Hello everyone,
Quick question... after reading some post I decided to order some cable (Mogami 2549) and connectors (Neutrik NP3C) to build my own... so, I did and when I tried one out by inserting a RNC into a RNP... it didn't sound very good... sounded lofi and a *tiny* bit crackly...
I cut the shield on one side to see if that was the problem, and yeah, that wasn't a good idea at all! ...
so I thought it might be my equipment, and I tried a cheap Hosa patch cable in place of the Mogami/Neutrik and... it sounded fine... clear and everything...
Now, a hosa cable should not be able to outperform these according to what I've read in other posts... do you know what's wrong? ... I'll try to re-solder tonight and see if that's the problem (I tinned the wire and tried not to make it too gobby)... Thanks in advance for any and all help!
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I'd call FMR Audio and ask Mark about it. He is a friendly guy
I'd call FMR Audio and ask Mark about it. He is a friendly guy and exactly the correct person who knows what's going on with both those units. Isn't both of those unbalanced I/O along with the insert? Could be a pin-1 issue? Crackly to me smells of distortion. Check to see that you cable is wired the same as the Hosa.
Thanks, I respect your advice and will keep that in mind, probab
Thanks, I respect your advice and will keep that in mind, probably calling if resoldering doesn't help... however, it is a bit suspect that one cable worked fine while the other didn't in the same exact usage...
the inserts are snd/rcv on the Tip and Ring (snd is on the tip of one unit, and ring of the other... I forget which is which), with a shield on the Sleeve.. I checked the continuity of both cables (Hosa and homemade)with a meter, and they seemed to beep similarly...
as far as crackly, that could very well be it... I was testing with a synth, so I'll lower it next time to see if that helps... perhaps the homemade cables put more signal through than the Hosa, which made this a problem?
at any rate, thanks! :)
Sounds like a dodgy solder job to me. (no offense intended)
Sounds like a dodgy solder job to me. (no offense intended)
I think both of you were right... somehow I missed how badly of
I think both of you were right... somehow I missed how badly of a job I did on one of the connections... I also was in a hurry when checking the first time, so I failed to notice that my levels were set pretty badly.. so I fixed that, resoldered, and yeah... the mogami cables are noticeabley crisper and fuller than the hosa's, which sound subtle and blended and a bit "washy" in noise (just a tiny bit)... thanks for the replies!