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Just picked up some cables from Wacky (John) Kovacky and was
impressed enough to toss out a shameless plug. 847-366-0292 The
cables are very nicely done. He uses Switchcraft connectors, 3M
heatshrink, and good quality (durable) wire. For the time being, he
lives very close to my place so I got to see his operation last night
when I picked up 60 cables. He buys the wire on 2000' spools,
connectors by the thousands, and 500' or 1000' reels of heatshrink.
He tests each cable made and then heat-seals the bags with 5 cables
per bag. Very professional.

I measured the capacitance on a 10' cable and it would appear to be a
hair under 39 picofarads per foot (388.1 pf on a 10' length) which
seems fairly typical for pro, unbalanced lines. He also has done
snakes, XLR patch panels, and just about everything one would find in
a studio or gigging setup. I am very satisfied with the quality. I
chose combinations of cable and shrink colors to more easily identify
the cables by length. He can do almost any number of cables you'd
want and deliver them a lot faster than you could probably do
yourself. Highly recommended.

Cheers!
Tom Farrand