Inexpensive Audio cable for Epic - New in RED.com store

[Mitch Martinez]

Hi Guys,

I just saw this for the first time today. It looks like it's single channel input but for $45, it might be perfect for certain jobs...

http://www.red.com/store/cables/product/xlr-microphone-cable-20

 

[Alan Skinner]

The ones I got were 7.95 each. I will test and let you know if they are good enough when I get my EPIC in a week or so. Fingers and toes and everthing else crossed. (hope it comes with enough aks to test at least)

 

[D Fuller]

Hi Guys,

I just saw this for the first time today. It looks like it's single channel input but for $45, it might be perfect for certain jobs...

http://www.red.com/store/cables/product/xlr-microphone-cable-20

Perfect. I've been dropping hints that they should do this for a while now. this should keep a lot of people out of trouble. And it's right in line with the cost of the Mogami cables. You can find cheaper, but I'm sure these are excellent quality, and you can count on compatibility.

 

[Mark Toia]

Just what I was looking for...

Now all I need is cool solid little self powered mic.

Hi Guys,

I just saw this for the first time today. It looks like it's single channel input but for $45, it might be perfect for certain jobs...

http://www.red.com/store/cables/product/xlr-microphone-cable-20

 

[Mitch Martinez]

Just what I was looking for...

Now all I need is cool solid little self powered mic.

Agreed. We'll find one... Especially since we might not have phantom power for a while.

 

[Steve Johnson]

Bought two. Will test with my Sennheiser M66 mic when it arrives.

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[Jason Wingrove]

Good on red for offering this !

But to the rest... Youve all been waiting for a 3.5mm to xlr cable? Can nobody solder? :wink5:

 

[Mark Toia]

Youve all been waiting for a 3.5mm to xlr cable? Can nobody solder? :wink5:

hahahahaa.. your right you know.

This is the lazy part coming out of me....

 

[Stuart English]

We saw enough comments on this issue that we knew we'd best serve our customers by offering a RED cable option.

http://www.red.com/store/cables/prod...phone-cable-20

You now have the option to save a few bucks but with the risk of ordering / building the wrong type of adaptor cable, or you can buy a professional grade cable from RED.

 

[Sven Seynaeve]

great

 

[PaulClements]

$45 seems quite a lot. What's the difference between Red's cable and this one which costs £1.49
Aren't these fairly standard cables?
Paul

 

[Oscar Ubilluz]

Hey guys, CinemaOxide has been carrying this item already and it's much cheaper:
http://www.cinemaoxide.com/audio-cable-epic.php

 

[Dave Weber]

I got a pair that work great from Amazon and paid about $10 each. I also frankensteined a pair into a little project box that resembles wooden cameras "A-Box".

 

[Hudson Tanimoto]

But to the rest... Youve all been waiting for a 3.5mm to xlr cable? Can nobody solder? :wink5:

I've been making my own... but there seems to be a lack of good quality solderable 3.5mm jacks.

 

[Mitch Martinez]

I kind of wished I had known about the cinema oxide cable before I ordered the RED audio cable. It costs $20 less and looks pretty much identical. I'll probably buy a cinema oxide cable as a back-up and then compare the two. I'll report any differences I notice.

http://www.cinemaoxide.com/audio-cable-epic.php

 

[Steve Wake]

I've been making my own... but there seems to be a lack of good quality solderable 3.5mm jacks.

Try these: http://www.markertek.com/Connectors...nectors/Neutrik-USA-Inc/NTP3RC.xhtml?NTP3RC-B

Good enough for Wooden Camera and View Factor. The black ones look plastic, but the shell is actually metal. I've used hundreds of these to make flash cables.

 

[Hudson Tanimoto]

Love Neutriks and use them a lot but they are expensive here. Might have to do a big order from the US and save some money.

 

[Marc Wielage]

Note that I believe that pro audio suppliers like Coffey Sound and LSC in LA, Trew Audio in Nashville, and Gotham Sound in NYC are offering similar Epic XLR adapter cables for about $25 or so. A 20" length of cable with a Neutrik XLR on one end and an 1/8" right-angled TRS is not a big deal to create, even assuming extremely good-quality cable (which would be about $2); plugs are about $3 each. $8 worth of parts, ten minutes of labor.

I agree with previous comments that the Hosa cables are pretty cheap and crappy, and they wouldn't be my first choice.

I'd like to see somebody make a dual cable with two 1/8" TRS plugs on one end and two female XLRs on the other end, with a single rubber outer shrink layer, just to handle 2 channels. This is doable and would be worth $50.

 

[Glen David Miller]

Wait... what? The Epic Doesn't Provide Phantom Power yet? Really? Well, so much for those $1000.00 mics I just planned to rent. Pre-Amp Time I guess?? Now, where did I put that Rolls PB224 Phantom Power box???

-Glen

 

[Gary Paul Walker]

$45 seems quite a lot. What's the difference between Red's cable and this one which costs £1.49
Aren't these fairly standard cables?
Paul

Has this one been tested with the Epic/Scarlet - Id be interested to know if there were any differences...