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mpr3 · 5th July 2003

I also use Belden 1800f for everything. Like e-cue, if I am going to be soldering my ass off making cable, I want to be able to use them most anywhere in the studio; patch, mic, or AES. Long ago I fell for the hype and spent over 100 bucks on a few Monster 1000 mic cables, which was almost half the price I paid for a 1000' spool of the 1800f. Yes, soldering sucks, but this cable sounds just as good if not better than any Monster.

Jax, the wires in my cable are red and black, with a copper drain and 2 white support strings wrapped in a tight braid. The 'f' stand for flexible, so if you can bent it around pretty easily and it has a braid then it is 1800f. Alot of the cheaper digital cables don't have a braid, but use a tin shield instead. This is what sets the Belden 1800f and some Mogami digital cables apart from the rest.

5th July 2003	#11
mpr3 Gear addict Joined: Jun 2003 Location: San Clemente, CA Posts: 338	I also use Belden 1800f for everything. Like e-cue, if I am going to be soldering my ass off making cable, I want to be able to use them most anywhere in the studio; patch, mic, or AES. Long ago I fell for the hype and spent over 100 bucks on a few Monster 1000 mic cables, which was almost half the price I paid for a 1000' spool of the 1800f. Yes, soldering sucks, but this cable sounds just as good if not better than any Monster. Jax, the wires in my cable are red and black, with a copper drain and 2 white support strings wrapped in a tight braid. The 'f' stand for flexible, so if you can bent it around pretty easily and it has a braid then it is 1800f. Alot of the cheaper digital cables don't have a braid, but use a tin shield instead. This is what sets the Belden 1800f and some Mogami digital cables apart from the rest.