Originally Posted by
Ponder5
Pretty much anything you end up with is gonna be a snake of some sort.
So whether you build/spec a particular cable or simply lace some cables as a harness, it is the same.
Were it me I'd build it, BUT I have all the tech and tools req'd. Granted, not much is req'd for cable fab, but it's something that no all musicians can do.
Pretty sure you could combine the piezo outs into a single stereo cable (two conductor/common shield). You could go 1/8" (3.5mm) to lose some bulk. But i don't think you can share the same shield/ground with your mic cables and still have dependable noise mitigation. It might work until some stray lighting signal started messing with your electro-pixies and then it'd crackle all night. So keeping those grounds separate (mic/piezo) is probably best.
Again, you could combine your mics into common ground XLR4 setup. As a snake cable, stereo+XLR4 is not hardly impossible, but you'll pay for it. Again, I'd look to lacing and a woven synthetic over-sleeve, say 1/2", that would make a pretty nice run and be stage-hardened. I don't think this will ever be as flexible as a mic or guitar cable, but won't be a fencepost by a long way. It could lay nicely, certainly. I've put more into harnesses that laid and gripped quite nicely, anyway.
Neutrik is a name-brand premium connector, of course. I have a big drawer of them. Can't go wrong. But Canon is every bit as good in almost every respect. So is Switchcraft, AT&T, and the occasional Amphenol. It's very often that people shop name brand for no reason - and i do mean no reason. I was once trapped into the Mogami cult back in the 90s. Roger Nichols used them so should all of us, right? MOST of the time -- almost all the time -- the reputation of these brands are based on rare or unthinkable situations. If someone says a brand is rugged, and some like Neutrik are, it's not because they conduct electricity any better, but sometimes hold up better if a roadie steps on one plugged-in or a cart rolls over one without bending. If you're counting on that, go for rugged.
But figure this, the Neutrik 1/4" plug is not and cannot be any stronger than anyone else's simply because no matter how big the shell is, it's still a cantilever 1/4" shaft. I've not found a better XLR connector than the original Canon. And even then, i've never, ever, broken one. So in my estimation, the connector world is a very mature technology and anything but the Cheapistan crap is gonna perform pretty darned well.
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