New to the board with a cabling question. Having seen some great pictures of various set-ups here I'd like to know the point to the "stubbies" XLR connections that folks make? It is a matter of looks? Is it done because they're shorter and don't stick out as much? Is there some performance gain?
Thanks.
I would add only that, depending what mic pattern you're running, not having them stick out of the back of your mics can allow you to spread the mics wider without spacing the mics further apart on the horizontal plane.
In my bag, at least, having shorter connections makes a big difference. Up top, on the mics themselves, less so... but like many people, most of the time I run a smaller, low-profile mic. When I run my Schoeps bodies, I like having the right angle connections.