I just got a SD702 and the XLR connectors are really close together. I've had my cables coming out at a 45 degree angle upward and to the right (when looking straight onto the connector end of the 702). This was nice because that shoots the cables straight out of my bag with a minimum of cable bending. The problem though is that in this position, only one of the Neutriks will seat all the way down so that it locks. The other Neutrik goes in far enough for the cable to work, but not far enough to lock in. Also, it requires a little bit of jamming force to get the second Neutrik in far enough to make a connection. I didn't want to do this long-term because with enough use I might damage the connectors on the box. So I changed them so that they go straight up...in this position the connectors fit better and I can get the cables to lock down now, but it's still not ideal and now the cables aren't in as good a position in my bag...they have to do a quick 90 degree turn to come out the top of my bag.
I'm sure others have encountered this issue. What I'd most like to do is take the Neutriks apart and make stubbies out of them, but I really don't know what to do to make the stubbies. I've only seen pictures and I like!
Another option would be to grind a little bit of metal off the side of the Neutriks so they don't interfere with each other...so that they kinda mate up a little better.
So, what do ya'll recommend?
Any old threads out there on how to make the stubbies?