Places to buy custom snake cables? (Finland/Europe)

[ahjteam]

Okay, I need to do something about my portable rack, see the picture below:

The problems I have with it are as followed:

- Insane amount of tangled cables everytime I open the backdoor, as shown in the picture
- The cables in the snakes are really thin and I have broken like 3 of the balanced mono plugs and 2 of the inserts already, so now they are there pretty much only as dead weight
- Too many unused cables in the snakes. I only need 6-8 cables, currently there are 13 in three parts (8 mono in one snake, 4 insert in one snake, 1 XLR).
- Ones I bought are too long snakes. They are 6 meters long, which was a bit of an overkill and I have a lot of problems stuffing it back.

So what I need is a custom snake that is preferrably made from a bit more sturdy cable than the normal cheapo snakes. I need a 3m long snake that has these specs:

I live in Finland (Northern Europe), anyone know a place where I could get custom snakes like these done somewhere in Europe? If its not possible, could someone tell where I can buy blank snakes (only the cable without connectors)?

[matthewd]

VDC Trading in the UK?

Matt

[aoxoa]

I've had good luck with Redco, but I can't speak to their shipping to the EU...

Redco Audio

[ahjteam]

Originally Posted by aoxoa

I've had good luck with Redco, but I can't speak to their shipping to the EU...

Redco Audio

They do ship to Europe, but the prices are pretty high:

FedEx INTERNATIONAL PRIORITY
US$51.49

FedEx INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY
US$46.40

UPS - Worldwide Expedited
US$128.84

UPS - Worldwide Express Saver
US$138.75

USPS Global Express Guaranteed
US$107.88

USPS Express Mail International (EMS)
US$54.40

USPS Priority Mail International
US$43.19

USPS First Class Mail International Package
US$33.65

[JonesH]

Hi,
If I were in your shoes, I'd order a 10-channel multicore and the appropriate connectors (10 TRS, 4 TS, 2 XLR-f, 2 XLR-m). Cost around 86 Euro from Thomann + 15 Euro shipping. Go crazy and just solder the h**l out of it and get it exactly as you want...

The redco option, configured to your specs (I don't know if they add anything for insert soldering, but that would be a tad ridiculous) would cost you 105 Euro plus shipping.

[summer_room]

EDIT: While I was typing away, Johannes answered the exact same way to the question :-)
Well, here it is:

SOMMER CABLE QUANTUM HIGHFLEX MULTIPAIR 10 - Thomann Verkkokauppa

I would buy 3 meter of this cable + all the connectors and solder the cable myself.
Making your own cables helps you to repair them if (when) a cable brake, and soldering is a lot of fun

Give it a try, or ask a friend who can solder it for you.

-jon

[ahjteam]

Thank you everyone, I guess I'll send the order in in near future

[Chris Williams]

Originally Posted by matthewd

VDC Trading in the UK?

Matt

+ 1 on VDC.

You can also try an ebay seller int he UK his user name is : marklphillips

You can email him and he'll make whatever you want.

[jnorman]

remember that one of murphy's laws states that:
"Any cables cut to length will be too short."

[JonesH]

Originally Posted by jnorman

remember that one of murphy's laws states that:
"Any cables cut to length will be too short."

So very very true! that quote should be a sticky!

[Martin Kantola]

Originally Posted by ahjteam

I live in Finland (Northern Europe), anyone know a place where I could get custom snakes like these done somewhere in Europe? If its not possible, could someone tell where I can buy blank snakes (only the cable without connectors)?

I live in Finland too, and make almost all of my own cables. Just can't buy what you need! Just received 200 meters of raw cable directly from Gotham in Switzerland last Friday, bulk cable is no problem. So if you have no luck elsewhere you are welcome to get in touch with me. Sama suomeksi.

Martin