AP Audio Patchbay Cables (8 Pack, 24 in. TRS Cables)

Patchbays create a central location where the inputs and outputs of your equipment can be easily accessed. Professional studios and location sound companies rely on patchbays to move sound between consoles, instruments, effects, and recorders. It saves time, creative energy, and reduces wear and tear on equipment. You are going to need some cables.

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Review

Feature:
The color code rings are a nice idea, but I'd rather have a white area that I could write on with a sharpie. There aren't really enough colors to make a useful distinction between the cables. It's nice that these are TRS. Since they are patchbay cables inside my rack, I don't expect them to break, but I wouldn't want to use these for frequent, repeated changes. I'm sure they will break around the strain relief.

Quality:
Pretty good, for consumer stuff.

Sound:
When setting up a home studio, nobody budgets for patch cables. Just moving 8 channels around can easily lead to half a mile of cable, hundreds of patchbay points, a real mess if you don't plan it, and a significant part of the budget. If you use Mogami cables or something, it might be the *most* significant part of the budget. And cables aren't exciting, like a vintage mic or a good preamp or a synth would be. You either spend the money and/or make your cables, or else you buy pre-fab cables. If you're buying pre-fab cables, these will be fine. I *wish* I had another $1500 in my budget for patch cords and snakes (I would buy mic wire in bulk, and Neutriks by the bin, and make them!), but I don't. So I use these AP's, and some Hosas.

Overall:
I'm using these because what I really want would increase my budget astronomically. They get the job done.