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maddrummer
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I'm looking for a 100' 12in x 4 out XLR snake. If anyone has a good one for sale or knows where I can get one for around $250 and less, let me know. Thanks........Josh
skippy
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New? No.
I bought a ProCo Stagemaster (entry-level) 8x4 snake new for $250 about a year ago- and had 3 channels turn out to be intermittent on arrival, new, out of the box.
Snakes are very labor-intensive, with respect to the parts cost: it takes a lot of handwork and soldering, but the connectors, box, and wire are pretty much a fixed cost from the cheapest to the best. The cheapo snakes use cheapo insulation-displacement XLR connectors, and the Switchcraft variants of these absolutely *suck* (any line can short to the shell, and therefore chassis ground, unless care is used: bad news for your signal). The Neutrik ones appear to suck as well, but perhaps a little less- at least they don't appear to short pins to the shell randomly, or quirte as much.
Anyway, the first thing I had to do with my "bargain" snake was pull all the XLRs off the fan, and replace them with properly soldered real XLRs, as opposed to the cheapo insulation-displacement *crap*. That cost me the cost of the connectors and my time to do the work: it was a net lose, compared to buying a good snake up front, and I had to do the work in the room at a live recording date. Not Good.
There ain't no such thing as a free lunch, and when you save money here, you'll end up losing reliability *there*: usually, in the long run. Caveat emptor: buy good shit once, or buy cheap shit twice. It's your call!
I bought a ProCo Stagemaster (entry-level) 8x4 snake new for $250 about a year ago- and had 3 channels turn out to be intermittent on arrival, new, out of the box.
Snakes are very labor-intensive, with respect to the parts cost: it takes a lot of handwork and soldering, but the connectors, box, and wire are pretty much a fixed cost from the cheapest to the best. The cheapo snakes use cheapo insulation-displacement XLR connectors, and the Switchcraft variants of these absolutely *suck* (any line can short to the shell, and therefore chassis ground, unless care is used: bad news for your signal). The Neutrik ones appear to suck as well, but perhaps a little less- at least they don't appear to short pins to the shell randomly, or quirte as much.
Anyway, the first thing I had to do with my "bargain" snake was pull all the XLRs off the fan, and replace them with properly soldered real XLRs, as opposed to the cheapo insulation-displacement *crap*. That cost me the cost of the connectors and my time to do the work: it was a net lose, compared to buying a good snake up front, and I had to do the work in the room at a live recording date. Not Good.
There ain't no such thing as a free lunch, and when you save money here, you'll end up losing reliability *there*: usually, in the long run. Caveat emptor: buy good shit once, or buy cheap shit twice. It's your call!
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GROOVEJIVEY
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Hey Joshmaddrummer said:
Skippy's right, you can buy good shit once, or cheap shit twice... Having said that, I think I may be able to get you a snake with 12 in, 4 out XLR snake, 100'. However, I need some more info from you, so that I know exactly what I'm looking for. And yes, for $250.00 or less, I think. Shoot me an email at jwleopold@kih.net, & let's figure something out!
Groove.
dragonworks
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Monty is allways rambling on about a snake over in the dragon cave.
Fmmahoganyrush
Pleads the 5th...
Hey Josh. I have a snake. I think it's a 100' job, with a shit load of in's and out's. I can't really remember what it has, but I'll try to dig it out today and let you know. I know the cable for it still has some un-used ends that you can add stuff too. I think it might be a home-made job, but I'll dig it up and let you know what it's got. Tom.
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GROOVEJIVEY
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Hey Josh
I checked 1st thing this am, I can get you what you want, cost is going to be $250.00, + shipping to your location. Let me know something, Rock on!
Groove.
I checked 1st thing this am, I can get you what you want, cost is going to be $250.00, + shipping to your location. Let me know something, Rock on!
Groove.