Is there a difference in sound quality between budget mic cables and expensive designer cables?
Yes, the difference between a very cheap mic cable, like something from Radio Shack (which may not be balanced you know!) and a higher quality cable is really quite dramatic. I wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t tested the claim for myself. You don’t have to go buying Monster cable though. In fact, if your current signal chain or recording device is of low quality, then cables are the wrong place to start. You could build your own cables – it’s one of the few DIY projects that can really pay off, plus you gain very important soldering skills! You can build a 20′ Canare or Mogami cable with switchcraft or neutrik connectors for the price of a single 10′ cheapo cable a lot of the time! Another benefit is that you can make custom lengths. Anyhow, yeah the Blue cables are great. Even just the Belkin cables with neutrik connectors that you’ll likely find at your local music store will be fine. Now Canare, Mogami, Monster, Blue, etc will all be BETTER, but in my amateur opinion, your reco
