XLR Balanced
Balanced XLR interconnects for equipment with true balanced circuitry, and for runs where noise rejection matters more than cable length.
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When balanced is the right connection
A balanced connection carries the signal twice, once inverted, and the receiving component cancels anything common to both. Noise picked up along the run disappears in that cancellation, which is why XLR is standard in studios and why it holds up over long distances.
The benefit depends on the equipment rather than the cable. Where both components are balanced from input to output, XLR usually gives a lower noise floor and often a slightly different tonal balance from the same manufacturer's RCA equivalent. Where one component simply provides an XLR socket on a single-ended circuit, the advantage largely disappears and RCA may be the better connection. Check the manual or ask the manufacturer if you are unsure.
XLR also carries a higher output level on most equipment, so expect to use less volume for the same loudness. Cables here can usually be made to order in the length you need with no making charge, and burn-in is available free on request. Comparing XLR against your existing RCA run in your own system is the only test that settles it.
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From£500.00Ex. VATThe Red Dawn interconnect represents both the performance pinnacle of the Leif Series and everything that we can build into a non-Micro Mono-Filament/TSC cable design. -
£2,329.17Ex. VATDiscover enhanced audio clarity with the Furutech Project V1-D digital interconnect cable. Featuring α(Alpha) silver-coated OCC conductors, Nano Crystal² Formula (NCF) technology, and advanced multi-layer shielding, this cable ensures pristine signal purity and improved noise reduction.
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Entreq
Entreq Primer Core RCA and XLR Analogue Signal CableSKU: Primer Core RCA and XLR Analogue Signal Cable
From£450.00Ex. VATThe Entreq Primer Core Analogue Signal Cable is a hand-made analogue interconnect built around Entreq's Energy Reference System (ERS) and Corepoint technology. Every cable is supplied with a Corepoint Signal unit and is available with RCA or XLR terminations. It is the entry point to Entreq's new cable architecture, carrying analogue signal between components cleanly and coherently. -
Nordost
Nordost Red Dawn Speciality 4 Pin Din to XLR (M) Cable Set (For Naim)SKU: Red Dawn Speciality 4 Pin Din to XLR Cable Set
From£650.00Ex. VATRed Dawn Specialty Cables are the solutions that NAIM® owners have awaited for decades: a path to upgrade their highly coveted components. Using Nordost’s technology and design philosophy, Red Dawn Specialty Cables provide an impressive improvement to NAIM® electronics.
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NEWFrom£1,666.67Ex. VATThe Entreq Delphius Analogue Signal Cable is a hand-made Swedish analogue interconnect built around Entreq's new Energy Reference System (ERS) and Corepoint technology. Copper and silver conductors run in a cotton dielectric alongside a separately shielded silver ERS wire, and every cable is supplied with a Corepoint Signal unit. It is available with RCA or XLR terminations in 1.1m and 1.65m standard lengths. -
£33.29Ex. VATTo reduce the amount of RF interference entering your system we recommend "capping" all unused XLR Outputs. -
NEWFrom£10,000.00Ex. VATThe Entreq Olympus Signal Cable is a hand-crafted analogue interconnect available with RCA or XLR terminations, built using Entreq's triple EEDS construction. It combines copper, silver, wood and cotton, materials chosen to give the cable its own character. Like all Olympus cables it requires an accompanying Entreq ground box, sold separately, to work as intended. -
£33.29Ex. VATTo reduce the amount of RF interference entering your system we recommend "capping" all unused XLR inputs. -
Nordost
Nordost Frey 2 Speciality 4 Pin Din to XLR (M) Cable (For Naim)SKU: Norse 2 Series Frey 2 4 Pin Din to XLR
From£1,033.33Ex. VATWhen you purchase Nordost Frey 2 Speciality 4 Pin Din to XLR M Cable (For Naim), you can allow your equipment to perform at its fullest potential. The cable is designed to provide a virtual air dielectric, utilizing Nordost's patented Dual Mono-Filament construction, fully shielded, silver-plated OFC solid core conductors, and FEP insulation throughout. This ensures ultra-fast and low-loss signal transfer, allowing your system to reach its full musicality.
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£416.67Ex. VATThe Furutech DAS-4.1 is Furutech's top-of-range bulk balanced interconnect cable, combining Alpha-OCC and DUCC ultra-crystallised copper, custom made to length and terminated in XLR or RCA for the most demanding source-to-amplifier connections. -
Nordost
Nordost Frey 2 Speciality 4 Pin Din to XLR (M) Cable Set (For Naim)SKU: Norse 2 Series Frey 2 4 Pin Din to XLR Set
From£1,725.00Ex. VATWhen you purchase Nordost Frey 2 Speciality 4 Pin Din to XLR M Cable (For Naim), you can allow your equipment to perform at its fullest potential. The cable is designed to provide a virtual air dielectric, utilizing Nordost's patented Dual Mono-Filament construction, fully shielded, silver-plated OFC solid core conductors, and FEP insulation throughout. This ensures ultra-fast and low-loss signal transfer, allowing your system to reach its full musicality.
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£82.50Ex. VATAudioQuest's top of the range Premium XLR connectors for the ultimate signal transfer.
