Sommer Cable SC-Source MKII Highflex

If you are on a budget but want to have high quality microphone cable this is probably is what you are looking for. It can be used not only as spare cable but also as main cable for your home mid professional studio. I took this cable because previously taken Sommer instrument cable showed really good result. And there is also sweet price for this one.

Construction is great. Shield and conductor wires are made of good quality materials itself. Conductors are thick enough so soldering spots appears to be very solid and safe. Additional foam isolation is also added so this cable can be also used outdoors, not only indoors. It increases overall cable density and makes it more stable and enduring.

It is very low noise and loss-free cable which makes it really usable for recordings. Also noticed that it delivers all captured presence as well as no low end loss are noticed. Good for recording female vocals or using for good DI box. Even if you record heavy distorted bass and keyboards from pedals DI output there are no additional artefacts appears and noise level is pretty much expected because of distortion and compressor pedals I?ve used for reamping. This cable transmits sound very clearly and transparent.

To sum up I can say that I?m very happy with this product. it keeps you in budget yet provides high quality sound. It seems like German manufacture proves one more time that they have quality stuff on a market in wide price range.

This is undoubtedly one of the best microphone cables for live applications that I have come across! The sound quality is simply great, with crystal clear transmission and high quality shielding, and the Highflex (i.e. PVC sleeved) variety has the triple advantage of being (a) highly flexible, which is of course desirable in a live stage application cable, but also (b) quite sturdy, and (c) the least expensive (yay!) of the three SC-Source MKII flavours.

Yes: SC-Source MKII comes in three flavours, with the only difference being the sleeve material, which is either PVC, PUR or FRNC (see Wikipedia if you want more info on the materials themselves), with PVC being the most flexible of the three. FRNC is much stronger, verging on the indestructible, but this comes at a price of high rigidity, making this cable rather unsuited for stage work. The PUR version sits somewhere inbetween: it is quite stiff, particularly if one is used to the limpness of cheapo cables, but not unusable for live work. However, unless you are making up cables for daily use by a band called The Cable Eating Monsters, the PVC version will be quite strong enough.

Heartilly recommended!