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The humble XLR is a much, much better connector ( it locks, it's possibly gas-tight and it has lots of surface area ) , but it wasn't exactly going to fit on a
by ArkyBeagle 11y ago
The humble XLR is a much, much better connector ( it locks, it's possibly gas-tight and it has lots of surface area ) , but it wasn't exactly going to fit on a Walk, was it?
Plus, you can actually solder an XLR.
- ocdtrekkie 11y agoYou can definitely solder headphone jack connectors... How I know this: I've done it at least three times.
- cnvogel 11y agoBut on a decent quality XLR, you can re-solder 20 times, drive a truck over, yank on it until the cable snaps, ... and it will still work beautifully ;-). Judging from some of cables I've seen, that's also the use that most XLR connectors are exposed to.
- bubuga 11y ago> But on a decent quality XLR, you can re-solder 20 times, drive a truck over, yank on it until the cable snaps, ... and it will still work beautifully ;-). Same for a humble headphone jack, if we're dealing with one which has been designed with that purpose in mind. Just unscrew the metallic cap, unsolder the cables, solder them again, you're good to go. The XLR's robustness may actually be a problem. When an accident occurs, it's better to just break the 10€ cable than the 1k€ equipment it's connected to.
- ocdtrekkie 11y agoIndeed. You haven't really worked stage until you've accidentally yanked a cable that's still connected to something on the other end.
- elcct 11y agoThere is mini XLR, which should easily fit on a Walk...
- ArkyBeagle 11y agoThat's true. I've only seen pictures of those.
- psychometry 11y agoThat's not a standard, though. AKG and other companies have different "mini XLR" connectors and they vary by pin number (3 or 4) and pin mapping.