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!

Bought one of these after had a faulty cable in my disco system. I couldn't find it and it was causing me problems every week.very intermittent break in the cable. This found the issue in minutes, saved me a lot of agro. I also had a further issue with a USB cable. This does not test USB cables. But it can if you make up a simple adapter. For me I bought a USB female to male extender cable and cut it in half. Buying a further two five pin din plugs and soldering the five wires in the USB cable to the din plug made a quick.and simple way to test USB cables. You simply plug the five pin din into the tester and the USB into the female other end and this then tests point A to B on the USB as the tester sees it as a standard din midi cable. A cheap way to add USB testing..you can also buy USB A to USB B female adaptors that will make this fit a standard cable used on hard drives, DJ controller's and most soundcards with USB B type socket. Hope someone finds this helpful.

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.

I bought this to replace one I'd had for years and then lost at a gig. It's specifically for audio cables and is both intelligent and automatic. When you plug the cable in the lights come on to tell you which pins are connected to which, but you then press reset and watch the side 3 LEDs while you wiggle the cable. If any of these come on it means you have an intermittent connection somewhere. To my knowledge no other test has this, and it's really useful. Most cables will go intermittent before they finally fail, and this will spot it.Other cool features are the tone generator and the fact it runs on 2 x AA. I'm sure my old one had an expensive 9V batter but I may be wrong. AAs are way better.A top gadget and unbelievable that it only costs 20 quid! I'm going to put my name on this one and put fluorescent tape on it so it do lose it again.