In the early weeks, before I learned my MXL 770 shock mount is adjustable and tightening is possible, I had the cord holding the entire weight of my MXL (as I had left it in the position where it sat down on my desk from the Samson desk stand) - the cord is strong enough to hold that well and did not develop any audio problems

This cord has yet to fail me as there is no static and it does what it says it will do.

Great patch cord

Excellent cord

I did find that connecting the cord to my MXL is hard, but it is the fault of the MXL's connector to be all black and hence make the holes harder to see, not the cord's fault

The cord and connectors are as sturdy as I can hope for in a premium XLR cable.

All in all, I'm highly satisfied by my purchase and would recommend this cord to any XLR mic owner.