Cordial CFU and Ceon Review (Cables) and more

[pieterv1]

I wouldn't swear without testing them first:

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What we see here is that the two red+blue (should be twisted) conductors are used for (+) and the shield is split in two for (-) and shield.
It does not make sense at any configuration.

About connectors, XLR are nice/basic but the RCA side of the cheap REAN far-east varation of Neurtik can fall apart if used to a nice tight female connector, the pin can start rotating and eventually short with the ground.

There are far better options out there.

My cables definitely follow the correct wiring standards. I've noticed before that in their unbalanced cables (CFU series with RCA or TS plugs), they still use 3 conductor wires (red, blue + shield) instead of a simpler coaxial cable (signal + shield), but I don't have any issues with that. They're wired up correctly for unbalanced applications: red and blue soldered together for the signal and shielding for the GND.

Is yours an adapter cable maybe? 2x XLR to mini jack "aux" for example?

 

[DanielT]

Thanks for the test NTTY.

Cool to see this data. I still use some of the cheap RCA cables that came with hardware decades ago. The only problem cables I bought were from monoprice and it wasn't an issue with distortion. It was connectors that were too loose to stay attached and cables that just started falling apart. I switched to Amazon Basics and all those cables have worked great with zero issues.

I agree with you on that. Amazon Basics has good solid connectors.
I highly recommend those RCA cables.

 

[Sokel]

Yes the wiring used on your picture is definitely a bit unorthodox... is it an adapter cable maybe? 2x XLR to mini jack "aux" for example?

My cables definitely follow the correct wiring standards. I've noticed before that in their unbalanced cables (CFU series with RCA or TS plugs), they still use 3 conductor wires (red, blue + shield) instead of a simpler coaxial cable (signal + shield), but I don't have any issues with that. They're wired up correctly for unbalanced applications: red and blue soldered together for the signal and shielding for the GND.

These where XLR to RCA.
No known configuration that I know of works like this.

My nephew got them because of the low price and without asking first.

 

[Birdy]

It may seem strange, but I think we also 'listen' with our eyes...

True, my audition shuts of went i go to the beach and something beautiful is passing ;-) Men are verryyyy visual.

 

[Vintage02]

True, my audition shuts of went i go to the beach and something beautiful is passing ;-) Men are verryyyy visual.

Ah, the song of the sirens ...

 

[pieterv1]

These where XLR to RCA.
No known configuration that I know of works like this.

My nephew got them because of the low price and without asking first.

Aha yep now I see the issue. Definitely not following the standard schematic...
For those wondering: the XLR side should be soldered as usual, with a separate conductor per pin. Only at the unbalanced connector, the negative signal and shield/gnd should be joined.

 

[xaviescacs]

Why do you (measurement guys in general) insist on measuring cable "performance"? Talk us about what matters: flexibility, quality of the connectors, durability, ...

Personally, I love cordial cables because to me have the perfect equilibrium between price, connector quality and flexibility.

 

[Cbdb2]

My cables definitely follow the correct wiring standards. I've noticed before that in their unbalanced cables (CFU series with RCA or TS plugs), they still use 3 conductor wires (red, blue + shield) instead of a simpler coaxial cable (signal + shield),

Coax is the proper cable for unbalanced interconnects. Cheaper to make all your cables from the same wire.

 

[pieterv1]

Coax is the proper cable for unbalanced interconnects. Cheaper to make all your cables from the same wire.

Coax would be the obvious choice, but I don't have any issue with their approach. Especially for line level sources.

 

[Herbert]

Does any of those cables use cinch bullet plugs? Because this should be the next myth to be debunked!

 

[pieterv1]

Does any of those cables use cinch bullet plugs? Because this should be the next myth to be debunked!

Use what!?

 

[Jole]

Does any of those cables use cinch bullet plugs? Because this should be the next myth to be debunked!

Cinch bullet is rca plugs or?

 

[Roland68]

Does any of those cables use cinch bullet plugs? Because this should be the next myth to be debunked!

What exactly do you mean? Which myth?

 

[Herbert]

Less mass - no eddy current - better sound. They charge you €20 for one plug.

 

[wadude]

Mogami Pure Patch are the bomb!

MOGAMI® - Pure Patch RCA to RCA (1, 3, 6, 10, 15 or 20 ft)

Detailed information and applications for Mogami Cable sku Pure Patch RCA to RCA (1, 3, 6, 10, 15 or 20 ft).

mogamicable.com

 

[Roland68]

Mogami Pure Patch are the bomb!

MOGAMI® - Pure Patch RCA to RCA (1, 3, 6, 10, 15 or 20 ft)

Detailed information and applications for Mogami Cable sku Pure Patch RCA to RCA (1, 3, 6, 10, 15 or 20 ft).

mogamicable.com

That is the standard W2893.

 

[wadude]

That is the standard W2893.

Isn’t W2893 their quad style mic cable? I had some Canare Star Quad for a while and it was great but I suffered audio nervosa over the capacitance and resolved to stick with coaxial for simple audio needs. The Pure Patch uses W2964, a very adequate coax and the molded connectors are icing on the cake. Mogami’s MWR series uses W2965 which is W2964 in a dual, zip style format also with the molded connectors.

 

[PoorishDecision]

canare gs-6 is what I've used for single ended rca for a long time.

 

[wadude]

The shield is great on the GS-6. I’m using their L-2T2S for RCA to XLR cables because it too has their braided shield.