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Ktek Squid vs. Rycote XLR holder MK II?


Mike Mulcahy

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Hi,

 

I currently run a short XLR from my boom mic, out of the zeppelin, to a lectro UH400A, which I tape to the mic pistol grip. I like having it out of the Zeppelin for ease in off/on and battery swap.

 

I want to replace using tape with either of the items listed above.

 

Does anyone have experience with either of these low cost but (seemingly) high value items?

 

Thank you,

 

Mike

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Although for the ZMT phantom I much much prefer the Sound Guys Solution... uhm... solution. 

 

But for your situation I personally prefer the Rycote XLR holder as it allows for quicker and easier access to the transmitter. In my case the tx is also at the mic end of the pole and I couldn’t really get the squid to work up there. 

But truth be told I think Ambient Qat is best for this. 

 

https://ambient.de/en/product/boom-cable-interlock/

 

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2 hours ago, Mike Mulcahy said:

aha...

 

This looks like a similar design/function to the Rycote. I had seen this but was concerned that there might be "slippage" between the XLR and the device.

 

Thank you for the info. 

 

No slippage, use it every day. With the Rycote I had the problem that it had to tightened so much that it eas quite tough. Otherwise I‘d hear movement. 

Not sure which Mk that was though. Maybe they improved it

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