Mogami 2964 Digital Coaxial Cable 75 Ohm

Clipdat

Anyone have any experience using Mogami 2964 75ohm coax cable for RCA interconnects?



http://www.mogamicable.com/category/bulk/video/subminiature_miniature/

Recently I've been trying RCA cables made from this wire, courtesy of WBC on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Foot-High-Definition-Interconnect-Amphenol-Connectors/dp/B01BTLBEX0/




The price seems reasonable to me and they're constructed using a 4% silver solder. I've inspected the solder joints and they are nearly perfect. Whoever is making these knows what they are doing.

I also like these Amphenol connectors:



Sure, gold plated brass isn't exactly ideal in terms of material choices, but they fit perfectly - not too snug, not too loose.


The sound quality of these cables has exceeded my expectations. To my ear, they offer great performance from the top to the very bottom of the frequency range. I've also experienced an impressive soundstage along with copious amounts of 3d imaging effects with them connected. I do not get the impression that they're limiting the component(s) they're connected to in any way.

In fact, when I recently put the Auralic Vega G1 into my system, I initially used it with these cables and I was clearly able to hear the performance and sound signature that the G1 brought to my listening experience. Especially in regards to it's flawless timing and rhythm.

I know that traditionally a 75ohm coaxial cable like this would be used for transmission of digital audio, but I'm finding that it's working exceptionally well for me as an analog interconnect. Big fan of these Mogami RCA cables!

Clipdat

I see Benchmark offers 75ohm coaxial cable as well for use in analog audio applications: https://benchmarkmedia.com/products/benchmark-rca-to-rca-coaxial-cable

So yeah, maybe it's a thing®.

pitdogg2

I've made RCA's from Canare RG6 coax and used the Canare true 75ohm ends.
Without digging in the stack I cannot tell you the exact coax cable from Canare. I made and used in in my home theater. Using red and black coax cable made it easy to find and move cables in tight spots you were half blind in to boot. The Canare RCA ends are very nice as well and have a great fit on RCA jacks to. These cables were used many times in analog spots I thought they sounded real neutral in presentation just getting out of the way so to speak.

Clipdat

Looked up that Canare cable and it looks to be made similarly. Thanks for sharing your experiences with it!

I realize the "audiophile street cred" of cables like this are low, but hey if they sound good and aren't coloring the sound then isn't that the "goal"?

pitdogg2

Yep! all that comes to mind L5cb sumtin sumtin

Then again i might not even be close 😅

pitdogg2

Mogami is good and I've used the RCA ends as well. Hard to go wrong at the price.

Clipdat

It would be interesting if those with a lot of expensive RCA interconnect experience would spend the $35 as an experiment and drop a pair of these WBC cables into their system. Very curious to hear about what their experience would be.

pitdogg2

I think I may actually have some raw thinking about it. If I do want to try it?

Clipdat

Canare vs. King Cobra?

pitdogg2

No I meant send to you to try against the mogami.

Clipdat

I have no soldering skills.

pitdogg2

Well alrighty then 😊

Ok tell you what I'll send a set you send them back depending on how long they need to be i might have Belden 1694 coax with Canare RCA's as well to put in a shootout.

Clipdat

Yeah, I'm game.

mantis

I use Mogami in my Guitar Rig. Very good neutral cables. They are used heavily in the professional side. Great stuff.

machone

I built several ICs using Mogami cable but it was a different number. I will have to look and see which one I used.

machone

It was Mogami W2524 using Neutrik RCAs.

https://www.parts-express.com/neutrik-nf2c-b-2-profi-professional-rca-plug-pair--092-114

erniejade

mantis wrote: »

I use Mogami in my Guitar Rig. Very good neutral cables. They are used heavily in the professional side. Great stuff.

Agree with this. I have some Mogami XLR I use for DJ. Quality cables.

Clipdat

machone wrote: »

It was Mogami W2524 using Neutrik RCAs.

https://www.parts-express.com/neutrik-nf2c-b-2-profi-professional-rca-plug-pair--092-114

Those are nice RCA plugs! Also interesting comparison on the specs of the W2524 vs the 2964 cable:

W2524 Capacitance at 1kHz, 20°C: 130pF/m (39.7pF/Ft)
2964 Capacitance at 1kHz, 20°C: 62pF/m(18.9pF/Ft)

W2524 Inductance: 0.2µH/m (0.061µH/Ft)
2964 Inductance: 0.4μH/m(0.12μH/Ft)

Clipdat

I just used a pair of these from my stash last night, and they compared very favorably to a pair of interconnects costing much more. Really high price to performance ratio here! But, don't take my word for it... try them!

mantis

Clipdat wrote: »

I just used a pair of these from my stash last night, and they compared very favorably to a pair of interconnects costing much more. Really high price to performance ratio here! But, don't take my word for it... try them!

I've never been disappointed with anything Mogami has made. But I also use Daddario which use to be called Planet waves and they make remarkable cables. Yes I'm a cable junkie even in my Guitar Rigs and what I really like better about Planet waves is not the sound quality, you can't really tell the 2 apart. Both Neutral and very well shielded but is the soderless kits they make. I have tons of their stuff and I totally enjoy building my own cables as it's fast clean and I never had a single cable fail or pick up noise.

Shot of my current Pedal board.