Skiprope cables

[~tl]

Has anyone tried these cables?

[url="http://www.theleadsfactory.co.uk/skiprope.html"]http://www.theleadsfactory.co.uk/skiprope.html[/url]

I came across them when looking up information on Neutrik "silent" jacks. They have a braided plastic cover over the lead that looks pretty cool and is supposed to protect the cable. They look nicely made apart from that too. I was considering getting one, since I wanted to try the "silent" jacks anyway, but £28 for a 10ft cable seems a little steep – I could get essentially the same thing (albeit without the braided covering) for £16 from obbm or make it up myself for even less!

Has anyone tried them? Is the braided covering really worth it, or is it, as I'd assume, just a bit of a gimmick?

[acidbass]

The difference that the braided cover would make is essentially negligible in a live performance situation. You'd probably need to record very hi-fi samples in a studio to hear the change in sound! OBBM gets my vote

[escholl]

i think the cover is for durability, not sound quality. they seem pretty tough, but i'm not sure they're anything all [i]that[/i] special.

[aj5string]

I've got a purple one of their braided cables that i bought about 5 years ago. Its lasted the best of all my leads, and being purple, no-one can claim its theirs at a rehearsal or gig :-) Don't remember them being overly expensive at the time, might buy some more in the future, but i'm ok for leads at the mo...

[pete.young]

I think the Leads Factory is no longer trading - I tried to buy some connectors and when you get to the payment bit you get redirected.

[dave_bass5]

Ive got one of their Skiprope leads in Electric blue. Had it for a few years now.
Looks and sounds great but i really didnt get on with it. It seems too stiff and became a bit of a pain on stage (yeah, a bit like a drummer ;-)