XLR Microphone Cable 200 FT, XLR Male to Female Balanced Mic Cable, 3-Pin Shielded Speaker Cord, Zinc Alloy Connectors, 22AWG Pure Copper, Metal Spring SR, Recording Studio, Podcast, Black

This is a great buy for the money. I got this cable for my karaoke show because SOMEONE (brother-in-law, I'm looking at you) always likes to cruise the audience and sing to some unsuspecting female (the audience always loves this so I'm not really complaining!)This is an excellent cable, with metal (not PLASTIC!) XLR connectors and metal coils on each end as strain reliefs. The cable is substantial and all components are very high quality. I got the 100 ft one, and it is more than twice as long as my next longest mike cable... but so far, no hum or noise coming from the cable in a cranked-up amplifier. I'm pleased.A reviewer here mentioned a wiring error on the cable that could cause a ground loop or noise, and indeed my cable is wired that way too (pin 1 tied to XLR shell). In my application connecting a microphone to the karaoke amplifier, this doesn't appear to be a problem (I hear no noise at all). On my cable, the wire between pin 1 and the shell contactor could be easily snipped if that caused a problem.Here's something that I love about this cable... it's GREEN! All my other cables are black, but I may buy a couple more cables in different colors. This is because it makes it so easy to associate an input (and input controls) with a given mike, so I can adjust things in real time by color. Such a simple pleasure!I've had this cable in use for about 5 months now and it has held up very well under "road" conditions. It may be my favorite mike cable.Definitely Recommend.

The Kxable mic cable is pretty good. The cable stock looks to be of good design. Double shielded, copper over foil, with additional strengthening fibers inside. The soldering skill is decent, with no cold or dirty joints. The cable assembler tied the XLR Shell to Pin1, which is generally a no-no for analog audio. XLR shells should almost always be floating relative to the cable, so that they may ground to the chassis at the device. In a "properly" designed device, either Pin1 and the shell will tie to chassis at the same point local to the connector, or the shell directly to chassis at the connector and Pin1 to a low-impedance bus bar and then to chassis. Unfortunately, many improperly designed devices will tie Pin1 to the circuit ground on the PCB, which then ties to chassis far away, often near the power input, injecting shield noise across the PCB. Having Pin1 tied to shell in a cable plugged into a device like that now means that there are multiple paths from circuit ground to chassis ground. The main time I can think where you might want shells terminated inside the cable is for digital cables that are intended to be daisy-chained. In that scenario, it creates a continuous shield around the "splice". You'll still need to be sure that the devices on both ends terminate Pin1 directly to the chassis as close to the connector as possible. It would be easy enough to just snip the connection inside the XLR connector, except on one of the connectors the assembler brought the shield conductor to the shell tab first, then to Pin1, so snipping it would lift Pin1 on that end, which depending on specific application you might want or not. Not a big deal, there's plenty of conductor length to desolder it from the tab and move it over.

This is a great cable for the price. It is well put together, the connectors are solid, and it has a nice weight to it. For how long it is, can't ask for much better at the price point, highly recommend!

If you have ever worked with pro-audio before, you know that cables are always in need of maintenance and that nothing beats a good inventory of good, quality cables in many different lengths. I knew I could use another 100' cable and decided to order this one and give it a try.The cable has a good quality feel and the ends are very sturdy. The XLR connectors snap firmly into place and there is no hum or hiss coming from the cable itself. The audio quality is as good as any of my cables and it sure feels like this will last the test of time.

I am skeptical of any cabling over 50ft - but that's just me. So I wasn't sure if this was going to work or not. But so far, it seems to be holding the signal without any hum or noise. I really didn't need it, but I wanted it just in case I had to place a speaker on the other side of the room and run a cable around the perimeter of the banquet facility for my mobile DJ setup. I compared the thickness of the cord to all my other XLRs and it does feel just slightly thicker, probably due to the lower gauge wire that is used. I am not quite sure what to make of the coil around the ends, but I think that is to help prevent kinking and detaching from the housing. So far, so good!

. . . you probably need two. This cable is fairly thick though I'm not sure what the gauge of the wire itself is. The XLR connectors are all metal as opposed to the commonly seen plastic screw on backs, and the strain relief is a metal spring on each end. Seems well constructed and it should work well in heavy duty applications. My only complaint is the three velcro cable wraps were way too short for a cable this long, even when wrapped in long loops.

In the world of audio cables there is a minimum of necessary function and then there are infinite upgrades. There are plenty of fancier cables than these but these do exactly what I need them to do. I have a podcasting studio set up in a spare bedroom. I record both audio and video. I have a couple of RØDE NTG2's and an Audio Technica 2040 for guests. None of these are high-end performance premium mics. They are all pretty darn good and more than enough to record a podcast and have it sound professional. At my level I am not able to hear the difference in cables between this and the other budget cables I purchased from Sweetwater (who I love).Knowing what cable goes to what source is an important usability factor. These stand out and have springs on common wear points. Granted, my studio is not nearly as hard on equipment as being on the road would be. These will never mechanically wear out in my house. Overall, I like it, it does everything I could ask of it.

Nice cable to work with and seems pretty good quality pulls out well coils up nicely and sound quality is as good as anything.