I went to the local music store today to pick up some balanced cables for my monitors. They wanted $30 for a six foot* cable. I decided I would look online first. Anyone have any recommendations for this? I'm looking for balanced TRS to XLR. I don't wanna break the bank for cables... I don't want them to be crap either.
 
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Is there not more than one Music store around? I buy mine from Tom Lee and they are top quality. You must have meant 6 feet not 6 inch... that would not reach anything  : )   A 10' cable is $22 Can, And they often have sales where I'll pick cables up half price.  
I would think Sweetwaters cheaper cables are fine too. Not sure about MF, I seem to remember the cheap stuff being,,, cheap stuff... 
http://tomleemusic.ca/19651  
 
 
Oh and a small point,,, They are not technically speaker cables, They are balanced connection or patch cables.
A true Speaker cables as you probably already know is unshielded wire and can have different connections like binding post, Banana, 1/4" TS or Speakon.
 
A balanced cable has many uses beyond patching in a powered speaker. You probably knew this but you title threw me off for a second.

I can't speak for these specific cables, but Sweetwater's Pro Co line of cables is pretty good for the money, definitely an upgrade from Hosa, when you don't want to pay Mogami prices. Here are links to 2ft female and male TRS to XLR cables, as an example.
 
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/BPBQXF2
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/BPBQXM2
 

Thanks guys. I did indeed mean 6 foot.
There indeed are more music stores around. I just happen to live a block away from a Long and McQuade. I find the stores in town usually have pretty similar prices, so I thought I'd ask here before running all over.

Another question. Are balanced cables specifically used for powered monitors (which I have.)  I ask because so many of the speaker cables that were available on the racks were unbalanced.
 

Good video on the subject.

Great link. thank you! I finally totally get it. Also, what a genius idea.

Still though, why so many unbalanced speaker cables for sale?

RSMCGUITAR
Still though, why so many unbalanced speaker cables for sale?

Why are there so many Dodges and Kias for sale? Price point! They get the job done. Maybe not as well. Maybe for not as long. But when $$$ are scarce, you do what you gotta do. The show must go on.
 
Heck, pull the 60 Hz hum off the audio, modulate it with an LFO, bit crush it and call it a bass track. 

TheMaartian
 
Price point!

Suspicion confirmed!