Hosa CMP-153 3.5 mm TRS to Dual 1/4" TS Stereo Breakout Cable, 3 Feet, Laptop

I have been using Hosa cables for a number of years now and the quality always seems great. Have yet to have any of them fail. Cables are nice and flexible. Plugs are good and solid, no wiggle. Prices are usually pretty fair, too.Can't complain!

I DJ and needed to be able to adjust the music while doing karaoke, to separate vocal channels from music channels. I plugged this into channel number seven, it worked and sounded great. I would order again, highly recommend.

These gave me great stereo separation for a pair of piezo contact microphones.But I always have to find something to be critical of.The plug has a metal base at the end slightly larger than the diameter of the plug. My guess is that it is for jacks that are too deep to work without it. The problem is that it is made of the same metal and color as the ring of the plug, so it always looks like it isn't plugged in far enough.

When you need a quality connection these cost a little more but have better build qualities than in crappy imports. May I suggest you pay more and buy once rather than learn that using crap you pay twice.

I use these a lot. I wish I could say they are 100% reliable but they aren’t. Maybe 90%…

Prompt delivery and product as described

I own a concert production company. Just like you, I am always looking for a good deal. Do you wonder why some cables cost ten times as much as others? Me too. I am long past believing that certain cables "sound better." I have been at this for quite a few years and let me tell you the majority of professional audio engineers do not buy the hype. What does matter is build quality and reliability. I own a lot of Hosa cables and adapters. Hosa is not regarded as a manufacturer of pro-grade or road worthy cables. But let me focus on this product. I love the design. I can plug a laptop or MP3 player right into my sound board. Each 1/4 inch jack goes into the board and you get true stereo output. I am not, however, a fan of the Hosa molded jacks. You know..the kind where you can't unscrew the jack to re-solder the cable. I have had problems with several Hosa cables with molded ends. But at the price they charge I can afford to throw it away rather than solder on my own jacks. I have never used their warranty. Maybe I should try it sometime. My point is this. Essential cables always go bad at the worst time. I always have a back-up plan. Knowing that the Hosa molded end cables are prone to early failure I always carry a spare.

This product provides a transition from a 1/8 inch stereo plug to two 1/4 inch mono plugs. This was exactly what I needed to connect a Yamaha FGDP-30 to two channels of a Tascam DP008EX digital recorder. Works perfectly, and the materials and build quality seems very satisfactory. Sweetwater has a similar cable for 3 times the price. The price for this is more reasonable.