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Just made new low-profile/chopped cables.
checht:
Anyone used the Cable Techniques connectors or familiar with their cable?
https://www.cabletechniques.com/lopro-xlr-mini-xlr
I like that the exit angle is changable...
Thx
SMsound:
--- Quote from: checht on November 13, 2022, 08:32:20 PM ---Anyone used the Cable Techniques connectors or familiar with their cable?
https://www.cabletechniques.com/lopro-xlr-mini-xlr
I like that the exit angle is changable...
Thx
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^^ If you dig around the reviews in various retailers, you'll find a bunch of reports of both these Cable Techniques and the Switchcraft low profile XLR's failing. That's why I made my own.
About 2 weeks ago, these new alternatives came out. They are made by SquarePlug, which has made good TRS connectors for a long time but never XLR. They look a lot better to me, but nobody has tried them yet, so no reviews. They are straight plugs not right angle:
https://www.performanceaudio.com/squareplug-spxm-low-profile-true-heavy-duty-3-pin-male-xlr-connector-black.html
https://www.performanceaudio.com/squareplug-spxf-low-profile-true-heavy-duty-3-pin-female-xlr-connector-black.html
I'll probably buy some for my next build. If they are good then it would save the annoyance of working with epoxy.
voltronic:
--- Quote from: SMsound on November 17, 2022, 05:20:08 PM ---^^ If you dig around the reviews in various retailers, you'll find a bunch of reports of both these Cable Techniques and the Switchcraft low profile XLR's failing. That's why I made my own.
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That's good to know.
--- Quote from: SMsound on November 17, 2022, 05:20:08 PM ---About 2 weeks ago, these new alternatives came out. They are made by SquarePlug, which has made good TRS connectors for a long time but never XLR. They look a lot better to me, but nobody has tried them yet, so no reviews. They are straight plugs not right angle:
https://www.performanceaudio.com/squareplug-spxm-low-profile-true-heavy-duty-3-pin-male-xlr-connector-black.html
https://www.performanceaudio.com/squareplug-spxf-low-profile-true-heavy-duty-3-pin-female-xlr-connector-black.html
I'll probably buy some for my next build. If they are good then it would save the annoyance of working with epoxy.
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I saw these when they were released, and I was very interested in them. I really want them to have an adjustable exit right-angle version, though.
Thanks for the purchase link on these! Let us know how they are to work with.
voltronic:
SMSound - did you ever purchase any of those SquarePlug XLRs? I will have some new cable builds coming soon and I'm wondering what diameters of cables they work well with, how everything fits together, etc.
SMsound:
--- Quote from: voltronic on December 18, 2022, 12:42:06 PM ---SMSound - did you ever purchase any of those SquarePlug XLRs? I will have some new cable builds coming soon and I'm wondering what diameters of cables they work well with, how everything fits together, etc.
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Not yet! I've almost pulled the trigger a bunch of times but keep putting off my next build.
Their published specs say they accommodate 4.5 — 6.2 MM cable. I've been loving the 3mm Mogami in the first post of this thread, so that means I'll need a bit of heatshrink where the cable enters the XLR (which I would do anyways).
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