XLR Cable Recommendations?

[JD_]

I've been using some budget MF XLR cables for connecting my monitors to AF3/FM3 and similar uses, and find them to be pretty bad. When I plug the female end into my FM3's outputs, for example, there is a ton of play in them, to the extend that they lose contact and drop some of the signal. I don't need top of the line fairy dust cables, but any recommendations for good, basic quality XLR's that will make tight connections? Thanks!

 

[unix-guy]

Seismic Audio make great cables for the money. I like the colored sets - makes connecting easier to manage since I can remember things like Red == Right, Blue == Left, Purple == FC-12, etc.

 

[Promit]

I also like colored, but prefer something with a bit more name brand robustness than Seismic. Markertek offers "Sescom" cables, house brand maybe, but they're Canare Star Quad with Neutrik ends: https://www.markertek.com/product/s...n-xlr-male-to-3-pin-xlr-female-orange-10-foot Free shipping with no minimum makes them quite appealing too.

Another option is the "Kopul" cables carried by B&H, again with Neutrik connectors: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/prod...m3006_gr_premium_cable_xlr_m_to.html/overview