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What is the best Mic Cable package for the money?
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<blockquote data-quote="Marlow Wilson" data-source="post: 51231" data-attributes="member: 47"><p>Re: What is the best Mic Cable package for the money?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Amazon has the GLS cables sold through Orange County Speaker Repair. They are $90 for 10 through <a href="http://www.amazon.com/GLS-Audio-Cable-Patch-Cords/dp/B000RKAFIU" target="_blank">Amazon</a> or $80 plus shipping from <a href="http://www.speakerrepair.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=genem&Product_Code=37-250x10" target="_blank">Orange County</a> direct. I considered buying these for a student venue I used to work for, but instead updated my cables and sold them some of the odds and ends that I had. FYIW, I use CBI ML Ultimate for rentals and high abuse applications. They aren't my favorite cable to work with, but they are very sturdy. I got the grey ones so they are easier to keep separate. For regular use I have a bunch of EWI and Canare. </p><p></p><p>If I were buying again I would only buy Neutrik. I once had someone cross rent some gear and one channel of an subsnake EWI snake went (LOUDLY) intermittent with phantom power. The soundman blamed the knock-off connectors. Whether or not he was right, if he had on of my Whirlwind snakes that has since replaced the EWI's, it would have been a 'shit happens' evaluation of any problem. The point is that if you aspire to provide quality without shortcuts, knock-off ends may make you look bad if they fail precisely because you took the cheaper route. If I was doing bar bands myself I probably wouldn't care - the nature of the work may determine what compromises are acceptable.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marlow Wilson, post: 51231, member: 47"] Re: What is the best Mic Cable package for the money? Amazon has the GLS cables sold through Orange County Speaker Repair. They are $90 for 10 through [URL="http://www.amazon.com/GLS-Audio-Cable-Patch-Cords/dp/B000RKAFIU"]Amazon[/URL] or $80 plus shipping from [URL="http://www.speakerrepair.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=genem&Product_Code=37-250x10"]Orange County[/URL] direct. I considered buying these for a student venue I used to work for, but instead updated my cables and sold them some of the odds and ends that I had. FYIW, I use CBI ML Ultimate for rentals and high abuse applications. They aren't my favorite cable to work with, but they are very sturdy. I got the grey ones so they are easier to keep separate. For regular use I have a bunch of EWI and Canare. If I were buying again I would only buy Neutrik. I once had someone cross rent some gear and one channel of an subsnake EWI snake went (LOUDLY) intermittent with phantom power. The soundman blamed the knock-off connectors. Whether or not he was right, if he had on of my Whirlwind snakes that has since replaced the EWI's, it would have been a 'shit happens' evaluation of any problem. The point is that if you aspire to provide quality without shortcuts, knock-off ends may make you look bad if they fail precisely because you took the cheaper route. If I was doing bar bands myself I probably wouldn't care - the nature of the work may determine what compromises are acceptable. [/QUOTE]
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