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Re: Advice/Opinions on stereo mic cable

Subject: Re: Advice/Opinions on stereo mic cable
From: "dvd_hoover" dvd_hoover
Date: Sun May 9, 2010 6:33 am ((PDT))

--- In  Flawn Williams <> wrote:
>
> Definitely avoid having an inline splice, having the junction inside
> the five pin connector is far better.
>
> But also bear in mind that there are commercially available splitter
> cables that do this task for you. Rode, Audio-Technica, Neumann, and
> many other companies who sell stereo mikes with five pin XLRs provide =

> a pre-made five pin to twin three pin splitter cable with their mikes, =

> and those should be available as separate purchases as well. Unless
> you are adept with working with wiring in a tight space, the pre-made =

> cables will likely perform better and last longer than your home-brew =

> construction.
>
> One example:
>
> http://www.soundprofessionals.com/cgi-bin/gold/category.cgi?item=3DSP-XLR=
F5-XLRM3-2
>
> --Flawn
Yes, I've decided to avoid the splicing.  I have an AT BP4025 that came wit=
h a breakout cable (Siamese cable).  It's 16' long though, so part of my pl=
ans are a shorter one for handheld use.

My soldering skills are very good so I prefer to make my own (prepared ones=
 seem a little to expensive since my time is $0)

So now I'm planning on breakouts similar to the one in you link with longer=
 runs of Star-Quad wired stereo to 5-pins.

Thanks







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