1. Re: Microphone cabling - Another question?!

["John Moore" jlmoore3rd]

Remember- I said I was new at this... So, let's say I purchased the
following items (in order of connections, from pre-amp to mic's):

Preamp (2 Female 3-pin XLR inputs)

1) Y cable: 2 Male 3-pin XLR to Female 5-pin XLR
2) Connector: Male to Male 5-pin XLR (is this made?)
3) 50-100 foot Extension cable: Female 5-pin XLR to Male 5-pin XLR
4) Y cable: Female 5-pin XLR to 2 Male 3-pin XLR
5) Connectors: 2 Female to Female 3-pin XLR

Microphones (2 Female 3-pin XLR inputs)

Two big questions:
1) Is connector #2 (Connector: Male to Male 5-pin XLR) even available?
2) Is this too many connections for clean sound?

Thanks, in advance!