5m Avencore Platinum XLR to 1/4" Cable (Male to Male)

Let's break down the Avencore Pro Audio range and see what we get...

We'll start at the core of this 5m cable. In it, you'll find 2 x 24 AWG carriers, each with 20 strands of high-grade 0.12mm Oxygen Free Copper (OFC). Surrounding these are an additional five layers of materials:

1. PE Isolation: A layer of Polyethylene (PE) goes around the carrier to isolate it from external interference. PE Isolation also mitigates the Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) produced by current going through the carrier from leaking out. Although not a perfect insulator, PE is better than the cheaper PVC isolation found on a lot of cables and is more than enough to deal with the low voltages used in microphone cables.
2. Conductive PVC: Next is a layer of Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) modified to be conductive. Rather than isolating the EMI coming from each of the carriers (which is what the PE Isolation does), Conductive PVC, instead, insulates each carrier from outside EMI.
3. Cotton Filler: Helps make the cable more round, helps prevent static discharge from the rubbing of the two cores and absorbs some of the impact from being crushed by various things (chairs, trolleys, stage gear, foot traffic, etc.)
4. TCWB Shield: This is the main shield for the cable and also serves double duty as the grounding connection. Tinned Copper Wire Braid (TCWB) shielding is the best shielding a pro audio cable can have. Tinning the copper extends its lifetime and a braided shield has a higher percentage of coverage than a spiral shield while being much more forgiving to being bent than a foil shield.
5. Outer PVC Jacket: Super boring, absorbs impacts, holds everything together and helps take the strain off the internal components.

On the XLR end we have a brand-name XLR connector. All Avencore XLR cables feature high quality REAN® connectors (from Neutrik AG) for extended long term reliability and signal quality. Genuine REAN connectors have superior contact points, higher quality components and tighter tolerances when compared to inferior products and counterfeits. The contacts inside all Avencore XLR connectors (male and female) are gold-plated for long term, high quality conductivity. The quarter-inch connector isn't quite so fancy, but it is still a high-quality offering designed to stand up to the same abuse as the XLR end, with all-metal construction and gold plating where it counts.

Avencore Platinum Series 5m XLR to Quarter-Inch (mono) Cable Specs:

• Avencore 5 Year Warranty
• Well made and thought out, reliable, professional level cables
• Genuine high quality REAN (Neutrik) XLR connector with gold plated pins
• High quality metal 6.5mm (quarter-inch) mono connector with gold plated contacts
• 24 Gauge OFC Carriers (20 x 0.12mm strands per carrier)
• PE Isolation
• Conductive PVC insulation
• Tin Annealed Copper Wire Braided Shield
• Wiring:
  • Pin 1, Ground (wired to shield)
  • Pin 2, Positive (red)
  • Pin 3, Ground (wired to shield)
• Comes with a reusable cable tie to aid with storage
• Black cable with black connectors for inconspicuous use

This type of XLR to Unbalanced Quarter-Inch cable is commonly used to bridge professional audio equipment like a dynamic microphone (or other line-level source) to an amplifier, karaoke machine or audio mixer.