Dear Sony, your microphone cable needs to be longer

[Kraut69]

It only reaches input 1 in the stock position, and won't reach input 1 in some custom mounting locations.

 

[bkmvincent]

It only reaches input 1 in the stock position, and won't reach input 1 in some custom mounting locations.

I picked up something similar to this:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10244&cs_id=1024401&p_id=4749&seq=1&format=2

Can't go wrong for less than $5.00

 

[Kraut69]

Yep, that is what I am using, but it just adds two more chucks of metal to weigh things down, and the coupled mid joint is really a sizeable dead weight that has to be secured.