My amp heads are low power class A.. speakers are 1 Jensen 18Z Jensen 10 inch and 1 12 inch eminence "Lady Luck" they are segregated in another room with a good ribbon mike. When I record I the signal through my monitor speakers, I get a fairly accurate idea of what the signal will sound like when recorded. . I have 2 highly rated 14 which just made it to the Y connection. The cables I use are good quality and highly recommenced .. The guitar thats my "go too" guitar is an inexspensive re-issue of a Harmony Stratatone with 2 foil pups.. I do lots of Robert Nighthawk.. and tunes from Maxwell Street. To give you an idea of what the sound is like, get a sample of "Eli's" also called "lyin and Cheatin'" from Amazon mp3 on the higher frequency the tone is a bit stiff. I always thought it was the driver tube. Spent lots of bux on 12AX7. Well cut to the chase.. The Mogami has no stiff/strident high end instead its very musical.. I have to say I am very surprised and happy. I was always a Mogami "snob" .. thought in general the reviewers were going overboard a bit. Well, now its me gushing... Like many of you reading this I have quite a few guitars, and I admit I haven't used any of the others with this chord. It is smaller in diameter which had me worried but, must be a good match , the correct cable for the load.. I'll still use the other cables for busking because they sound real fine to a battery powered Roland Wedge I don't have a lot of bux.. but when I purchase guitar cable.. LowZ cable connectors etc.. thats where I I spend any money I can free up.. As you can tell I highly recommend this cable but its only based on one scenario.. All in all, it is very quiet, the highs are clear and even .. good mid and allows I get more "growl" .. My XRL to the recorder is fine quality but I am going to purchase a LowZ XLR for my ribbon mike. I'm happy with my XLR cable now.. can't imagine it getting much better, maybe I will be surprised ..