musicians friend XRL cables

[Nick The Man]

is it a bad thing that every mic cable i use is a musicians friend cable? does it really make a difference

[MadAudio]

For home recording, probably not. Hell, I have a couple myself. As long as they're in good shape, go for it!

It took me years to train my bass player to stop stepping on them, though.

[Ed Dixon]

I have a bunch of their cables that I use for live use every week. Never a problem.

Ed

[Robertt8]

dito. i've got a bunch of these...they work fine.

for a broke man who's pretty light on my gear, it's perfect. if you're going to kick the crap out of it and expect it to last for years, go with something more expensive.

[EdWonbass]

I just bought 10 20' XLR's from them for 25 bucks. They seem to work fine. I doubt they will leave the studio so they won't get abused too much.

[Nick The Man]

yeah i bought that package of 25 but they were 40 bucks when i bought em ......... thanks for the feedback

[fraserhutch]

Originally Posted by Nick The Man

yeah i bought that package of 25 but they were 40 bucks when i bought em ......... thanks for the feedback

Hehe, I think he said he bought 10 of them

[Nick The Man]

oh yeah oops that what i meant

[thajeremy]

I bought 10 and 2 of them crapped out the first time I used them. This is the second time i bought the 10 pack and I think it will be the last. I had trouble the first time and said that I wouldnt buy them again, but I needed several cables at once and thought for the price ill give them another shot....I just bought 500 feet of mic cable and im in the process of making a 30' snake for recording. NO MORE MUSICIANS FRIEND CABLES!!!

[Enzo Polotso]

i bought a bunch when they were like $3 each, like 12 of em. They're all still going strong, no problems

[fritzmusic]

I thought they were an awesome value but with a glitch (what great deals aren't?). First thing I noticed about mine were the very loose-fitting set screws in the XLR plugs. They didn't seem to fit tightly enough even after almost stripping one out in an attempt to repair. I replaced all of them and torqued in some better-fitting standard computer screws and that fixed the problem for me. I've used mine for about 9 months now..

[DigitalDon]

I've bought about 2 dozen of them over the last year or 2 for live use. Over that time I've had 3 go out. I cut the connectors off and toss them in the toolbox. I think I paid $2.50 a piece for them on sale. I just wish they were 25' rather than 20'. That extra couple of feet makes a difference in having or not having to double up cable lengths. For studio use I make my own cables with Belden wire and Neutrik connectors.

DD