Ron wrote:

On 17/09/2010 11:51, Michael A. Terrell wrote:

Ron wrote:

On 16/09/2010 19:26, Michael A. Terrell wrote:

Ron wrote:

On 16/09/2010 17:43, Michael A. Terrell wrote:

Ron wrote:

On 16/09/2010 16:15, thanatoid wrote:
David wrote in
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Thanks for the first and only really helpful reply in this
whole damn thread.

You, sir, are a gentleman and a scholar. Sure enough,
removing the nut from the phone jack allowed the whole unit
to slip rather easily out of the case (I used a heavy knife
blade betwixt the case and chassis to start it).

WHAT? You did NOT do that when you removed all the screws? I
have not been reading the thread carefully ever since you
ignored my request for a photograph, but DUUH!

The amp appears to be fine; there's either a problem with
the XLR mike input jack, or with the mike cable we were
using. (Can't test because I have no XLR plugs.)

WHERE are you (as in, forest, garage with NO tools, an audio
shop run by Scientologists who believe the e-meter is the only
piece of electronic test equipment anyone needs) ????????

SIGH.

BTW, I have learned over the last 4 decades that it's ALWAYS the
cable (and if it's not, you **still** test any cables FIRST
before you do ANYTHING, including attempting to open an audio
box [when you should let your friends open your canned food for
you] let alone flooding an NG with clueless posts for a week),
and /had/ you posted like a person with a clue, I would have
told you to try another cable - I know you don't have one, BUY
one!

!!!!!!

In the world of professional audio, it`s hardly ever the cable!


That depends on the quality of the materials and who made them.


In the world of professional audio, it`s hardly ever the cable!

Professional quality cable, professional quality connectors and
professional quality workmanship.


There is a wide variation in all three.



In your world maybe.


If it makes you happy to think so. I've seen some real crap on the
market that was called 'professional quality'. BTW, I owned a
commercial sound business for about 15 years. I also saw equipment&
cabling that was 20 years old and still working fine. I see more and
more crap being made overseas that claim to be high quality or
professional quality that will be lucky to not be in a landfill in a
couple years.



There you go then. You are confusing crap chinese, prepacked cables with
the words 'Professional' on the packet, for cables which are hand made
using the finest quality cable and connectors. There is very little 'on
the market' that is anywhere near professional quality. Most pro
companies either build their own cabling or have it made by companies
specialising in producing cabling for industry use. When your livelihood
depends on performance, you don't use 'Monster' cables!

In my forty some years experience of working in professional audio, I
have found that it's very rare for a properly made cable to fail without
outside intervention.


I made all of my own cables. Some are still good, after 40 years.

I was a broadcast engineer at three TV stations and several radio
stations during that time. We NEVER bought cables. I preferred
Switchcraft connectors and Belden wire. I've had idiots drive over a
pair of mated Switchcraft XLR connectors on concrete. All it did was
scratch the finish.



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