larry long Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 I want to build a starquad boom cable system with stereo HP, talkback, and xlr with a box on one end and breakout on the other. I know you can buy these systems, but I'm considering building my own. Any opinions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Toline Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 Canare makes a very durable and rugged starquad duplex pair cable that I've been using for years. Highly reccomended. Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Perkins Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 Canare makes a very durable and rugged starquad duplex pair cable that I've been using for years. Highly reccomended. Eric Ditto. One of my assistants mentioned that one run of mine was looking a little tatty--I told her that the cable was as old as she was. The main question to ask is what sort of talkback do you want to rig up for the boom op. This has to take into account your mixer and its TB system, and how you want to work with (or around) it. Philip Perkins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Wexler Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 I think as Eric pointed out that the Canare cable is very common and although not as flexible or as small in diameter as its Mogami counterpart, the Canare has worked better for me in the long run (I have duplexes made from both). Regards, Jeff Wexler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larry long Posted April 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 I was in a partnership with another mixer and I'm now autonomous. We built Mogami cables with 12 pin connectors and a fan out to 3 xlr's and a stereo HP to use with a cooper 106. I just need 3 channels 1 xlr for boom, 1 xlr for comm in (tb), and a 1/4 hp . I've been looking around for some different modular ends besides the screw on 12 pins we used. Also what is a good source for buying cable ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old school Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 My duplex cables are store bought from LSC and Coffey Snd. and are made with Canare L-4e3-2p Canare 005. I've repaired the connectors many times but the cable is very tough. Regards old school Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Terry Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 I use PSC cables. They are Mogami with a pair for boom, one for mono HP, and one for Boom talkback to mixer. I have three 75' sections that have worked well for going on 7 years. Of course, some of you guys do more days in one year than I do in seven. David Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tourtelot Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 The Mogami is MUCH more suseptable to RF (especially from HMI head feeders) than the Canare. It is much more more flexible but also "stickier." It tends to get tangled much more easily, and is not nearly as durable. Go with the Canare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larry long Posted April 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 Doug , I hear yah, I've priced out shit and I'm going with Glen I think, might as well buy the cables for the price of the parts. Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Wexler Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 I am pleased that there is still interest in DUPLEX cables (wherein the microphone is connected directly to the mix panel and the boom operator gets a decent monitor return - I know this is stating the obvious). I hired a fairly young and inexperienced utility sound person on a movie we were doing and when there was a rather long doly shot to do I told him he better get at least another 100 foot duplex. He said he would get it but then asked "what's a duplex?". Prior to working with us he had only done jobs where everything was wireless, so "what's a duplex?" I'm too old, I should be retired by now. If I could only get someone to pay to ramble on the way I do here about "the good old days". Regards, Jeff Wexler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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