Behringer CABLE TESTER CT100 Professional 6-in-1 Cable Tester, Silver

Although I only buy stuff I have on a wish list and stuff I will definitely use, I do tend to find my Prime membership fuels a lot of "impulse" purchases. And this was one of them. As a big user of cables (music in various locations) I've wanted a cable tester for some time, but always found them too expensive, either to buy or for postal delivery. But when Amazon started selling this at it's usual street price of £15 and delivered it with my prime membership, I couldn't ignore it.And what a great buy it is. OK, it doesn't have everything. eg It can't measure the voltage of a phantom power circuit, it only tests 3pins (MIDI) of a standard 5pin DIN plug. Tho' surprisingly it can test tini-tel (TT/4.4mm TRS jack) plugs used for patching in some audio boards. It has a solid rugged construction. And all the sockets and switches feel like they'll take frequent use, but it's obviously not intended to be a heavy duty industrial model at this price. But it's excellent quality for what it is.So what's good about it's functions? 1: It's got a good variety of sockets for cable testing, and you can easily test cables with different connectors at each end, say an XLR out and a 1/4" jack in, or an RCA out and a 3.5mm jack in. 2: It will test the presence of phantom power (tho' it can't give you value), but it's useful to know if its "on" or "off" before you start other testing. 3: Ever get browned off because you think there's a cable fault but can't find it. There's are really useful "intermittent" test feature. Plug in your connectors, press the reset button and then jiggle your cable around, if there's a fault it will identify the wire giving the problem. 4: You can test a cable that's installed in the system by connecting just one plug to the tester, and 5: if you use a shorting-jack you can test for signal continuity. 6: Then there's a really useful test tone generator. eg check that the test-tone-level is set to MIC -50dB, then plug one end of the XLR cable into the mic input of an amp (turn the gain right down) then plug the other into the out of the CT100 and switch on the test tone. Then slowly turn up your amp volume. Beware... it's really loud. You could for example test a long cable run that was passing through various DI or other boxes. And finally, it's worth noting there are some useful "reminder" instructions printed on the side.So great little tool saves you time and effort in cable testing. For example my pictures shows that the y-cable connected to the 3.5mm out and the RCA in has the red and white plugs wired the wrong way around. (white RCA to 3.5mm ring/red RCA to 3.5mm tip). Brilliant, quick easy test....oh I should add that you quickly learn to read all those LED's this is not a difficult tool to use.

So pleased I bought this tester. Has many uses in addition to testing cables (which it does really well), eg the tone output is great for quickly testing mic circiuts back to the mixer, and a new use I discovered today was that it can act as a universal cable adapter, to connect odd cables together, like an XLR to a jack or phono etc.The only issues I had was the on/off switch is too prominent - A number of times I found it had switched itself on in my bag. Easily solved by filng down the switch until almost flush.And I occasionally need to test Speakon leads - so I just made a couple of jack-speakon adapters.

Versatile and easy enough to use, and a vast improvement on messing about with a multi-meter - why did I not get one of these sooner? Usual Behringer robust construction with no frills.

This unit is outstanding value for money. OK, the design and build are 'functional' but you're going to be buying it to use it, not admire it! It's built like a tank and very compact - it takes up very little space in the tool box and you can throw it in there without worrying about damaging it - and the test facilities on offer are comprehensive and thorough and it is intuitive to use. Others have criticised the lack of instructions, but everything you need to know is either printed on the unit itself or is clear after a couple of seconds looking at the panel layout, so I don't honestly think it needs instructions! A colleague was using using one on site and I asked to look at it - 5 minutes later I placed my order. This little tester can save you a lot of time and stress by giving you the information you need quickly and simply - invaluable when you are 'up against it' out there in the field. Well designed, excellent value for money and simple to use - it does exactly what it says on the tin. If you need a good all-round audio cable tester, look no further - highly recommended!

There are lots on teh market but my sound engineer recommended this one. It's simple to use, uncomplicated and does the job 100% - as good as some models twice the price.Great gift for musicians who gig a lot or venues or anyone dealing with lots of cables.

Brilliant piece of kit easy to use straight forward quick to use easy functionality accurate read out