This cable is a little thinner than other touring grade cat5's I've seen, but for the price it's unbeatable. I had to remove one end as my mixer requires the cable to be wired as a crossover cat5 rather than a 1 to 1 like this is. In the process I was able to see that the RJ45 was well terminated and that the cable uses stranded cable. The drum is well manufactured and certainly up to the job of such a small lightweight cable. The centre termination of the RJ45 is much tidier than a flying lead, but don't forget that it will require a short patch cable to connect to your mixer.