A very timely topic for me. I came here specifically to see if anybody else had trouble with Hosa cables. I just bought a pair of insert Y-cables that are both Hosa. I would have liked to have gotten something else but after going to nearly every music and hi-fi store in St. Louis all I ever found by way of insert Y-cables was Hosa so I was stuck. Besides, it's just insert cabling and I figured, "how bad could they be for that?" Well, let me tell you, this stuff is terrible! I'm actually picking up radio stations with my effects units running these Hosa Y-cables! And the humm is unbelievable too. I was replacing some old Switchcraft cables that worked great. I only replaced them because I needed some that were a tad longer.
I have to wonder if Hosa cables are even sheilded? I've looked up and down the packages they came in and it says nothing on them about it being sheilded anywhere. With the humm and radio interferience I'm picking up it leads me to believe they must not be sheilded at all. Why the heck are music stores bothering to sell unshielded cables to begin with?
I know there are some other guys who come to this website from St. Louis. Do any of you know a place in town I can get Swistchcraft cables? I've looked everywhere I can think of and just can't seem to find it anymore.
BTW, I agree with the Monster cable assessment. Not near enough there to warrant that kind of price. How hard is it to carry 5 lousy volts? You could do that on a strand of hair. What you're really paying for is good shielding and sturdy connections. That shouldn't be very hard or expensive to make.
