Cheap, Thick, Audio Cable >> Mini?

[Corbet]

First of all, many people may disagree with me but I have the firm thought that most expensive cables are snake-oil.

I'm just looking for some quality thick cable that goes from mini to RCA. I wish for it to have thick round shielding.

Looking for as cheap as possible. Advice?

 

[meat01]

Your best bet is to probably contact www.apuresound.com or some of the other members that do DIY (Turbo?) and tell them what you would like.

You can also look in the for sale forum.

 

[Killercrush]

I wouldn't recommend APureSound if you're looking for cheaper stuff than Dimarzio, not that Alex makes bad cables but it's a bit more expensive than Dimarzio. I owned a IC from him and it was really really good BTW, just not what I would call a bang for the buck product, more of a ''I'll never have to buy another cable'' type. APureSound cables and cheap shouldn't be mentioned in the same sentence IMO.

Maybe you should contact Turbo, I guess he can make you one for about $50-60.

 

[gritzcolin]

http://reviews.pricegrabber.com/port...ies/m/4706003/

Its a nice cable and can be had pretty cheap.

 

[meat01]

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APureSound cables and cheap shouldn't be mentioned in the same sentence IMO.

Oops, I thought his prices were similar to Turbo's. My bad. I figured maybe he could do a cheaper custom solution.

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http://reviews.pricegrabber.com/port...ies/m/4706003/ Its a nice cable and can be had pretty cheap.

I agree, but they do not have the mesh techflex or whatever it is called.

 

[royalcrown]

If you have the technical ability, I suggest making your own. Grab a pair of high quality RBA/mini plugs (Switchcraft/Canare are obvious suspects), your favorite color of starquad mic cable, and some techflex if you want - maybe some heatshrink for labelling the R/L channels, or colored electrical tape. I built a 10ft. mini-mini for less than 20 bucks, and it's pretty solid. That price was also with techflex, which really doesn't do anything but add visual appeal (it's expensive, too, much more than the cable itself), so you could probably build one for cheaper than mine.

If DIY is out of the question, grab the monster cable listed above. Monster's usually somewhat overpriced, but in this situation it's pretty reasonable. IMHO I think the DIY cable will be higher quality though.

 

[aych]

thick and mini usually doesn't go too well together i find. you'll have problems trying to get the sleeves in the plugs!

 

[penger]

What about something from bluejeanscable? You might have to email them about pricing though.

 

[fordgtlover]

Some of the Neutrik minis have a bigger opening to cater for the standard 6mm starquad (L-4E6S). Otherwise you can try the starquad mini (L-4E5C).

I have made a few of these and they sound fine to my ears.

 

[gritzcolin]

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Originally Posted by meat01 /img/forum/go_quote.gif I agree, but they do not have the mesh techflex or whatever it is called.

Mine does.

 

[warrior05]

Though I'm a firm believer in cabling making a difference, I also believe above a certain price point the returns drastically diminish. And that price point is pretty low. I absolutely love Mogami's mini mic quad cable which can be had for relatively little money. Terminate with Neutrik's mini plug (casing needs to be enlarged a bit to fit around the rubber sheath) and inexpensive but very nice Neutrik RCAs and you've got quite the nice IC for little money.