Excellent Cable

When wiring my studio I chose Canare. For my mic cable, I chose the Quad Cable. This cable is top of the line. Super clean. Monster is not in the same league with this cable as tested.

Amazing cable, dont listen to the critics. Here's why...

I recently purchased several of these cables, and I must say that I am pretty impressed so far. I really do not understand the negative reviews. While it is true that the cable does not have gold connectors, I haven't seen it advertised anywhere as having them in the first place. I've actually compared this cable to a Mogami Gold Series XLR Cable, which is arguably the best cable out there. I was extremely impressed and suprised when I compared the two and the Blue cable sounded identical if not a tiny bit better than the Mogami cable. I even used 2 more of the same Mogami cable and I switched out the Quad cables in several more tests, just to make sure there wasn't some fluke. I tested them on a few different high quality mic preamps, all with the same results. And for the record, the Quad cable does not contain "cheap Chinese Neutrik knock-offs". I actually spoke with a representative of Blue who told me that they are custom made connectors, designed by Blue, not cheap rip-offs by any means. Unless you have the right equipment to properly test things like this, and you are coming into the process with an unbiased opinion, then please don't review a product. Just wanted to clear these things up! I would definitely recommend these cables to anyone, whether they're being used to record home demos, or an album in a studio. These are probably some of the best cables available, so please don't let the nay-sayers convince you out of buying a very high quality product.

AMAZING!

I have to assume the person below had issues due to user error, or got a very rare bad batch. He probably doesn't realize that these are built using Canare cables and Neutrik connectors. Much better than the Monster 1000 and a lower price.

Great Cable

These are incredible cables. I have tested against these cables, and they are clean. My studio is wired with Canare. This Quad is a top of the line cable.

Well Built, High Quality Cabling

The Quad cable has proven itself to be a high quality cable. I wouldn't put it up against Whirlwind MK when it comes to durability, but the overall build quality is very high. The only reason I gave it a four star rating is that the cable is rather stiff at times. I've already had one cable that needed a connector re-soldered because of the stiffness in the cable.

Great Blue Cable For a Blue Mic.

It is a great value for a 20' cable for the price. It provides enough length and helps to sustain those clean tones. The only reason why I gave it a 4 not 5 is because the green outer shell is plastic and sticks to itself. Other than that it works wonders against the Monster cables I used in the past

Good cable however...

Love the cable. I regularly run it behind my rack where it sits next to and parallel (GASP) to many power cords. This cable effectively rejects the interference I detected with other cables.

However keep in mind that the cable is surrounded by a thick green plastic that is not as flexible as you may be accustomed to. I suppose this could be a good thing as it prevents some tangling.

Check with a good multimeter

Bought 4 of these. A meter across pins showed leakage of 600 kohms that varied as you flexed the cable near the connector. Two were fine and two were returned as defective. The wire (quad conductors and braided shield) appears identical to Canare star quad; a very nice wire for a decent price if you get one that is not defective.

Learn to wire an XLR

5 out of 13 of these were wired incorrectly to the ends. For $50 each you would think they could solder the wires on the correct terminals.

Disappointing

Bought six of these cables and only two of them work. Junky connectors. The cable does sound good, but does not quite compare to the Monster 1000's that I use and not even close in terms of build quality. I would not recommend these.