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Cordial CPM FM-Flex

A soft, flexible XLR cable with Neutrik plugs that owners trust for years; it costs more than plainer cables.

Cordial CPM FM-Flex with its Neutrik female and male XLR plugs

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Best for
Mic and speaker runs that get coiled after every gig or rehearsal.
Skip it if
Your cables stay plugged in; Cordial's lower-priced CCM FM does that job.

The Internet’s Opinion

From 0 professional reviews and 103 owner reviews: a fair amount of evidence.

Owners rate it as a soft, flexible microphone cable that coils without twisting, with snug Neutrik plugs and no hum, and many report years of use, including gigs, without a fault. None of the reviews read reports a failure; the reservation is price, and a few say a cheaper cable does as well where it stays in place.

What people praise

  • Soft and flexible; coils and lies flat without twisting
  • Neutrik plugs fit snugly and feel solid
  • No hum, noise or interference
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  • Years of regular use, including gigs, without a fault
  • Survives stage use, including being stepped on
  • Heat-shrink sleeves for a label and the hook-and-loop strap are handy

What to know first

  • Costs more than plainer cables
  • A cheaper cable does as well where it stays in place
  • Feels thin or light in the hand
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No professional reviews found; 103 owner reviews read at Thomann across seven lengthsCompiled 2026-11-07How this is compiled

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Before you buy

Released
June 2011
Status
Current

Works with

  • XLR master outputs on DJ controllers and all-in-onesMale socket, female plug

    The Pioneer DJ DDJ-FLX10 and XDJ-RX3 have balanced XLR Master 1 outputs; the cable's female end plugs into them and its male end into the speaker. Manufacturer spec sheet (AlphaTheta (DDJ-FLX10 manual)), checked 2026-11-07

  • DJ mixers with an XLR masterBalanced master

    The Pioneer DJ DJM-450 has an XLR master output beside its RCA master. Manufacturer spec sheet (AlphaTheta (DJM-450 manual)), checked 2026-11-07

  • Powered speakers and studio monitors with XLR inputsBalanced XLR input

    The Mackie Thump GO takes XLR or 1/4-inch TRS on its combo inputs, and the JBL 305P MkII has a balanced XLR input. Manufacturer spec sheet (Mackie (Thump GO spec sheet)), checked 2026-11-07

  • Dynamic microphonesMade as a mic cable

    Cordial sells the CPM FM-Flex as a microphone cable, XLR female to XLR male, for stage and studio use, from a mic into an XLR or combo mic input. Manufacturer spec sheet (Cordial), checked 2026-11-07

You’ll also need

  • A second cableOne per side

    A stereo XLR master has separate left and right sockets, so a pair of speakers needs two cables of the same length. Manufacturer spec sheet (AlphaTheta (DDJ-FLX10 manual)), checked 2026-11-07

  • A TRS-to-XLR cable for a booth outputBooth outputs are TRS

    The DDJ-FLX10's booth output is a balanced 1/4-inch TRS jack, so a monitor's XLR input needs a TRS-to-XLR male cable rather than this one. Manufacturer spec sheet (AlphaTheta (DDJ-FLX10 manual)), checked 2026-11-07

Key specs

Lengths
1, 1.5, 2.5, 3, 5, 6, 7.5, 10, 15 and 20 m
Connectors
Neutrik 3-pin XLR female to 3-pin XLR male
Conductors
2 twinned bare-copper cores, 0.22 mm² (AWG 24) each, 28 strands of 0.10 mm, PE insulation
Shield
Spiral-wound bare copper wire (coverage not given)
Outer diameter
6.4 ± 0.2 mm
Jacket
Soft black PVC; minimum bending radius about 65 mm in use
All 7 specifications
Capacitance
55 pF/m conductor to conductor, 110 pF/m conductor to shield

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Our take

Rory TassellWritten from the sources on this page, not from a loan unit.

No professional review was found. Of 103 Thomann owner reviews, 49 praise how soft it is and how it coils without twisting, 35 rate the Neutrik plugs and 20 report no hum; none reports a fault. The reservation is price: nine call it dearer than plainer cables, and three say a cheaper one does as well where it stays in place. Buy it for cables coiled after every gig; for a fixed setup, the CCM FM costs less.

What it is

Status, November 2026: current. Cordial still lists the CPM FM-Flex among its microphone cables.

What it is

The CPM FM-Flex is Cordial's flexible microphone cable, with a 3-pin Neutrik XLR female plug at one end and a Neutrik XLR male plug at the other, sold in ten lengths from 1 to 20 m (Cordial product page). It is built on Cordial's CMK 222 FLEX cable, and Cordial says its soft jacket mix lets it bend tightly without twisting or breaking. The cable datasheet gives two twinned bare-copper cores of 0.22 mm² (AWG 24), each of 28 fine strands, under a spiral-wound copper shield, in a soft black PVC jacket 6.4 mm across, with 55 pF/m between the cores. Cordial's page gives no warranty term.

The female end plugs into an XLR master output, such as Master 1 on the Pioneer DJ DDJ-FLX10, and the male end into a powered speaker or monitor such as the JBL 305P MkII; a stereo pair needs two. Of 103 owner reviews read at Thomann across seven lengths, 49 praise how soft it is and how it coils and lies flat, 35 rate the Neutrik plugs, 20 report no hum and 17 describe years of use, often at gigs, without a fault. Nine note it costs more than plainer cables, and three find it thin or light in the hand. Thomann UK no longer stocks the 7.5, 15 and 20 m lengths.

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