Off Topic Diffrenent brands of cables and sound?

[sickindian]

Tim don't bea penny pincher

 

[bkrumme]

As I have always said, pay more than £20 for a cable and you are buying snake oil. You won't hear the difference (if it exists) over a noisy drummer anyway!

There is a level of truth to this, but I think about things from the perspective of the studio. If my signal isn't the best it can be in the studio then I'm short-changing myself. The signal always starts with the player, though. Expensive cables won't make you sound good if you suck as a player.

£20 is about $32 US so I would think you could get some pretty good cables for that price. You won't get Mogami Gold or Monster SP1000 for that price, but they're jacked up with marketing nonsense anyway.

 

[candid_x]

Tim don't bea penny pincher

LOL

I don't think "better" cords are always better. Since Beej mentioned it last time, I've been experimenting with longer and shorter Mogami cables, i.e 10' vs 28', and Beej was spot on. The longer length sounded smoother, more mids, and went into overdrive easier. The short length is the most transparent and hi-fi.

 

[wired]

I started using Mogami 2524 cable about 5 yrs ago & have had no desire to try any other cable.

 

[Larry]

I have had too much problems with George L's so i am going to wire it up with either Klotz La Grange or Mogami with Neutriks. What is the difference in gold or standard connectors? Is it worth the price-difference?

I can't tell a difference.

Oh also, what is the best way to test a cable with a multimeter?

Set it to test for continuity.

You should have continuity from tip to tip and from sleeve to sleeve.

If you have continuity between tip and sleeve you have a short/mis-wired.

 

[Colin]

in a live situation I'm not worried, but in a recording situation I can hear the difference

 

[Rufedges]

I've got the Mogami Platinum cable,....very pleased. I did notice a difference, especially in clarity. Pretty sure as long as you don't buy the 10.99 cheapie cable / cables you should be straight.

 

[beej]

I don't think "better" cords are always better. Since Beej mentioned it last time, I've been experimenting with longer and shorter Mogami cables, i.e 10' vs 28', and Beej was spot on. The longer length sounded smoother, more mids, and went into overdrive easier. The short length is the most transparent and hi-fi.

Hey- great Bruce! Yeah, funny to think about switching cables as a way to get different sounds, but can be really significant.

 

[lenny]

and if you want a cop a sound like Hendrix ...get a coiled cable and try that out ....another HUGE change in tone