Grant Harlow
Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2022
Testing this out with a generic Cat8 Ethernet cable, extending 4 ports on a Focusrite interface.Build is VERY sturdy, metal construction and connectors (XLR and Ethernet) accept cables firmly and securely (both have locking mechanisms).The enclosures are pretty compact.. enough space around the ports to get your fingers in without issues but no unnecessary space. I like it.Ports are numbered 1-4 on each box, so it’s easy to work out what’s what. When combining a couple of these pairs, I’d kinda like a blank space for my own labels but hey, that’s what a label maker is for.As mentioned, not using these for DMX but for audio.Tested with an SM7B, which sounded fine.Then tested with the SM7B plugged into a Soyuz Launcher, which requires Phantom power. The Y.D.F extender passes +48V without issue. Nice! No noise introduced as far as I can tell.Really like that the unit takes up so little space and was so quick to set up.Saves my back from crawling around behind my desk to reach the rear ports on my rack mounted interface.Overall, I can’t fault anything about it, so 5 stars. Chuffed with it
Thom Zelenka
Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2022
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Eric B. Meyer
Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2022
I recently had to relocate my nano home recording studio gear. I took this opportunity to organize the existing XLR cabling using these 4 Channel XLR break out boxes, making for a cleaner, more flexible configuration. These boxes are designed to allow 4 channels over a single double shielded CAT6 cable, eliminating the need for 4 XLR cables between source and input. This slightly different application uses these 4 channel extender boxes in conjunction with 4 channel snakes, allowing my XLR microphone inputs to be handled out in front eliminating the need for trying to swap connections at the rear of my digital Portastudio. Inputs 1 and 2 are routed to external preamps, and inputs 3 and 4 are direct to the Portastudio inputs. I can easily patch any microphone, along with external effects, to either preamp or direct simply by moving the cables where I have easy access. After making the connections, everything is working properly with no issues. The boxes are well constructed, with a professional appearance. All XLR and Ethercon connections mate flawlessly and have secure lock and release feature. For my particular application, it would have been great if there were mounting tabs so the boxes could be fastened down. This has made my nano studio much more organized and flexible
Robert Ryan Productions
Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2022
The Y.D.F 4 Channel 3-Pin XLR Male to Female Over Ethercon Cable Multi Extender for Stage Lighting and Recording Studio- XLR/AES/DMX Channel Over Shielded Cat5/Cat5E/Cat6/Cat7 Ethernet Cable (1 Male+1 Female); are a 4 channel stage box set that you use Ethercon, or literally any ethernet cable instead of multicore. any RJ45 connected cable, cat5, cat6, cat7, Ethercon all work great and most ethernet cable is very inexpensive for long runs. To be clear these work for any XLR protocol. Audio, DMX, AES etc. These are very sturdy, pro feeling stage boxes, that I would not hesitate to use for any stage or touring. provided your cables are all good, it sounds great. These are just passive passthrough devices that are compatible with other models and brands. For instance I use a pigtail version into the back of my rack mounted audio interface and the non pigtail stage boxes on the floor. This works brilliantly. The stage boxes themselves are robust, all metal stage boxes that are basically what you would expect. They have the XLR jacks on one side and an RJ45 port on the end. These are nicely made pro gear that I feel every audio engineer, DJ, LD, studio, and AV technician should have in their tool kit. Very versatile, useful, and compatible with so much. if you use XLR you should probably have a pigtail and non pigtail set on hand at all times.