XLR Cable 2m

A 2 m XLR cable is the right length for working at a desk: a mic on a boom arm reaches your audio interface, and the spare cable won't get tangled up between your keyboard and screen. It suits podcasting, streaming and home recording, and it's just as handy for connecting studio monitors to an audio interface that sits right next to them. Most of the cables in this selection are male-to-female XLR mic cables, while a few have a 6.3 mm stereo jack on one end. The 2 m versions come from ADJ, Roland, Klotz, Bespeco, Sommer Cable and PremiumCord.

Is a 2 m XLR cable long enough for a mic at your computer?

On an ordinary desk, yes. The mic arm is usually clamped to the edge of the desktop and the audio interface sits beside the screen, so two metres cover the run along the arm plus some slack for when you swing the mic round or pull it closer to your mouth. If your computer lives under the desk or your interface is in a rack behind you, measure the route first and choose 5 m XLR cables instead. For the stage and the hall there are 10 m XLR cables.

When should you use XLR to jack instead of XLR to XLR?

Whenever one of the devices has a jack input or output. A female XLR to stereo jack cable goes between a microphone and a 6.3 mm jack input. A male XLR to stereo jack cable, on the other hand, connects the balanced output of an audio interface or keyboard to the XLR input on a monitor or mixer. A stereo jack (TRS) keeps the signal balanced, so even a short link between devices on your desk stays free of hum. Other lengths and connector combinations are waiting in the XLR Cables category.