Tom Young wrote on Thu, 12 July 2007 08:10 |
The claimed sonic benefits of "esoteric" cables are pretty much discounted (I'm being nice) by the majority of professsionals and even in the pristine acoustic environments of recording studios. Using such hardware in a live sound environment in an attempt to improve the sound is a complete waste of money. Over the years I have seen some factory made esoteric mic cables that appear to be better constructed than off the shelf cheap mic cables and the shield construction plus gold-plated contacts that some of these feature are also something I might be interested in. But I would have to buy a handful of these and try them over 6 months or so to see what I think about how well they stand up OR I would have to read about someone here (who has some credibility) doing so befor I dropped the extra bucks to completely convert to these. If you look at what any of the upper echelon sound providers here on LAB use I am quite sure you will not see these 'snake oil' cables in their inventories, other than a few (here and there) they have acquired/accumulated from errant musos. It is just as apparent that the other 'major league' sound companies who do not participate here do not go this route. Save your money for more tangible improvements. |
Jim Ferrari wrote on Thu, 12 July 2007 08:57 |
what mic cable holds up best to constant spooling/despooling? |
John Halliburton wrote on Thu, 12 July 2007 14:47 |
Riley-your experience with Switchcraft connectors is opposite of mine-I hate the old style with set screws and the rubber strain relief. They were always coming apart. A proud Neutrik user for almost 25 years, John |
Jim Ferrari wrote on Thu, 12 July 2007 07:57 |
Not to hijack the thread, but, since I'm sure Bob's not suggesting that everyone stock up on Radio Shack cables what mic cable holds up best to constant spooling/despooling? |
Tim Padrick wrote on Thu, 12 July 2007 23:21 |
I've been 99% satisfied with Horizon. Their Low Z1 is easy to terminate, is flexible, and has withstood being smashed in a door multiple times with no permanent damage (the there were smushes in the jacket, but they eventually went away). Same goes for their multipair CL2/CMG-VTG - with one exception - I had a 100' length in which one conductor developed at least four breaks. Oh well - nothing is perfect (even Lexus has a service department). |
Jim Ferrari wrote on Thu, 12 July 2007 08:57 |
Not to hijack the thread, but, since I'm sure Bob's not suggesting that everyone stock up on Radio Shack cables what mic cable holds up best to constant spooling/despooling? |
Bob Leonard wrote on Fri, 13 July 2007 17:23 |
Good one you Maine-iac. |
Tim Duffin wrote on Fri, 13 July 2007 18:39 |
According to these people-- cables are more important than the instruments... just for a laugh: http://www.mitcables.com/ I actually used to work with one of their "engineers" in a previous life. |