Monoprice 25ft Premier Series XLR Male to XLR Female 16AWG Cable (Gold Plated) [Microphone & Interconnect]
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Just got two of these delivered and I noticed that they are a heavier gauge than most XLR cables. Are these appropriate to use as mic cables (connecting dynamic vocal mic to XLR input on mixer)? Or do I require an XLR of a thinner gauge? Thanks!
Matthew K
on Feb 14, 2019
BEST ANSWER: Bigger gauge cables are always better. These work very well with all microphones.
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- Dave L Staff on Feb 15, 2019
BEST ANSWER: Bigger gauge cables are always better. These work very well with all microphones.
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- Dave L Staff on Feb 15, 2019
They should be able to be used from a dynamic mic to a mixer. I use mine for this quite often. When using a mic there should be no issue with the gauge of the cable, however there can potentially be issues with running speakers/other electronic equipment with smaller gauge sizes.
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- Leopold B on Feb 15, 2019
- Purchased on Mar 11, 2018
A heavier gauge cable is almost always better than a thinner cable. The only drawback is that it is a little heavier and bulkier. The heavier gauge cable will likely last longer and carry the signal better.
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- James D on Feb 15, 2019
- Purchased on Feb 23, 2018
No these are perfectly suitable for that purpose! I use these mainly in the studio, but they would be fine for live use as well. I mainly use thinner gauge live only for portability purposes.
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- Dennis M on Feb 15, 2019
- Purchased on Mar 4, 2018
I've used the mainly for PA connections to our mains and monitors. They seemed heavy weight-wise to use for the mics but I would think they should work.
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- James G on Feb 15, 2019
- Purchased on Feb 12, 2018
We are using these cables for our mics. Senhieser 935s direct to snake working great!
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- James H on Feb 16, 2019
- Purchased on Mar 9, 2018
They are perfectly suited for use as microphone cables
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- Stephen M on Feb 15, 2019
- Purchased on Oct 23, 2017
They should be good to go
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- Christopher R on Feb 15, 2019
- Purchased on Feb 27, 2018
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I need to connect subwoofers at different distances from my proposed equipment location at about 25feet, 35 feet and a 50 foot run. Is this the cable I need or is there a different type of XLR cable specifically needed for subwoofers?
Alex S
on Sep 2, 2019
BEST ANSWER: Assuming you have powered subs, otherwise you would use 1/4", this cable will run your signal just fine. The only time you need a bigger cable Is when you are running power from an amp to a passive speaker. You can also run different lengths to different subs. You will not hear the difference.
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- Brian T on Sep 2, 2019
- Purchased on Oct 9, 2018
BEST ANSWER: Assuming you have powered subs, otherwise you would use 1/4", this cable will run your signal just fine. The only time you need a bigger cable Is when you are running power from an amp to a passive speaker. You can also run different lengths to different subs. You will not hear the difference.
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- Brian T on Sep 2, 2019
- Purchased on Oct 9, 2018
These cables will work fine. I am assuming that the sub woofers are powered and you are using the XLR cables for the signal connection to your woofers. Do not use these cables as speaker cables.
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- Mike on Sep 3, 2019
- Purchased on Oct 7, 2018
If the sub has an xlr input then this cable will work. Make sure it is an xlr input though and not a speakon connector
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- Daniel W on Sep 2, 2019
- Purchased on Sep 30, 2018
This will work great. There is no special XLR cables for any circumstance. An XLR is XLR is XLR.
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- Alek S on Sep 6, 2019
- Purchased on Oct 7, 2018
A different cable is not needed this XLR cable should work fine.
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- Rhonda C on Sep 2, 2019
- Purchased on Sep 27, 2018
If the subwoofer has a built-in amplifier, this should be fine.
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- James J on Sep 2, 2019
- Purchased on Sep 28, 2018
Yes these are the cables you'd use for this.
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- Kelli B on Sep 3, 2019
- Purchased on Sep 24, 2018
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Are there any issues with microphonics?
A shopper
on May 17, 2017
BEST ANSWER: So far I have found these cables to be excellent and far better made than most I have ever bought off the shelf from any music retail store. I believe the only issue I've had was with a 60ft cable and running phantom power to a Mic over it. Although I believe the issue was with the Daw not being powerful enough with regards to output for that distance of cable. So I don't believe the cable was truly the issue.
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- Daniel P on May 17, 2017
- Purchased on May 29, 2016
BEST ANSWER: So far I have found these cables to be excellent and far better made than most I have ever bought off the shelf from any music retail store. I believe the only issue I've had was with a 60ft cable and running phantom power to a Mic over it. Although I believe the issue was with the Daw not being powerful enough with regards to output for that distance of cable. So I don't believe the cable was truly the issue.
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- Daniel P on May 17, 2017
- Purchased on May 29, 2016
I have bought 16 of these and two 30 footers and never one problem. Superior performance and reliability.
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- JEFFREY S on Jul 26, 2017
- Purchased on Mar 27, 2017
small words come out just as well as big words. ;-) No problems with sound
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- Ratsy on May 17, 2017
- Purchased on May 20, 2016
I've had no problem - the shielding seems better than most cables
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- Rick B on May 17, 2017
- Purchased on May 21, 2016
No. It's a very well made cable.
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- Stephen C on May 17, 2017
- Purchased on May 26, 2016
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How does the XLR cable (item 4754) compare to the 5x pricier Monoprice cable (item number 33837)? I need to connect my DAC with AMP. Would there be any difference? Thanks.
A shopper
on Aug 27, 2019
Monoprice 25ft Premier Series XLR Male to XLR Female 16AWG Cable (Gold Plated) [Microphone & Interconnect]
Monolith by Monoprice XLR Balanced Audio Cable, 1m
BEST ANSWER: Our Premier series cable are standard type oxygen free copper 2-conductor cables with grounded shield. The monolith cable utilize multi gauge conductors to optimize specific frequencies, double shielded insulation an all conductors, and silver soldered joints.
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- Dave L Staff on Aug 27, 2019
BEST ANSWER: Our Premier series cable are standard type oxygen free copper 2-conductor cables with grounded shield. The monolith cable utilize multi gauge conductors to optimize specific frequencies, double shielded insulation an all conductors, and silver soldered joints.
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- Dave L Staff on Aug 27, 2019
If there is a difference 99% of people in the world would not be able to tell the difference with whatever equipment they are using. The premier series is one very well built cable already. Now if you have like top top of the line equipment then maybe it does make sense to go with the monolith cable just for the heck of it. But I couldn’t imagine being able to tell a difference on 99.9% of equipment out there. I feel that once you hit a certain level of quality in the cable. There’s really no need to buy anything more expensive.
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- E C on Aug 28, 2019
- Purchased on Sep 10, 2018
I have the Monolith version in 2 meter length. I selected that cable as it has more shielding and insulation on each wire as well as overall shielding. It also has an all metal connector end. My area that the wires ran through had some power wires in close proximity so I wanted all the shielding I could get. This was still a fairly reasonable priced cable set and didn’t want to have to purchase twice if I wasn’t satisfied with the lower priced cable.
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- Peter K on Aug 27, 2019
I am sure the Monolith is a much higher grade and more rigid cable then the Premier series. I purchased 12 of the Monolith for my system and am very happy with them. They provide a drawing of the cable in the specs and show they upgrades.
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- Bill M on Aug 29, 2019
Both are excellent quality but the look of the silver cables are much nicer in my opinion.
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- S.Patrick on Aug 28, 2019
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What is the impedance of this cable vs the DMX cable? I have a bunch of XLR I use for lighting but am worried if I should switch them all to DMX?
Casey S
on Jan 24, 2017
BEST ANSWER: Don’t have the space to teach a class on wave propagation here, but with DMX signals the issue is not input or output impedance. DMX cables have a specified characteristic impedance of 120 ohms. An audio cable also has a characteristic impedance, but it is almost never specified because with audio frequency signals it is never a factor except for very long (over a mile) cables. Audio cable capacitance is a different issue we don’t have time for here. Anyway, the bottom line is you can use audio cables in a DMX system if the cables are not too long and if you don’t have too many DMX devices. You can’t determine ahead of time what is “too long” or “too many”. The problems you’ll see will not be able to be fixed without changing from audio cables to DMX cables, so you might as well start out with DMX cables to begin with.
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- Paul S on Feb 9, 2020
BEST ANSWER: Don’t have the space to teach a class on wave propagation here, but with DMX signals the issue is not input or output impedance. DMX cables have a specified characteristic impedance of 120 ohms. An audio cable also has a characteristic impedance, but it is almost never specified because with audio frequency signals it is never a factor except for very long (over a mile) cables. Audio cable capacitance is a different issue we don’t have time for here. Anyway, the bottom line is you can use audio cables in a DMX system if the cables are not too long and if you don’t have too many DMX devices. You can’t determine ahead of time what is “too long” or “too many”. The problems you’ll see will not be able to be fixed without changing from audio cables to DMX cables, so you might as well start out with DMX cables to begin with.
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- Paul S on Feb 9, 2020
The cable will mirror whatever the impedance of the device you have it plugged into (microphone, Sound Eq.) to the far end. So it can be used with any impedance device from very low impedance (microphones) to very high, in the thousands.
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- David C on Mar 26, 2018
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Will this cable work to extend a HD cable line for Comcast?
A shopper
on Jun 27, 2017
BEST ANSWER: No. Cable TV uses a specific kind of RG-style wire to connect to your tuner (consult with your cable company which RG is needed). This is a microphone cable for stage, recording, and super-high-end home audio. I've never seen an XLR used outside of that narrow field.
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- Alexander K on Jun 27, 2017
- Purchased on Jul 9, 2016
BEST ANSWER: No. Cable TV uses a specific kind of RG-style wire to connect to your tuner (consult with your cable company which RG is needed). This is a microphone cable for stage, recording, and super-high-end home audio. I've never seen an XLR used outside of that narrow field.
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- Alexander K on Jun 27, 2017
- Purchased on Jul 9, 2016
I don't think so. This is a microphone cable with 3 pin connectors call XLR. I have never seen this used for cable TV. Usually its something like RG6 coaxial cable. Good luck.
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- John G on Jun 27, 2017
- Purchased on Jun 30, 2016
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The description says, "The Choice Microphone cable is built with a 21AWG pure bare copper", whereas the Premier Series uses 16AWG copper. Why would someone choose one over the other? Are these both suitable as microphone cables?
A shopper
on Oct 21, 2017
Monoprice 25ft Premier Series XLR Male to XLR Female 16AWG Cable (Gold Plated) [Microphone & Interconnect]
Monoprice Choice Series XLR Microphone cable with Quick ID, 25ft
BEST ANSWER: I know you may find it hard to believe but on reasonable length runs thinner wires sound better.
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- Richard C on Jul 4, 2018
- Purchased on Oct 16, 2017
BEST ANSWER: I know you may find it hard to believe but on reasonable length runs thinner wires sound better.
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- Richard C on Jul 4, 2018
- Purchased on Oct 16, 2017
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Are these premier series XLR cables made with twisted cores ?
Scott B
on Mar 12, 2018
BEST ANSWER: Yes of course. Now don't ask me how many twists per inch or per foot.
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- Eric L on Mar 21, 2018
BEST ANSWER: Yes of course. Now don't ask me how many twists per inch or per foot.
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- Eric L on Mar 21, 2018
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Is this a 110 ohm cable? Thanks
A shopper
on Sep 4, 2018
BEST ANSWER: Enter an answer to this question.AES/EBU is digital
XLR is analog
Although the interconnect is the same.
AES/EBU cable is 110 ohm balanced.
XLR is typically 66-75ohm cable (isn't it?)
BUT you could use a regular XLR as an AES/EBU cable (just like you could use a regular old RCA cable as a coax S/PDIF cable), just know it would be more susceptible to noise and interference.
XLR is analog
Although the interconnect is the same.
AES/EBU cable is 110 ohm balanced.
XLR is typically 66-75ohm cable (isn't it?)
BUT you could use a regular XLR as an AES/EBU cable (just like you could use a regular old RCA cable as a coax S/PDIF cable), just know it would be more susceptible to noise and interference.
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- Andy P on Sep 16, 2018
- Purchased on Sep 17, 2017
BEST ANSWER: Enter an answer to this question.AES/EBU is digital
XLR is analog
Although the interconnect is the same.
AES/EBU cable is 110 ohm balanced.
XLR is typically 66-75ohm cable (isn't it?)
BUT you could use a regular XLR as an AES/EBU cable (just like you could use a regular old RCA cable as a coax S/PDIF cable), just know it would be more susceptible to noise and interference.
XLR is analog
Although the interconnect is the same.
AES/EBU cable is 110 ohm balanced.
XLR is typically 66-75ohm cable (isn't it?)
BUT you could use a regular XLR as an AES/EBU cable (just like you could use a regular old RCA cable as a coax S/PDIF cable), just know it would be more susceptible to noise and interference.
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- Andy P on Sep 16, 2018
- Purchased on Sep 17, 2017
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Is this rated for in-wall installation? CL2, CL2R, CL2P?
A shopper
on Apr 1, 2019
BEST ANSWER: Thank you for your question.
This cable would not be in wall rated.
This cable would not be in wall rated.
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- Tyler C Staff on May 30, 2019
BEST ANSWER: Thank you for your question.
This cable would not be in wall rated.
This cable would not be in wall rated.
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- Tyler C Staff on May 30, 2019
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what type of copper is used in these cable? Pcocc copper or regular ofc copper? I want pcocc copper and will settle for good old ofc copper
kelvin w
on Jul 10, 2019
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I have a bag of XLR cables that all went out on me. I stopped buying MonoPrice cables because of it -but if you guys replace them for free (like Guitar Center), then I would gladly continue to buy your brand. Do you?
Cyrus Q
on Dec 18, 2019
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Does Monoprice sell replacement screws for the cable ends? I've had a few fall out. Thanks!
Jeffrey D
on Mar 7, 2020
BEST ANSWER: Thank you for your question.
We would not sell the replacement screws for this cable.
We would not sell the replacement screws for this cable.
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- Tyler C Staff on Mar 9, 2020
BEST ANSWER: Thank you for your question.
We would not sell the replacement screws for this cable.
We would not sell the replacement screws for this cable.
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- Tyler C Staff on Mar 9, 2020
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