I've ordered 30pcs of this connector and first of all I have to say it was pleasure soldering them, it can be said that really good quality product just by soldering because not a single pin has moved and soldering material has really good grip to material, also when you plug it into xlr input socket you can feel that "click" and feel that it's perfectly sittin' inside with 0 air of movement. I have them for like 5 years now and they are still as good as when they were new. I would recommend this connector to everyone who needs XLR connector because for that small price difference this will last for very long time while a lot of other connectors require to be changed in less than 2 years. I'm really satisfied with them and looking forward to buy more for other cables too