Cable Matters 2-Pack Premium Long XLR to XLR Cables - 35ft, Male to Female Microphone Cable, Oxygen-Free Copper (OFC) Mic Cord, Black

I have hundreds of XLR cables as I run a recording studio. I'm constantly purchasing new cables of various cost and quality to either hook up rack gear or use for microphones cabling. These cables are being used for my purpose to use with a set of studio monitors. Thicker gauge cables than I expected and they seem quite sturdy. XLR connectors look great and these seem like they would stand up to abuse if used daily. Good sound quality with no obvious concerns. A great cheaper option for cabling!

TL;DR: These cables are extremely nice quality and are free of interference and defects for a fairly low price.I ordered these because the last few cables I bought from CableMatters were pretty good quality and arrived very quickly. These were also the right length and price for what I was looking for, except I was going to end up with *2* cables for the price I was expecting to pay for a single cable.They came in a padded Amazon envelope and inside a single plastic bag within this envelope; the bag also had a large label on it saying it should contain 2 cables and warning the distributor that they are to stay packaged together in a pair. I guess they've had issues with separation, kind of made me laugh a tiny bit because this warning label is so prominent.I disassembled the connector on the female end just enough to check the assembly and material quality, since I just assembled one of these recently and I knew it would be easy to take apart and put back together. I wanted to make sure I got what CableMatters claims to sell, and I'm happy to say it looks like it's all exactly what they said it is on their site.WIRE/CABLE:Anyway, these cables are very thickly insulated with copper braid shielding. Supposedly there's foil in their under the copper braiding, but I couldn't see it in there and I don't want to damage anything digging for it. (Braided shielding is more effective, more expensive, and usually provides lower resistance path to ground than foil, but adding a layer of foil provides complete coverage against interference.)Inside of the shielding, there are two conductors (separately insulated wires--hot and ground) that are very thin gauge. I'm not sure what gauge, but I'm guessing it's like 24 or 26 AWG.The jacket of the cable (outermost layer) is soft, thick, and should be made of PVC but I don't know how to tell what the material actually is. Scratching it with my nail doesn't seem to hurt it. Text is printed at regular intervals on it in a very clear font; it contains their logo and reads, "Cable Matters (THEIR WEBSITE URL)HIGH QUALITY MICROPHONE CABLE" and does not otherwise describe the ratings or properties of the cable; I would have liked to know the ratings and maybe who manufactures the cable material (I don't think CM makes the wire in-house, I think they just modify and assemble it), but that's me.CONNECTORS:You can disassemble these connectors by gently unscrewing the black plastic strain relief cones from the metal connector housings.The connectors seem to be some Neutrik XLR gold-plated connectors, which have been repainted in semi-gloss black, do not have the stamped NEUTRIK labels on the strain relief or housing, and have a silkscreened small CableMatters logo opposite of the latching mechanism. I'm not sure which model line (eg XX, EMC) the connectors are, and I can't be completely sure if they are actually NEUTRIK or just look the same. The springy plastic ring around the strain relief can probably be swapped for Neutrik's XXR-n (swap n for numbers 0 through 9) color coding rings. These are currently $0.25 or so each if you order them from electrical supply companies, such as Mouser or Allied, but if you really want them from an Amazon vendor, I saw a listing selling them for $6 *each* with an additional ~$7 in shipping, or another listing that sells them for about $8 shipped. :)The paint looks like the polyester powdercoating that I've seen on Hoffman industrial enclosures at work, except thinner, so I believe it's the same stuff. It's not a very tough paint, in my experience; it will probably scuff somewhat easily if you drag or hit it against metal, but I also think that since it's thin, it probably is at least not going to have poor adhesion or just flake off, and it shouldn't get damaged by fingernails, wood, or plastic.The wires and shielding are soldered to the connector pins and tab; the solder is shiny, I was not able to pry off any connections with my fingernail (I'd rather know if they are cold-soldered sooner rather than in the middle of a gaming session), and the insulation of the wires and connector isolator material are not deformed or melted. These cables are probably assembled by hand and the workmanship is absolutely fantastic.SOUND QUALITY:Using the direct monitor setting, even with my pre-amp's mic gain setting turned all the way to +60 dB, the sound through this cable is crystal-clear and no detectable hiss. I can clearly hear sparrows chirping and wind blowing through my open window with how high I have the gain set; when I swap to my old cobbled-together coax abomination cable, there is a lot of popping, there is a low hum, and everything going through my mic sounds horribly distorted. I wish I had a "real" XLR cable that I could compare it to.NOTE: My pre-amp has noise filtering, so it's possible that some interference may still be getting picked up in this cable and the amp is managing to filter it all out enough that I can't detect it at full gain. The pre-amp definitely doesn't filter much noise from my other cable, though, so I think this cable from CM blocks interference extremely well.

Needed some shorter mic cords for karaoke business. Great quality for the price. Connections are sturdy and the length is great for the smaller places we set up at. You can still walk a good ways away without issue. They are a great pick up if you are looking for some new cords.

I used them to build a sound box for battery operated audio used for remote performances. Nice working with a short length instead of coiling feet of useless cable. Worked great!

Good length and quality for a DJ setup

These are the perfect size, perfect length, and they are well-built

These are great quality cables. Nice and thick and the connections are very sturdy. I can’t speak about the internal components, but haven’t gotten any hun or buzzing so far. Would recommend these for any in home studio or practice space.

I purchased these 35 foot XLR cables to run from my speaker system outward to my desk area for my day to day use in a classroom setting. So far, after 30+ days of daily use these cables have held up nicely and are continuing to provide quality audio to my classroom. One of the challenges that I have with these cables are that they really want to curl up on itself. I often have to spend time untangling them at the end of the week because they want to become curly and roll up.Overall, I would recommend these cables. They are affordable and work well even when used frequently.

These are a very robust cable, much more so than I’ve seen in the 30 years I’ve spent in the music business. Now why don’t they make a 25’ and 50’ cable??? I’d buy them for sure.

Compré los de 10 mts y a 1 año de uso medio, todavía sirven y no me han representado ningun problema

it serves my needs

..espectacular....llegó mucho antes de lo previsto

Muy buen producto.. cables de uso rudo., recomendado