Electronically- isn't it impossible to hear a difference in cables with sufficient shielding and connection? If you have a complete sine wave with no interference due to decent shielding and a good connection with no artifacts- isn't it impossible to hear anything different?
Soldering skills are incredibly useful and XLRs are just about the easiest way to start though!
I used to have soldering skills but they've lapsed... and I think I bought too small a soldering iron last time I went shopping.... Bobbsy - do me a favour and point me to the exact soldering iron, on any Australian distributor's website, that you'd use for general cabling, and I'll pick one up...
Sorry for the hijack OP...
I used to have soldering skills but they've lapsed... and I think I bought too small a soldering iron last time I went shopping.... Bobbsy - do me a favour and point me to the exact soldering iron, on any Australian distributor's website, that you'd use for general cabling, and I'll pick one up...
Sorry for the hijack OP...
Mogami preys on those who believe hype. Differences in cabling comes down to psycho-acoustics: you hear a difference because you want to hear a difference, not because there really is one.
Good shielding and sturdy connectors make for a good cable.
Every studio cable I've bought in the last 2 years has come from Monoprice.com. Made in China, cheap as hell, and actually very good cable with very good connectors. All of the XLR and TRS cables that I use now are from Monoprice's pro audio line. I say buy the cheapest cable with the best connectors that you can find. If it craps out, buy another one just like it. You'll still be ahead on the price compared to Mogami, Monster, Canare, ProCo, etc.
If you're to a point in your home recordings where the cable is your limiting factor, then by all means go for the gold. But unless your room acoustics, microphones, preamps, converters, and engineering skills are all pretty damn near top-notch, your cabling is not going to be your biggest worry
If you're to a point in your home recordings where the cable is your limiting factor, then by all means go for the gold. But unless your room acoustics, microphones, preamps, converters, and engineering skills are all pretty damn near top-notch, your cabling is not going to be your biggest worry