About This Item
Description
The Forte Microphone cable is designed to create the kind of first-listen realization that a spec sheet alone cannot convey: the authenticity of your source in a cable built to survive the road. This listing is the 20 ft (6 m) XLR female to XLR male version. Pick the length that matches the distance from your microphone to your preamp, mixer or interface.
Engineers choose the Forte Microphone cable when they want the Evidence Audio sound in a cable that handles touring and repeated coiling. Each strand of its IGL-ECS copper conductor is enamel-coated, so it measures and sounds like solid core while keeping the flexibility and ruggedness of a stranded cable. Separate positive and inverted runs carry the balanced signal.
It is the flexible, rugged counterpart to the solid-core Lyric HG Microphone cable: flexible and road-ready, but still a premium, substantial cable rather than a thin utility lead.
Key Features
- IGL-ECS enamel-coated copper conductors for the positive and inverted runs
- High-density braided shield for noise rejection
- Carbon-loaded extrusion to reduce triboelectric (handling) noise
- 20 AWG conductors
- Neutrik XLR connectors with high-copper-content bronze contacts, nickel plating and a chuck-type cable clamp
- Soldered with TRT Wonder Solder Signature
- Hand-built in the USA from USA-manufactured material
Getting the Best Sound
- Allow about 40 hours of signal for break-in; roughly 80% of the change happens in the first 10 hours
Specifications
| Brand | Evidence Audio |
|---|---|
| Model | The Forte Microphone Cable (FTXLR20) |
| Type | Balanced microphone / XLR cable |
| Length | 20 ft (6 m) |
| Connectors | Neutrik XLR female to XLR male |
| Conductor | IGL-ECS enamel-coated stranded copper, 20 AWG |
| Shield | High-density braid |
| Jacket | Carbon-loaded extrusion |
| Contacts | Bronze, nickel-plated |
| Solder | TRT Wonder Solder Signature |
| Break-in | About 40 hours |
| Made in | USA (hand-built) |
FAQ
Is this a balanced XLR cable? Yes. It is an XLR female to XLR male microphone cable, with separate positive and inverted conductors carrying the balanced signal under a high-density braided shield.
Is it suitable for touring? Yes. Its enamel-coated stranded IGL-ECS conductors keep it flexible and rugged for touring and repeated coiling, and the carbon-loaded extrusion reduces handling noise.
How does it differ from the Lyric HG Microphone cable? The Forte Microphone is the flexible, rugged counterpart to the solid-core Lyric HG Microphone cable, made for touring and repeated handling.
What lengths are available? The Forte Microphone cable comes in 10, 15 and 20 ft; this listing is the 20 ft (6 m) version. Pick the length that matches the distance from your microphone to your preamp, mixer or interface.
Does it need a break-in? Allow about 40 hours of signal; roughly 80% of the change happens in the first 10 hours.