What's a good cable - and where to buy?

naeem

naeem

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Hi folks;

What's a good cable to buy, I've heard recommendations on Canare, Mogami and Neutrik, how about Horizon? Or is that too "low-end"?

Also, where's the cheapest place to buy these things? I'm looking at getting some 25-footers.

Thanks!
 
Markertek has great prices on cable and connectors (canare starquad, neutrik) if you want to put your own together. If you price it out I think you'll see you could save alot of money.
 
I'd try www.trewaudio.com and get the Remote Audio cables... which are all made with Neutrik connectors and Canare StarQuad cable. You may find a way to pay more but they don't make any better cables then that... and they'll last you a lifetime unless you cut or damage them somehow.
 
Ahh, now the frugal shoppers guide to all things cable: www.haveinc.com

They are the U.S. Distributor of Canare and Neutrik and have everything really cheap.

For those too lazy to visit the website, the price is only $26.49 for a 25-foot assembled XLR cable with the following specs:

Canare StarQuad Cable, any available color or plain black.
Neutrik Black XLR with Gold Connectors

Yeah, uhh huh. I don't know why they don't advertise and frankly I don't care.
It's the lowest price in the professional cable business.

brian wells
 
Yes, Horizon cables from Guitar Center (or equivalent music store) suck. Totally suck.

I usually buy everything sound from Skylor at Trew Audio but it's tough to beat haveinc's bottom dollar on cables. Warning though: They normally fabricate large custom orders and there is a fair amount of rigamaroo to deal with, such as requesting a quote first, sending a purchase order, facilitating payment, wait time for assembly, and you really need to give them part numbers for the cable and connectors and have your ducks in a row before calling them, but given that you're okay with this, they will rock your world.

Trew Audio is awesome at meeting deadlines and shipping quick. I love buying from them.

brian wells
 
OK, here's a follow up:

"thisiswells" - thanks for the tip on HaveInc. - Their prices are pretty good.

1- HAVEFLEX STARQUAD B/G XLRM-XLRF 25' BLA $26.49
2- HAVEFLEX STARQUAD B/G XLRM-XLRF 50' BLA $41.39

I think i"ll go ahead and order 2 25ft, and 1 50ft cable. I do mostly interviews, and documentarries...can't see needing more than this. Is this what everyone else pretty much gets (in terms of length)?

p.s. I'm dealing with "Trish" at HaveInc 800-999-4283 X236...very helpful!
(If you do call...tell her I sent ya!)
 
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