PRS Cables. . .

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I’m quite fond of my 25’ Straight / Angle cable.
One thing that hasn’t been mentioned yet - it seems to resist tangling up on itself due to it being extra flexible.

^ This.

They’re all I use for that reason. I remember Paul stressing that point at the Experience when they were first introduced.

Well-made and dependable, too.

 

[gush]

Thanks, I'm convinced I'll make the purchase. I mean, if I can't trust a bunch of PRS heads to say PRS is good, then who can I trust?

Surely you can understand that in order to really know if your new cable is adequate you should probably buy a new prs to test with.

 

[Wyzard]

I use Evidence Audio cables and patch cables.

Me too, along with a few Vans Evers and Lava cables.

 

[JC_Broussard]

Surely you can understand that in order to really know if your new cable is adequate you should probably buy a new prs to test with.

I have a new Core McCarty 594, about 45 days old : )

Also though, to make sure we're apples to apples. You guys are using the PRS Signature or the PRS Classic cables?

 

[László]

I have a new Core McCarty 594, about 45 days old : )

Also though, to make sure we're apples to apples. You guys are using the PRS Signature or the PRS Classic cables?

Signature, by Van Damme.

 

[Simon Says]

Signature, by Van Damme.

 

[gush]

I..... COULD.....do.....that .....if.......it.......wasn't.....
..for.....my........low......hanging......fruit....

Issue

 

[Alnus Rubra]

I..... COULD.....do.....that .....if.......it.......wasn't.....
..for.....my........low......hanging......fruit....

Issue

Grapes of Wrath?!

 

[gush]

Grapes of Wrath?!

Stomping of the grapes!!!!!!

 

[sergiodeblanc]

I..... COULD.....do.....that .....if.......it.......wasn't.....
..for.....my........low......hanging......fruit....

Issue

Man, I had to start wearing supportive underwear again after decades of boxers.

 

[Alnus Rubra]

Man, I had to start wearing supportive underwear again after decades of boxers.

Swing low sweet SdB, coming for to carry them home….

 

[sergiodeblanc]

Swing low sweet SdB, coming for to carry them home….

There were times when I had to.

 

[Rod/]

The higher end PRS cables are indeed made by VanDamme in England, and they're among the lowest-capacitance cables you can buy. This matters because the higher the capacitance, the more high frequency loss that's experienced over a cable run.

To give you an idea, the VanDamme is 26 picofarads per foot. Mogami, a very fine studio grade cable, is 48 pF per foot. A lower number is better.

This means you can run 20-25 feet of PRS cable and not hear high frequency loss, where you'll hear after 10-15 feet with Mogami. Monster is a higher capacitance cable as well, but I don't have the numbers on that.

They're also light weight, don't tangle, and lay flat on the floor. Abbey Road studios was re-wired entirely with VanDamme a few years ago. It's very, very good cable.

There's only one guitar cable with lower capacitance, Sommer of Germany's highest-end cable (16pF), but it's much stiffer and much more expensive. I only use the Sommer I have for super-critical clean recording, for everything else the PRS VanDamme cable is top notch.

Great to know! Thanks

 

[tdarian]

I’ve got a couple of the Signature cables. They’re right in the capacitance “sweet spot” and don’t tend to tangle.

I did look up the price of the raw cable and it’s very inexpensive if you’re a DIYer