Every single mic cable I've ever owned that had neutrik XLRs on the
ends
has failed - somebody steps on the conector, the plastic screw-on
strain relief cracks, and the connector falls apart. I stopped using
them after a couple of dozen, so I've probably only owned about 30
connectors that broke.

Every one? You're not exagerrating for effect here? Every single one of
30 Neutrik-equipped cables you've owned has broken? Brother, either you
got some seriously bad luck, or this is a case of incomprehendable user
misuse.

Scott Fraser