"Walt" wrote in message
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Bret Ludwig wrote:

Using XLRs for speaker cable is stupid and not done in the pro world.

Well, not anymore. It used to be fairly common back in the 70s & 80s.
Agree that it's not a good idea.

You should buy your cable on the roll and terminate it yourself so you
know what is where.

Only if your time is worth nothing or less.

I guess, if you enjoy soldering. Some of us have better things to do with
our time than put ends on cables. If I factor in the cost of my time to
build mic cables, premade cables are far cheaper.

It comes down to available time. I spend so much time working with finished
cables that I have no time to fabricate them, unless stock items aren't
available or are quite uneconomical.

The last two cable assemblies I built were RGBHV video cables made out of
solid copper core quad-shielded RG6 with BNC female connectors at both ends.
Just installed the last one.

One cable assembly was 77 feet long, and the other was 200 feet long. There
was about a quarter of a mile of coax in the job. Total parts cost was under
$200.

In contrast, mic cables are available in a wide variety of lengths for
economical prices. Its hard to pay for the parts, given the price of
finished assemblies. OTOH, I am willing to repair cables, as the cost
situation is reversed.