the cables will be connecting between a dCS classic stack with a built in preamp and a pair of Adam Tensor Gamma speakers. I am considering my options re a choice of preamp which will need to have balanced (or just XLR) connections.
Many thanks.
Steve.