Members Tomm Williams Posted September 28, 2011 Members Share Posted September 28, 2011 Shopping for some additional XLR's and I know these guys have a good rep on the forum. They offer 25' XLR's with EWI connectors for about $6.00 less than Neutriks.Are those good connectors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vinny D Posted September 28, 2011 Members Share Posted September 28, 2011 I have about 60 XLR cables from Audiopile all with the EWI connectors on them, some are going on 5+ years of 50-60 shows per without a single failure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flanc Posted September 28, 2011 Members Share Posted September 28, 2011 They work great for me. Like Vinny, 50-60 shows a year for 5+ years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soul-x Posted September 28, 2011 Members Share Posted September 28, 2011 They're good connectors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members abzurd Posted September 28, 2011 Members Share Posted September 28, 2011 Several hundred shows on 25+ XLR cables and not a failure to date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Telecruiser Posted September 28, 2011 Members Share Posted September 28, 2011 I just ordered a couple of 30' cords with Neutrik's from AP because I'm a snob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members I stink at bass Posted September 28, 2011 Members Share Posted September 28, 2011 whats the website? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GoneinUS Posted September 28, 2011 Members Share Posted September 28, 2011 whats the website? http://www.audiopile.net/ They are great people to work with. I have bought quite a bit of stuff through them over the past several months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mutha Goose Posted September 28, 2011 Members Share Posted September 28, 2011 I have about 50 of 'em too and not a single issue or loose connection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fireax Posted September 29, 2011 Members Share Posted September 29, 2011 I have 30+. I've never had a problem with them.I really like the fact that they put the length on the connector. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stix 518 Posted September 29, 2011 Members Share Posted September 29, 2011 Several XLR cords of varying lengths... dozens of shows, nary a problem. I've had way more problems with the off the rack brands I've purchased at GC. Highly endorse the Audiopile cords and will slowly replace all my mongrels with same. Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dogoth Posted September 29, 2011 Members Share Posted September 29, 2011 will slowly replace all my mongrels. Stix Mongrels? :D:D Great term (and so descriptive)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Unalaska Posted September 29, 2011 Members Share Posted September 29, 2011 Got a ton of EWI cables. All have been excellent and very well worth the value going on about 6 years or so with heavy use. I buy 50-100 xlr ends each year it seems for making my own xlrs. One slight problem I've had is with the female XLR ends, there is a rubber retaining ring that can break, I've had 2 or 3 (of several hundred) that seem to have taking more abuse than the others where the rubber ring broke and the silver tab fell out. I still would recommend them over the nuetrik version, they work quite well all around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gonzobassman Posted September 29, 2011 Members Share Posted September 29, 2011 I've had way more problems with the off the rack brands I've purchased at GC. Highly endorse the Audiopile cords and will slowly replace all my mongrels with same. Stix Ditto this!!! Lol Getting ready to place another order in the next day or two in fact! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members twostone Posted September 29, 2011 Members Share Posted September 29, 2011 Mark and Liz are great folks Mark is also a forum member here, and stands behind his products. He's gave me some killer deals in the past and also has helped me with some great advice. Plus IMO the best bang for the buck cables out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Marko Posted September 29, 2011 Members Share Posted September 29, 2011 Mark and Liz are great folks Mark is also a forum member here, and stands behind his products.... Ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bobby1Note Posted September 30, 2011 Members Share Posted September 30, 2011 Almost all of my cables are EWI's,,,stage snake, reel snake, patch snakes, and probably 40-50 mic cables. I haven't had any issues whatsoever. The instrument cables are great too. Excellent value, and great service from Mark and Liz. Pretty hard to beat that combo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gonzobassman Posted September 30, 2011 Members Share Posted September 30, 2011 I like the blue ones!!! At least on the vocal mics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dogoth Posted October 1, 2011 Members Share Posted October 1, 2011 I was having this discussion with another sound guy who said he prefered switchcraft over neutrix. His point was (and a good one) "I have cables that are well over 20 years old with switchcraft ends and they still work perfectly - the neutrix locks sometimes don't function as well or not at all". Here's my take on it. Switchcraft uses better materials (harder steel, better plastic). I've seen almost every other brand of connector get crushed out of round but never a switchcraft. Neutrix (and their many clones) have a MUCH better strain relief system (the two screws over tiny metal plates over rubber is IMO a real POS design). It's sort of a tradeoff. Switchcraft is the winner if you're willing to be retightening screws for the rest of your life, Neutrix is the winner if you don't abuse your cables and are willing to gaff the connections when needed (FWIW the "O" ring gets in the way sometimes and removing it allows it to lock better). Hmmm close call. Back to the OP: Bang for buck yes the EWI cables are great and I'd recommend them highly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TimmyP Posted October 1, 2011 Members Share Posted October 1, 2011 I'll take Neutrik over (old style) Switchcraft (never used the new style), but the EWI are good. It's a lot nicer to use a drop snake and a handful of short cables than it is to use a handful of long cables. EWI's drop snakes are good as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members W. M. Hellinger Posted October 1, 2011 Members Share Posted October 1, 2011 Here's my take on it. Switchcraft uses better materials (harder steel, better plastic). I've seen almost every other brand of connector get crushed out of round but never a switchcraft. Neutrix (and their many clones) have a MUCH better strain relief system (the two screws over tiny metal plates over rubber is IMO a real POS design). It's sort of a tradeoff. Switchcraft is the winner if you're willing to be retightening screws for the rest of your life, Neutrix is the winner if you don't abuse your cables and are willing to gaff the connections when needed (FWIW the "O" ring gets in the way sometimes and removing it allows it to lock better). FWIW, here's my take on Switchcraft (A3F/M type cord ends) vs. Neutrik: The design of a cord end is a bit tricky... especially because of the emerging abundence of grossly out of spec "other" mating products out there (oversized and undersized pins in male connectors, over & undersized ID of connector and mic bodies, etc...). Therefore (good) connectors need to sized to cycle easily while accomodating wide variations of ID and OD connector sizes, but fit snugly to assure good contact... in-other-words, the connector needs to fit loosely, but very snugly. In the past, the Switchcraft design utilized spring loaded balls on the sides of the Female connectors, or the bent spring doo-dads on the sides to keep the female ends snug in male connectors. The Neutrik design utilizes the rubber "O" ring to keep the female ends snug in male connectors. I personally believe the Switchcraft design can be more forgiving of variations in mating connector ID, but I believe the Neutrik design is better from the standpoint of strain relief of the cable. Therefore, I believe a Switchcraft cord end might be the tool for the job if mating with a really tight fitting mating connector, especially in a static application, but the Neutrik design is better in a dynamic application, especially if the mating connector is more faithful to specs (and you don't have to remove the "O" ring to get the connector to latch). I believe the spiral flute design of the contacts in the female XX series connector is a superior design to most other's straight fluted contact designs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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