Really Dumb Product Find...

I saw this audio snake at a flea market and figured I'd share this with y'all. It's a no-name, generic 16x4 snake with all XLR connectors (also cheap no-name knockoffs) and cheap cable, but what got me is the fact that it was only four feet long.

 

Yeah, I know people use short stage snakes and sub-snakes, but about the only thing I figure this one was useful for was those gigs when you bring your 100-foot snake and need a 105-foot cable run (and for some reason don't mind that your original cable run is then routed through some connectors/wire of dubious quality). Or maybe it was supposed to be a 100 footer and the company that made it is lax about quality control...

 

It seemed pretty funny to me, especially since the guy wanted $120 for it — a pretty steep price for a crappy four-foot snake! Also, the cable entry into the stagebox end seemed wobbly, as if the multicore wasn't hooked up (i.e., made for store display), so whoever buys this thing may have a real surprise in store for them.

 

Anyway, I hear short snakes might be ideal for short-throw and near-field applications!

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Comment by Andy Aldrich on May 10, 2013 at 2:37pm

If i recall, a cable company offered a POP display w/ a few connector/box/series options.  Also, could it be that someone ordered this to use with a mounted/rack mixer, housed in a difficult to reach Rack?

Comment by George Petersen on February 20, 2013 at 6:25pm

Maybe he was taking "Front of House" very literally...

Comment by Jose D Irizarry on February 20, 2013 at 1:12pm

I guess the guy who order it wanted to be as close as possible to the stage.

Comment by George Petersen on February 20, 2013 at 10:49am

In this case, I thought that just taking a photo was a (much) better idea than actually buying it...

Comment by Daniel Murphy on February 20, 2013 at 10:07am

Youll have to tell me if you got your money's worth! haha

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