CableWholesale XLR Female to 1/4-Feet Mono Male Adaptor (30XR-12200)

I purchased this to interface the XLR plug on a Sennheiser E825-S mike with the input on guitar amplifiers. it seemed to work very well in this role. It was well-constructed, with all the connecting points working precisely and securely.Somewhat after the fact, I started worrying about whether I should have instead gotten an adapter with impedance matching capabilities. I'm hardly a professional technician in this area, but I did do enough research to figure out a good working answer: Lo-Z (low impedance) microphones (say, 1,000 ohms or less) generally do not have to be matched to solid-state amplifiers, which are likely to have Hi-Z (high impedance) inputs in the range of 10,000 ohms. These amplifiers ae generally designed to accommodate a 10:1 impedance ratio (load to source). I calculated the signal loss of such an arrangement in the range of 0.83 decibels, which is incidental.This corresponds to what my ears tell me: this adapter works just fine without impedance matching. I can't say for sure whether that also holds for tube amps but will update my review if I have a chance to find out.UPDATE: since I wrote my initial review, I have discovered that Pyle seems to have a problem securing its connectors properly with set screws. If you purchase this item, I suggest you have a micro-screwdriver set handy so you can tighten everything up before you discover to your chagrin that a loose set screw has gone missing or caused your connector to fall apart.

I got this connector to allow me to plug my microphone which has an XLR jack to my portable amplifier's 1/4 input. It worked great for a while and then I started having unacceptable crackling and static in that channel. Nothing visibly wrong with it, but replacing it fixed the problem. I expect my audio cables and connectors to last better than this.

Whats not to love, inexpensive, and does it's job....After reading some of the rather poor reviews, I checked it out for signs of poor quality or workmanship... Only thing I found was that the pin rockrd a bit... there were three screws in the body that I used a screwdiriver to tighten up.. .I suspect that complaints of falling apart could have been from missing or loose screws... Not much of a chore. I did back out the screws a bit and added a drop of clear nail polish on the threads for some insurance that it would not loosen up...Anyway, that is the view from where I sit...Just got it and used it, I will add to the post if things turn bad..

The reviews for this item seem to be generally pretty good. How could they not be? It's such a basic device, no moving parts. It's an adapter. There's not much to get wrong. BUT, with mine, the 1/4" jack is either mildly warped or a little thick, out of round, or something because it does not plug in easily to any of my amps and because you basically have to force the snug connection, the end is beginning to come loose. I wouldn't bother returning it since it's only fifty-five cents, but maybe I'm just reporting that, in hindsight, I should have bought four or five of them, thrown the ill-fitting ones away and still ended up ahead.

I've literally never written a review for an Amazon product, though I purchase hundreds or more of dollars through Amazon each year. I'm a 30+ year veteran musician, so I have strong feelings about poor quality products. I'd hoped to save some money buying these Chinese knock-off adapters - bad move. I ordered a pair. Within about 3 months, one of them had broken - the guts fell right out. I attributed it to some right angle torque on the 1/4" end, so I ordered another (and a right angle 1/4" adapter to boot, to keep the torque off). Today that replacement broke as well, after only about 2 months normal use. (By normal, keep in mind, we're using them to adapt Shure mics down from cannon to 1/4" to play some home Karaoke. They've probably got about 6-8 uses on them before they break.They're cheap, for sure, so buying one every three months and letting it break may be okay for some folks. But it's getting old for me. Going to step up (in quality, and no doubt, price).Use these at your own risk.

These little mic connectors are just what the doctor ordered, allowing me to spare wear and tear on my systems mic jacks; I simply unplug the cord from the adapter instead. And, they produce no audible hum into the circuit. They are unbalanced jacks, though (note the single black band at the end of the plug,) so if you need balanced jacks for your system (those with two black bands,) make sure you take that into account before ordering. By the way, I have both and there is no audible difference whether singing or recording. Just saying...

I see mixed reviews here. At this price, no telling what the quality control is like but as I wrote in another review on this type of item, you can buy 3 of these and if one fails, you're still ahead of the game. They're so much less expensive than what one will typically find in a guitar or electronics store, well worth taking a chance. Mine seems to be fine, doesn't look or feel flimsy at all. I can't see any difference between this and what I buy in a retail package.

Works as described to convert my daughter's microphone