Quietest Mic cables

Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 8:58 am

Once you balance and shield the connections, isn't the war won? Unless you've got noise/grounding issues in the system.

Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 9:44 am

Yes but dpd is quite correct, cables can as thermal noise sources. However in this case I think that noise is negligible.

Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 3:44 pm

it can be similar to Cat5 vers Cat6

basically the same cable
but the build is just that bit better so the magic of the differential input (twisted pair / balanced )
... I don't like using the word balanced cos it doesn't explain or describe the magic of the fully floating differential input.

so back to mic cable
the Double Shielded Quad Core of cable like Canare Star Quad ( I think it is L-4E6S )
there are others

give you the best chance for the magic to work in difficult environments

maths is good, and I do like the tech stuff
but experience shows us what does work and earns us money

Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 3:59 pm

Very true.

Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 4:20 pm

Ardroth wrote:

Right now I'm using some cheap Peavy cables with Neutriks... They work alright, but I don't know if they give my mics justice!

This is an interesting statement since it doesn't have anything to do with noise. The statement you make implies that the question you are really asking is "Are my cheap Peavy cables hindering my ability to get the best sound from my microphones" or put in a different way, "Will a better quality microphone cable make my microphones sound different?"

I think that the answer to that is, if the cables are affecting the sound then you've got some REALLY bad cables. Most of the time, it will be other things in the chain that cause problems with the sound. The cable is usually the last place to look.

Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 8:37 pm

Link555 wrote:

Yes but dpd is quite correct, cables can as thermal noise sources. However in this case I think that noise is negligible.

As I said, [nit mode]. Of the two, I've experienced more problems with the triboelectric effect, from cable flex.

You have to reject the environmental noises 1st - stuff like RFI, hums, ground loops, etc. then worry about the nits, if at all.

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