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Subject: Re: cable for long xlr microphone cables
From: "Jez" tempjez
Date: Thu Jun 21, 2012 8:58 am ((PDT))
ha ! perhaps.


--- In  "Avocet" <> wrote:
>
> > I'm also slightly confused by the comment about the number of wires
> > inside the shielding - 2 cores is balanced audio cable, 4 is quad
> > etc, but 2 wires (2 cores) is standard for balanced audio.
>
> Jez,
>
> You aren't confused - the people making the comments are confused. :-)
>
> There seems to be an assumption that if something costs more it must
> be better. Quad is for locations with high magnetic fields as with CRT
> monitors and tube cameras, so if anyone still works with these, get
> out the quad cables. :-)
>
> David
>
> David Brinicombe
> North Devon, UK
> Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum - Ambrose Bierce
>








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