My first nylon sleeved 3.5mm IC's
Length: 90cm
Cable: 6 OD, White Heavy Duty Microphone, 2 core + shield, cotton + rubber insulation
Connector: Switchcraft 3.5mm
Sleeve: 6mm Stretch Nylon UV Blue
Length: 25cm
Cable: 6 OD, White Heavy Duty Microphone, 2 core + shield, cotton + rubber insulation
Connector: Switchcraft 3.5mm
Sleeve: 6mm Stretch Nylon UV Blue
Length: 13cm
Cable: 4 OD, Black Microphone, 2 core + shield
Connector: Neutrik Rean 3.5mm
Sleeve: 6mm Stretch Nylon UV Blue
Plugged into my M50:
My first time using Switchcraft, and I love them! I have only worked with Neutrik Rean in the past, which are slightly easier to work with, but much harder to re-use, the Switchcrafts are beasts and will take much more of a beating than the Neutriks, I have also found the connection with the male Switchcrafts to females A LOT stronger than the Neutriks, despite the size of it, it still connects into my Galaxy S with the Otterbox case on, with ease!
Initially I found the Switchcrafts a nightmare to work with, as the solder joints kept crossing over after screwing the cap on, had to fiddle around with electrical tape. In the end I removed the plastic tubing and snapped off an excess piece of metal, which solved the problem. This was more of a problem due to the 6 OD cable on top of the sleeving and tubing.
The nylon greatly improved the strength of the cables and I think it looks rather cool and unique. I had a very difficult time getting the Neutriks caps onto the cable with the sleeving on as the hole was so tiny!
Tomorrow I will be putting some clear heat shrink over the bottom of the plugs and cables when it comes through the post tomorrow, fingers crossed!
From here on I think I will be buying Switchcraft connectors only, just wish they were easier to work with!