Cable snakes

[abt]

Someone asked me how these worked "being so thin" my answer was I that because they are used in a static way ie not being moved around a lot that they don't need ridged insulation.

I must admit that it always been a perception of mine that the thick insulation would help to eliminate noise but thinking about it more it probably only stops it flexing and protects the cable from impacts etc.

Am I correct in these assumptions or are these types of cable crap? I've got a a similar one that has never caused me any problems but its got me thinking.

 

[MarcusGHedwig]

I don't think particularly thick insulation is needed because they're balanced...

 

[drew_drummer]

I don't think particularly thick insulation is needed because they're balanced...

+1

These cables are good for just hooking up your studio in a static manner; say for a patchbay and a bunch of rack effects. I wouldn't use them for anything other than that though, since they're quite unwieldy.

 

[Charlie E.]

Speaking of snakes...
I'm probably going to need to rebuy one.
I sold my old one which was a 16/4 livewire when I thought I was done tracking, but I was wrong
Any recommendations?

 

[TheWinterSnow]

Two words, low impedance. Low impedance does not require large cables, as they can deal with a fair amount of resistance before they begin to loose signal, that is why high impedance cables like instrument cables are fairly large to prevent as much cable resistance as possible, but this is not a problem with mics. Low impedance signals also are less prone to noise. The thickness of the wire itself does not dictate quality, as most mics use 32AWG to connect the diaphragm to the XLR Terminals.

In terms of durability they use stranded wire so that the cable will be more flexible, as long as you are not trying the kink the wire or bend/contort to extremes, they will not break or fall apart.