alexoosthoek
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50 meter XLR cables
Actually three of them, long fun I hope.
I'll be able to listen to the whole stuff in another place, whitout the noise :)
Two of them to listen and one to tell them to tell them to loose the SPL to hear all of it.
Oh well, one can hope :)
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webbs hill studio
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Re: 50 meter XLR cables
2013/06/10 20:47:23
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phew-50 metres sounds a long way for a signal to travel,but then i suppose concert snakes are that long. i was told ages ago that 15m for an xlr was maximum but that could have been just the salesman talking. hope you bought MonsterCable 
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craigb
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Re: 50 meter XLR cables
2013/06/10 21:01:05
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I'm guessing you may lose some high-end with that length (I know you do if you use non-buffered stuff with guitar), but it shouldn't be a problem. I happen to have a LOT of Monster Cable, but only because I got it for 20% of its usual price thanks to them changing their packaging at the same time that Guitar Center was having their Labor Day sale (I bought their entire stock). I bet you'll get just the same quality from other brands (unless oxygen-free cables are important to you  ).
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webbs hill studio
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Re: 50 meter XLR cables
2013/06/10 21:10:12
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damn,should have googled first-fully balanced with phantom power is ok-but you probably knew that!
i guess the cable joke has worn thin by now.
cheers
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alexoosthoek
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Re: 50 meter XLR cables
2013/06/10 21:32:04
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Phantom power and mic are doing great well over 70 meters, no monsters involved.
I'd be happy to do some tests after the cables are there :)
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Guitarhacker
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Re: 50 meter XLR cables
2013/06/11 09:19:21
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The signal should easily travel that far and further....
If you lose any highs, I would not suspect it would be very noticeable since concert snakes are easily that long or more.
Crank the eq on the board.... have fun. There's a lot to be said for getting outside the blast radius.
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craigb
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Re: 50 meter XLR cables
2013/06/11 15:49:20
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Time for all of you to head over to Beyond My DAW!
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alexoosthoek
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Re: 50 meter XLR cables
2013/06/11 18:36:13
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Guitarhacker
The signal should easily travel that far and further....
If you lose any highs, I would not suspect it would be very noticeable since concert snakes are easily that long or more.
Crank the eq on the board.... have fun. There's a lot to be said for getting outside the blast radius.
+ 1000 on the last sentence.
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alexoosthoek
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Re: 50 meter XLR cables
2013/06/13 19:40:12
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bapu
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Re: 50 meter XLR cables
2013/06/17 16:16:32
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Why do you want 50 meters on an XLR cable? Is it 25 stereo pairs?
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The Maillard Reaction
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Re: 50 meter XLR cables
2013/06/17 16:44:32
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bapu's still in the game.
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Jeff Evans
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Re: 50 meter XLR cables
2013/06/17 16:45:01
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Theoretically I think a 600 ohm balanced line can travel 100 meters or so. I once had to do a stereo recording of a choir in a large room and the closest I could get was around 70 meters or so. Although it did work OK I found it was better to put a stereo mic pre on the stage and plug the mics into it instead. That way the phantom power did not have to travel far and also the Mic pre's were sending a +4 dBu level signal over the 600 ohm balanced line instead. It definitely worked out much better. The only thing is you cannot get to the Mic Pre easily to control it but it was not hard to set it up in such a way as you did not have to. And I would take a leaf out of Mike's book too and use a Mic Pre that is decent (solid rack mount type!) and has a hefty power supply as well. Not some silly tiny little box either.
post edited by Jeff Evans - 2013/06/17 16:55:14
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alexoosthoek
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Re: 50 meter XLR cables
2013/06/17 19:07:22
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Ed and Jeff,
This is just me trying to get out of the daily "noise"? I have bands rehearsing there on a daily basis, I just want to listen to them 50 m away, using room mic's?
Any advice is welcome :)
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