MonopriceXLR Male to 1/4-Inch TRS Male Cable - 10 Feet - Black, 16AWG, Gold Plated - Premier Series

excellent cable great quality with my reference monitor

My oldest son is a professional installer of studio hardware and other associated gear, and his company purchases all manner of hardware, directly from Monoprice. The fact that he recommended these cables to me because (and I quote) 'they make great products at great prices' tells only part of the story. The fact is that you'd be VERY hard pressed to find better or higher quality studio cables at ANY price.I'm using these cables to connect a Focusrite Scarlett 18i8 DI (Digital Interface) to a pair of JBL LSR305 studio monitors in my 'home studio,' which is still under construction but is nearing completion. These cables work flawlessly, they're DEAD SILENT (meaning they don't pick up ANY noise) and are of EXTREMELY high quality. I haven't purchased the studio subwoofer yet (from Monoprice) that I plan on getting, but when I do, I'll also be purchasing more Monoprice XLR cables to complete the connections to the mains.There isn't a whole lot to say about high quality (studio) cables, other than the only thing that REALLY matters; they are totally transparent, which is exactly what high quality cables are all about. If you can't tell they're there, they're doing exactly what they were designed to do. And that IS the bottom line.HIGHLY recommended.

Excellent quality and price.

Worked perfectly for speakers to mixer!!

These cables have a nice design, are pretty thick and good value, but the conductors are not 16 AWG. I unscrewed the connectors and measured the small wires with calipers. I measured 1.6mm, just the same as a mogami gold cable that is advertised as 24 AWG (2534 cable), except the mogami gold is quad so it has four of these wires instead of two for the monoprice. The monoprice is thicker on the outside, at 8mm instead of 6mm for the mogami, but that is all due to thicker outer insulation. The quality of the soldering on the monoprice is also not great, one of the cables I got had burnt insulators visible once you unscrewed the connectors, leaving the wire exposed inside the connector, which could create a short if things were to move a bit in there. This will do the job in many cases but for the next ones I think I'll look at worlds best cable that seems to be a step up with the Canare L-4E6S or Mogami 2534 cables and Neutrik connectors. Mogami is generally recommended in the studio for best shielding and lowest resistance / capacitance, while Canare has the best durability with their braided shields, making them a better option for live use.

Great quality just as the more expensive brands

Thick cables and the black and gold plus the springs as sleeving give a premium feel. Both ends of the cable are visible in my setup and these look good and do the job

cant beat balanced xlr cables, have them running from my KRK RP5 G5's to motu m2 interface. sounds amazing