4 Channel 3-Pin XLR Male to Female Over Ethercon Cable Multi Extender for Stage Lighting and Recording Studio- XLR/AES/DMX Channel Over Shielded Cat5/Cat5E/Cat6/Cat7 Ethernet Cable (1 Male+1 Female）

The media could not be loaded. I work in Audio for a living. I got this for two reasons, to use at home for a recording booth. And to keep it in my workbox to use on the road as an emergency solution to needing a quick way to get 4 more Ins or Outs from one spot to another.In addition, I got a 100ft Cat8 ethernet cable because it used 26 gauge copper wires and the pairs where shielded, along with the whole cable.At home I tested it looking at the noise floor of a microphone with two XLR Cables connected together. I recorded the microphone, watching the meters and waveform. Then I looked and listened to the same microphone using the same two XLR's plugged into these boxes and running through 100 feet of Cat8. There was NO noticeable or measureable difference between the two. I ran the same test with a microphone needing 48v phantom power. Again no difference.I was unable to hear any bleed between channels even in the records after I boosted the audio level.I then took it (and my 100 feet of cable) with me on a job and plugged two mics into it for the run of the show, an SM58 and an SM81. One that needed 48v phantom and one that did not. They remained plugged in and operational for 4 days, we never shut off phantom power. No buzz, hum, or noise developed. It was clean. In fact, the mic that needed phantom, the Sm81, had twin that did not run through the boxes. It sat a few feet away and was used on the same source, to give us a stereo record of the audience. There was no noticeable difference in the noise level of the mic going through the boxes compared to the mic that wasn't.I opened it up and inspected it. I was expecting some janky wires inside, but found a neatly soldered circuit board. (See video).If there is one con, it is the use of plastic XLR INs and Outs on the boxes instead of metal. Though the boxes themselves are made from sheet metal and feel solid.They are now a part of my kit and I will update this review should a problem develop down the road. But as of now, I have no problem recommending these to any audio guy I meet on a gig.

If you dj imagine the weight saved hauling cords with this thing.Network cords weigh about nothing compared to lots of extention cords then only a few DMX cords instead of really long ones or putting a few together to reach something.Think of this. 100ft network cord or less. 8 short DMX cords if the lights are close. Oh ya and these 2 boxes. Maybe 5Lbs total if that or carry 25Lbs of long cords and tangles too. I take the 5Lbs.DMX controller to this little box then on the other end of network cord is the other box then 4 short cords to the items controlled.I have no mess of all the cords now so there you have it again. Good Luck with a clean space and look. See ya later Mr. DJ.

The Y.D.F 4 Channel 3-Pin XLR Male to Female Over Ethercon Cable Multi Extender for Stage Lighting and Recording Studio- XLR/AES/DMX Channel Over Shielded Cat5/Cat5E/Cat6/Cat7 Ethernet Cable (1 Male+1 Female); are a 4 channel stage box set that you use Ethercon, or literally any ethernet cable instead of multicore. any RJ45 connected cable, cat5, cat6, cat7, Ethercon all work great and most ethernet cable is very inexpensive for long runs. To be clear these work for any XLR protocol. Audio, DMX, AES etc. These are very sturdy, pro feeling stage boxes, that I would not hesitate to use for any stage or touring. provided your cables are all good, it sounds great. These are just passive passthrough devices that are compatible with other models and brands. For instance I use a pigtail version into the back of my rack mounted audio interface and the non pigtail stage boxes on the floor. This works brilliantly. The stage boxes themselves are robust, all metal stage boxes that are basically what you would expect. They have the XLR jacks on one side and an RJ45 port on the end. These are nicely made pro gear that I feel every audio engineer, DJ, LD, studio, and AV technician should have in their tool kit. Very versatile, useful, and compatible with so much. if you use XLR you should probably have a pigtail and non pigtail set on hand at all times.

Testing this out with a generic Cat8 Ethernet cable, extending 4 ports on a Focusrite interface.Build is VERY sturdy, metal construction and connectors (XLR and Ethernet) accept cables firmly and securely (both have locking mechanisms).The enclosures are pretty compact.. enough space around the ports to get your fingers in without issues but no unnecessary space. I like it.Ports are numbered 1-4 on each box, so it’s easy to work out what’s what. When combining a couple of these pairs, I’d kinda like a blank space for my own labels but hey, that’s what a label maker is for.As mentioned, not using these for DMX but for audio.Tested with an SM7B, which sounded fine.Then tested with the SM7B plugged into a Soyuz Launcher, which requires Phantom power. The Y.D.F extender passes +48V without issue. Nice! No noise introduced as far as I can tell.Really like that the unit takes up so little space and was so quick to set up.Saves my back from crawling around behind my desk to reach the rear ports on my rack mounted interface.Overall, I can’t fault anything about it, so 5 stars. Chuffed with it

I recently had to relocate my nano home recording studio gear. I took this opportunity to organize the existing XLR cabling using these 4 Channel XLR break out boxes, making for a cleaner, more flexible configuration. These boxes are designed to allow 4 channels over a single double shielded CAT6 cable, eliminating the need for 4 XLR cables between source and input. This slightly different application uses these 4 channel extender boxes in conjunction with 4 channel snakes, allowing my XLR microphone inputs to be handled out in front eliminating the need for trying to swap connections at the rear of my digital Portastudio. Inputs 1 and 2 are routed to external preamps, and inputs 3 and 4 are direct to the Portastudio inputs. I can easily patch any microphone, along with external effects, to either preamp or direct simply by moving the cables where I have easy access. After making the connections, everything is working properly with no issues. The boxes are well constructed, with a professional appearance. All XLR and Ethercon connections mate flawlessly and have secure lock and release feature. For my particular application, it would have been great if there were mounting tabs so the boxes could be fastened down. This has made my nano studio much more organized and flexible