Those $3 mini XLR's with all the right bits are looking better and better every moment, eh? 😀
Okay, you are right about me joking. But as much as you didn't like what I suggested to you, some others might have trouble being convinced to buy connectors they don't want. That they might learn from experience may not be enough to convince them either. If you don't believe in something, you might feel stupid for trying it, as one possibility.
Kamis, maybe things have not started off not very well, but I might agree with you to some extent. In the history of audio and as measurement technology has evolved, at times people who relied on what they could measure with a given technology later turned out to be wrong about what humans can hear. That being said, measurement technology has improved over time and gotten a lot better. At the same time, it is well known that people can believe they hear things that just aren't there. It's something similar to the placebo effect that is well known in medicine and affects all humans to some extent at times. So, we have limits to what we can measure, and limits to what we can hear, and history has shown that errors have occurred with both. So, wanting to measure, especially given the best measurements we can make today is not a bad idea at all.
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And here I thought the differential amplifier was to put more stress on the power supply transformer thereby making a louder hum.
Gees I learn something new every day.
I guess I was confused some sellers list them as Neutrik/Rean. The main Neutrik site does not have mini's listed.
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I'd have to check I shared a spool with someone on the micbuilders list years ago. Certainly one of those.
Ah, ok. Rean is a brand that's owned by Neutrik and produced in China. I think all Neutrik-branded stuff is made in Liechtenstein.
I much prefer the Reans to the Switchcraft (who first designed and patented the mini-XLR). Love the collet/chuck strain relief like that used on the Neutrik full size XLRs. All the other copies are knockoffs of the original Switchcraft.
One thing I don't like about them is the rubber boot with the tiny exit which can sometimes split depending on the size cable you push through it. When I used them for my aftermarket headphone cables for Audeze headphones, I would chuck the *** end into a cordless drill, spin them up and use a razor knife to slice off about an eighth inch from the end of the boot.
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I like the single serve 2697. Double serves are too fussy. Can't stand braided shields. 😀
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Difficult when you want to take your gear to your friends house (assuming you have friends, of course) or they want to bring their gear to yours.
Other than that, Switchcraft made some mini XLRs back in what, the 1980s I think, that I liked very much. Seemed to have caught on like room heaters in the Amazon... airconditioners in the Arctic? 🙄
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Afraid I even have gold plated WBT crimping pliers (0403)
Someone please hit me hard on the back of my consumer head
Someone please hit me hard on the back of my consumer head
I guess that's not a very common issue for me. I don't have friends, and certainly none that I'd be worrying about xlr/mini-xlr intercompatibility or exchanging gear. 😀
Surface Noise Emulation Ultra - SNEU
So, in light of the need to be able to compare LP to digital sources in a fair way, I am in the testing phase now, and hope to be able to introduce in early spring 2017 the Surface Noise Emulator Ultra.
After significant testing and measurement it has been decided that the average level of the SNEU unit is -63.8dB. You will be able to both play this back via separate speakers (if you have the gear on hand), mix with the signal source AND importantly import the algorithm onto your computer and embed in copies of your digital files.
Now, for the first time you will be able to effectively compare LP and Digital on equal footing.
Interestingly enough blind testers have reported that when using the SNEU digital sources sound more "liquid" and "natural".
White papers coming from the research department soon.
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So, in light of the need to be able to compare LP to digital sources in a fair way, I am in the testing phase now, and hope to be able to introduce in early spring 2017 the Surface Noise Emulator Ultra.
After significant testing and measurement it has been decided that the average level of the SNEU unit is -63.8dB. You will be able to both play this back via separate speakers (if you have the gear on hand), mix with the signal source AND importantly import the algorithm onto your computer and embed in copies of your digital files.
Now, for the first time you will be able to effectively compare LP and Digital on equal footing.
Interestingly enough blind testers have reported that when using the SNEU digital sources sound more "liquid" and "natural".
White papers coming from the research department soon.
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If that's important to you, it's easy to make a cable. Me, I build stuff for my own use so I don't have to deal with QWERTY compromises.
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