Phil Allison wrote:
** None are a strong as the old style, full metal ones with the saddle clamp.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XLR_co...connectors.jpg
That's the Canon style ones. They were strong, BUT those screws were always
working their way out and getting lost if you didn't locktite them. Also the
boot materials decayed. But they did take a beating.
You could drive a vehicle one without damage, the ones made by Switchcraft are similar.
I actually saw a remote truck towed several feet by a Canon XLR. The cable
broke before the connector.
I use the Switchcrafts and recommend them also.
--scott
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"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."