Behringer CT200 Microprocessor-Controlled 8-in-1 Cable Tester,Black

Hi, This does exactly what i wanted and is solidly built.One wish would be if you could test cables with different connections on each end. Like XLR to Jack etc. Can be done by using a phone to jack converted on the jack end but thats fiddly and not ideal in a gig situation.

Having had a CT100 for many years, I thought I'd get the CT200 for its increased variety of cable types - besides being a musician using mono and stereo jack (1/4" and 3.5mm), XLR, MIDI, RCA phono, and Speakon cables, both with the same plugs on each end and hybrid, I use RJ45 network cables and USB cables. Having run through a few cables, it seems fine. I did see one or two complaints that it can't be used for 1/4" mono jack-jack - it can, but as it can't look at the plug and see that it's not got a ring, it can't distinguish between a mono plug and a stereo plug with a short between ring and sleeve. If a mono jack-jack reports shorts between 1&3, and 3&1, and no other issues, it's fine - the CT100 would show an "X" on its nine LEDs for mono jack-jacks.

First one was dead on arrival but Amazon replaced without any issues.This is my first cable tester, probably 50 years late, which I bought as I was reworking my pedal board and have a ridiculous number of cables, some of which may be nearly 50 years old.My only issue is that I should have read the reviews because the CT200 can only test 1/4 mono jacks, i.e. most of my cables, with a 1/4 jack female to male phono adapter. Other users call this out but I missed it. I would have purchased it anyway but it did mean I had to wait an extra day to get started.

Very pleased with this tester. Saves me countless hours trying to find a dodgy cable. Quickly test a cable before using to save using broken ones. Easy to use.

If you want it for testing mono guitar cables, forget it. Only does TRS. Huge oversight IMO.

This is a really useful, well built thing to have around and deserves five stars for smart testing and ease of use on a variety of cable types BUT... out of the box it can't be used to test 1/4" TS cables (standard instrument cables) or 1/8" TS cables (standard modular synth patch cables). A workaround (see below) is available but this is absolute madness. Both types of socket support TRS only, so a good TS cable returns a short circuit fault. For an extra pound per unit they could have added 1/4" and 1/8" TS sockets or for even less, as it's microprocessor controlled, a button to toggle between TS and TRS testing. It would simply need to ignore a ring-shield short if it was in TS mode. What were they thinking??? All is not lost - the RCA connectors can be used to test instrument / patch cables instead but adapters are required. To test 1/4" TS / mono instrument cables you'll need to order two readily available 1/4" female TS socket to male RCA connectors. To test patch cables you'll need two 1/8" / 3.5mm female socket to male RCA connectors, if such things exist. If you can't find the latter you'll need the former plus two 1/8" female socket to 1/4" male jack adapters. I'll probably get my soldering iron out and make up some custom pigtails, as the sideways load that a stack of jack adapters could exert on the tester connectors could damage them. So near but so far. Also not a fan of the battery cover, which uses a small screw rather than a plastic catch to hold it closed. I suppose if the batteries are long lived it's not a major inconvenience.

Pretty much does what it say's on the tin except the display for the most basic cable..guitar 1/4" MONO.. (Which it reads as a flashing 33-13.).Which...as long as you know, is fine..(I used a mixture of long/short jacks).Everything else is spot on, gives you a pass.It's already come in useful as it's showed up a new guitar mono cable as faulty.. ie constantly varying values when jiggled it about the place a bit.(bad shielding probs)..Damian.R... before having a pop at someone else's review...make sure they're testing same Model as you ; )X-Man in da house ... With a CT200 ... Like MisterMr's : )

Easy to use, very versatile, robust construction