Sommer Cable The Spirit LLX

First attempt at making my own jack leads with this cable and I am happy with the results. The cable is extremely durable and well protected. The copper braiding is high quality and plentiful.

However the match with Neutrik NP2X-B connectors is not made in heaven. I should have read up about this beforehand but didn't. The cable is too thick to comfortably close the connectors tight. But not impossible. I ended up slicing some thickness off the cable to allow the connector to seat flush with itself. Even then it was pretty difficult to force the threads to close.

Still now it's done I'm extremely satisfied with the cable, it carries sound same as the pros and seems undefeatable.

The thing about instrument cable is capacitance.

Most instrument cable is made Oxygen Free Copper (OFC) these days, which helps ensure little is lost in conductance, but capacitance can roll of the treble your amp gets from your instrument.

Capacitance in cable is per metre, so the longer the cable run, the more capacitance, and the more treble gets rolled off. This cable has the lowest capacitance of all by quite a margin, at 52pF per metre.

It's not unusual for other instrument cable to have twice or even three times that figure, so it's easy to see this cable is a clear winner.

In practice, it's clear and musical, open and airy, and whether using short or long cable runs, sounds the same. It really is the best of the best, and is extremely hard to source.

The fact that Thomann sell it by the metre at an excellent price is great news, and represents a serious bargain.

Highly recommended.

I recently purchased the Sommer Cable The Spirit LLX and I have to say, I am thoroughly impressed with its performance. The cable is made from high-quality copper and has very low capacitance, resulting in a very clean and clear signal

The build quality of the cable is also excellent, it feels very sturdy and durable. The connectors are tight and secure and I don't have to worry about them coming loose or disconnecting.

Overall, I highly recommend the Sommer Cable The Spirit LLX to anyone looking for a high-quality, reliable cable for their studio or live performances. The price is definitely worth it for the improvement in sound quality that you'll get.

Sommer Spirit LLX might be the only cable for all studio needs. Advertised as Instrument cable, it serves me also as audio gear interconnect. I've made custom RCA cables with Spirit LLX & Amphenol RCA connectors. Those cables can easily rival if not surpass many much highly priced ready-made cables. You know, snake oil in audio world is served with no retention. BTW, talking about snakes, if you want a very versatile “cable” solution, I have a secret for you. Get Thomann "the sssnake 1820 Adapter” to turn your RCA cables, into TS cables. Like so, you have 2 in 1 cables depending on your connection needs. Magic! You'll thank me later.

Well you get a lot with this cable. Up to some 4-5 meters length it's lower capacity will make very good guitar cable. 6 meters gives some warmth and you start losing some signal but still way less then with normal cables. 6 meters length is warmer then high end cables costing 5 to 10x more. This is all in unbuffered scenario so passive pickups on the guitar straight into the amp. 3-4 meters there is almost no difference with very good cables regarding to signal. That is regarding to a high tone roll off. High end cables will sound bit better regarding to definition and will better mechanically. Those will be often softer and nicer to work with. Still considering what you get for the money there is no better cable for the money.