When money was tight and buying a new set of cables meant saving money, I tried various Mogami interconnect cables (RCA and XLR) at the advice of budget-minded audio friends. I donāt remember the model numbers. Mogami hasnāt really changed their cable catalog much over the years, so itās probably similar today as it was then. All the ones I tried were on par with Gotham, Canare, Grimm TPR, and other pro-line budget cables Iāve heard. Mogami Gold was the only Mogami that stood out above this crowd. If money is tight, Mogami and their Mogami Gold are a good buy. For revealing systems, Mogami, like its other pro cable competitors, is going to lack in depth, soundstage, detail, and realism. Youād think pro studios would care about these things, but generally they donāt. Most studios prioritize reliability along with strong, but flexible shielding. Mixing and mastering fixes the rest.
Iāve read many threads in other forums about how pro studio cables are better than more expensive audiophile brand cables. They are not. Not even close in most cases.
I have a set of Mogami Gold 2534 that I donāt use. I bought them because I needed a temporary solution while looking for new cables. I also used them in a setup 20 years ago before replacing them then. Recording studios and audiophile playback systems are completely different settings with different priorities.
Basically, compared to something like Audioquest Water (or even King Cobra), the Mogamiās are flat, not dynamic, restricted, lifeless, etc. Thereās really nothing about them that makes them worthwhile. They just donāt sound very good in an audiophile setting, and you can get way better sound for a little more money.
Unless you just need a cheap set of cables for $50 to move the signal, look elsewhere.
it is autotune, that does that after using it three time in a row for the same recording
Just kidding!
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Iāve been in many studios, listening to playback thru the monitors and Iāve always heard very detailed, useful but sterile sound. Everything in the studio is a purposeful tool in my experience.
If sterile, why do we so desperately want to capture this sterile sound as āintendedā as it comes from the studio?
All that audiophiles adore is in the recording as it is released. Yet we continually claim pro audio is inadequate, the ADC, cables, amps are meh, etc.
Sure, but that doesnāt mean studio cables are the best choice for home playback. They just donāt sound as good as a basic set of $150-$250 used Audioquests, let alone more expensive stuff.
So why does studio cable capture all the nuances, while only expensive specialty cables can reveal these subtleties at home?
I am editing a choral recording I made last Sunday using Mogami and Belden cables (like many of us, I assemble my own). Plenty of nuance, far from sterile, wonderful room sound. The client will be delighted.
As I have previously opined, our recording technology greatly exceeds our ability to reproduce what is in the recording.
This never resonated with me. The studio sound that Iāve experienced is not what I like to listen to at home. One is not better than the other. Itās just personal preference.