I've been thinking about the nanocons. I only use actives for one specific application. And for that application, the nanocons add too much length. There is no way they'll fit in my rig. I could change the rig, but it is what I've run for many years, it is pretty well engineered, and major advantages would be lost with an alternate setup.
So for the nanocon colettes, I'll need to tear apart the nanocon, pot the critical bits in epoxy (ala stubbie xlr), maybe add some kind of connected shield to cover the backside, and... I guess hot glue it into the colette. Or hold it in with dental floss (anchoring on what, I'm not sure). It'd be nice if there was something to tie the floss to
I think I'd rather disassemble the colette, remove the nanocon and find a way to hard solder them, with a strain relief for the cable. It'd be nice to know the internal dimensions, once they are finalized.
I've never had trouble with my schoeps active cables, where the cable is clamped by a simple metal bar assembly. If someone trips over a cable and rips it out, I'll have to buy the little piece from schoeps and re-solder.
That the current nanocon design won't fit into a kwon bar is less of a concern for me. I have an excellent solution for that, and I'll probably offer it for sale.
So, for me, the nanocon length compromises the #1 thing I want actives for.
From the manufacturing perspective - design, construction, being able to send customers replacement cables.. I can see those benefits. Hopefully Neutrik produces them for a long while. Going purely by the datasheets, I think I liked the Binder 711's more. Has anyone worked with both?
Ultimately, we'll make do with nanocons. I just wanted to express my preference.