studio cables/sound quality.

[maskedman72]

i have been hearing that your gear is only as good as the cables that tie it all togther. what is the truth here? right now i am using hosa to hook up my da-38's to my mackie. is that crap? if i went with better cable would there be a sonic difference? also is the same true for my monitor wire? i heard someone say they replaced their crappy monitor wire with mogami and instantly heard a change for the better.
one more thing,does anyone know where i can buy a xlr to rca connector to tie the output of my mic pre right into the input of my da-38? i do not know how to make my own.
thanks!

 

[tonejunkee]

Hey, Hosa makes good stuff and shitty stuff. I had a dual 1/4 inch to RCA CABLE from Hosa. It was very thin, I just replaced it with the thicker version. Thickness is important for these cables, it means better sheilding and just more connectivity.

As far as XLR's, mine were too short.....so last night I recieved my new 10 foot mogami's w/neutrik connectors in the mail. Haven't tried em yet, but they sure look nice (blue and red). Got them off Ebay from Hot Wired cable company, they hand make them and are very quick with shipment!

http://www.stores.ebay.com/id=36766224

good cables are an imortant part of the chain

 

[RedHeffer]

Hey, those cables look like a good deal. I'm actually looking into buying one of their snakes. They say that they use TecNec Premium Audio Connectors. Does anyone know if these 1/4" connectors are good or bad? Or would it not matter much?

Brian

 

[Sofisticated]

sup bro.......ya hosa are the next to cheapest cables money can buy.....but they make some cables that require u too buy them.....i have the 2 1/4 in to 1 1/4 in from mah mixer to mah soundcard......its pretty good but there is a rising static sometimes and i have to take it out and put it back in....not a big thing but still has to do with the cable.......try eather live wire (what i use now) or mogami.......and yes man if u are willing to spend 2-3 grand on equiptment y start to get cheap on cables.....pz