I love everything about a quality stereo system! I use all balanced XLRs and am tired of paying for expensive "useless" BS cables. A friend of mine, a semi-retired professional audio engineer/mixer/producer, introduced me to them! Solid build quality (excellent spring reinforcement at the cable ends) AND great sound quality! I put them between my OPPO multi-drive/streaming player and the Cavalli hybrid tube headphone amp and couldn't believe my HiFiman HEX v2 could sound better! Well, these were subtle changes, sure, but definitely noticeable, no matter how nuanced! Trust me, that's HIGH PRAISE from a hi-fi snob like me and the kicker. All for $35 a pair? WTF? I hope this review was helpful?