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Re: microphone cable quality

Subject: Re: microphone cable quality
From: "Rob Danielson" danielson_audio
Date: Wed Dec 1, 2010 4:22 pm ((PST))
At 11:59 PM +0000 12/1/10, stolmstead wrote:
>
>
>Hi all,
>
>I've been recording bird sounds for a few years but I am no expert
>on the technical side of this hobby. I use an Edirol and a
>Sennheiser ME66.
>
>I have just a quick equipment question:
>
>Is there a major difference in quality in mic cables? For instance,
>if I buy a cheap cable for <$10 on ebay, is it likely to produce
>inferior recordings compared to a $30 cable from a reputable
>specialty retailer.
>
>Links to a couple examples are below. Thanks for any advice!
>
>Scott Olmstead
>Tucson, AZ USA
>
>Examples:
>
>Cheap cable:
><http://cgi.ebay.com/XL1-XL-1-GL1-GL-1-GL2-GL-2-XLR-Fe-Mini-Mic-Cable-14-/=
320612401942?pt=3DLH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=3Ditem4aa5fd0316>http://cgi.ebay.=
com/XL1-XL-1-GL1-GL-1-GL2-GL-2-XLR-Fe-Mini-Mic-Cable-14-/320612401942?pt=3D=
LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=3Ditem4aa5fd0316
>
>Not-so-cheap cable:
><http://mineroff-nature.com/nature/sme802u-mic-cable-p-55.html>http://mine=
roff-nature.com/nature/sme802u-mic-cable-p-55.html
>

Hi Scott--
I'd go with the lower cost cable and buy a spare at that price! :-)
Both have Neutrik XLR connectors and it looks like the less expensive
unit has a metal case 3.5mm plug compared to a plastic case 3.5mm
plug on the expensive one. There's a small chance that the soldering
could be sub-par but both sellers seem competent. 14" is pretty short
for general recording uses.  Rob D.
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