The 6 Best 8 Channel insert Snakes (2023 reviews)

If you are looking to buy an all-around great snake for your daily purpose, hosa drum snake is the right option. The Channel Sub Snake is designed to take eight microphone signals to a mixing console with minimal clutter. It will pass 48V (phantom power), but phantom will actually come from the sound console, not directly from this snake. It cleans up the stage of extra cables etc. The male ends are all metal "Cannon copies" and also are fair quality. It can be used in a studio daily, occasionally gets used in a live sound gig.

The box end does have a plastic, compression-type strain relief and the internal wiring in the box is clean, well dressed and well soldered. It is so well made, the body is like a tank. There are no noise issues with the snake. It is perfect for tucking inconspicuously among a drum kit.

Why We Like This:

Excellent unit and no buzz or hum
Very flexible and perfect size for a gig bag
New and hot release

Best For Stationary rehearsal space: Seismic Audio Stage Box

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The seismic audio stage box should be able to handle its purpose and duties with ease. This snake cable is heavy duty, durable, road ready, and built to last. It is designed to make the professional musician, as well as the musician low on cash, sound great. It is perfect for a home studio or stationary rehearsal space. The stage box connects to a cable that is 50 feet long. The quality of your sound can only be as good as the connections between the stage and the mixer and with this snake cable, each pair of heavy duty conductors is individually shielded, yielding crystal clear sound while rejecting extraneous noise.

These 4 channels are RETURNS, for returning signal from your mixer back to the stage, such as for your main Left and Right outputs, and additional monitor or auxiliary outputs from your mixer. This snake will hold up well over time and last through plenty of gigs.

Why We Like This:

Saves time, durable, and work well
Noise and plenty of cable length
Saves time, provides great audio feed
Exact length, well made with top notch packaging

Best Quality Cable: Elite Core 8 Channel insert Snake

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These extension snakes are great for applications where you don't need a break-out box but need to transfer your channels to certain lengths. The series extension snakes feature 24 AWG shielded copper, high-quality metal connectors, neoprene jackets and clearly numbered channels. It has a number in both ends in a light grey color. The wires are in color-coded groups, but the real advantage is the number on each wire. It is easy to roll back up. These snakes always come in handy and work well.

Why We Like This:

Not bulky thick cable and easy to roll back up
Come in handy and work well
One of the new comers and featured product

Best For light Duty: Elite Core Stage Snake

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We know from years of feedback from readers, customers and amazon sellers, what most people want in a convenient and appropriate snake. The elite core stage snake is exactly that - it's a simple snake that hits all the right notes. The XLR cable ends that go into the mixer look to be a bit delicate and not sure how well they would endure hard use. It is made with thick bulky wiring compared to other 8ch snakes. It is easy to read labels even on dimly lit stages and has a heavy duty box and strain relief made from metal. It is perfect for light duty. It does not have neutrik connectors and the labeling is really difficult to see because the ink is fading and runs off easily.

The cable is sturdy and durable. It can you pull the mixer end without the box through the tube. From the strain relief to the cables themselves, this snake is built to last. It's pretty compact.

Why We Like This:

Excellent, very well built and reparable/rebuildable
Good investment for long term

Best For consolidating multiple Cables: Hosa 8 Channel insert Snake

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Hosa offers a variety of snake for personal choice and yet maintaining quality in all the variants. It is great for inserts or general splitting. It is used for outboard compressors via 8 inserts. It is great for consolidating multiple cables from the mixer to rack equipment. It is an insert snake, and it does what it should do without introducing any noise.

The cable itself is the usual Host quality with nice flexible cables and moulded connectors. It will cutoff your signal to your mixer if you only use one side for a d/o. The ends are very nice in quality. This is perfect for a home studio/light use, for gigging you'd probably want a more robust, repairable connector rather than a moulded one.

Why We Like This:

Required cable for most boards (trs inserts) to patch multi-channel outboard processors
Noticeable noise and multiple colors help keep the send/returns straight
Very handy to have all that cordage contained in one snake

Best For money: Seismic Audio 8 Channel insert Snake

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Not everyone likes to purchase snake for their daily usage, but the seismic audio 8 channel insert snake would be an anomoly. Whether you have a permanent installation or mobile, this snake cable is rugged enough to handle whatever you throw at it. It is built with clearly labeled individual cables. The strain relief is decent, the tip is gold plated, and the channels are marked 1 through. It is perfectly for rack gear though. It will last a long time.

This is a great cable and should last quite a while. It is ideally used to connect pro audio and dj equipment such as preamps, mixers, amplifiers and similar devices. The color coding and labeling is decent, easy to read and use. It will fit side by side fine in a 48 point balanced 1/4” patch bay.

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