Zoom ECM-6 Extension Cable for H5, H6, F8, Q8

If you’re recording your own band rarely will camera placement be ideal for audio recording. I’ve been using a go-pro linked into a Zoom H4. It’s great when it works but inevitably a failure between the go-pro adapter, the 1/8in jacks, the thin cable and H4 input connection ruins the audio. This extension cable is stout and rugged. It’s nearly 1/4” in diameter. The adapters fit as snuggly and as perfect as the interchangeable microphones do. The satellite mic adapter has a go-pro fitting that will give plenty of options when emplacing. And it’s freaking long!! Well thought out, well build. If you’re going to spend the money on a q8, dig deep and get this. It’s a requirement as far as I’m concerned. I’ll say it again: The best location to record audio will rarely be the same location to capture the best video.

Build quality is great. Cable feels premium. Zero noise. It expands your mic mounting options are as much as your GoPro has to offer. The XY mic that came with my H5 now serves as a backup to our shotgun mic.It's certainly an expensive accessory for your H5 / H6, but definitely worth it. Now I'm thinking of getting other Zoom mic capsules.

Super long. Works great for booming the zoom mics right above my interviewees.

Gives more flexibility where mic can be placed (height and location). At first, I thought it was a little expensive. After I received it I realized how well made this adapter was. Great quality.

The only Zoom mic that I have that this works with is the X-Y mic that came with the Zoom H8. The VRH-8 Ambisonic mic does NOT work with this cable. There are some molded pins in the connector for the mic that prevents it from connecting with the cable end. That was my primary reason for this purchase. When I get the VRH-8 connected directly to the H8 mounted on a stand, the controls and screen for the H8 are pointed up at the sky making operation quite difficult. Had this cable worked it would have allowed me to mount just the mic up high and have the H8 down low where it's accessible. In addition, it does NOT work with the EXH-8 expander module. That wasn't the main reason for buying the cable, but it would have been very useful to use the expander as a kind of snake.If you are using this with the stereo mic it works just fine. The build quality is quite good although it should be for the price. The primary reason for just one star is not so much the lack of compatibility but rather the complete lack of information regarding such compatibility anywhere on Amazon or the Zoom website. I was pretty bummed out that this didn't work. I don't have any of the other mic modules Zoom has to offer so I can't comment on whether they would work or not.

I had planned on getting the short one (3m) for a long time, but then needed it same-day and only the 6m one was available for this. I'm glad for this procrastination, because I ran the X-Y module up 10-feet (3m+) on a light stand. With the 3m cable, allowing for slack, strain-releif and moving the recorder around down below, I may not have gotten much above 7-feet, which is not much higher than when I mount mics to the camera from back-of-house.The construction is solid and the latching tabs work the same as the mic capsules. The built-in GoPro style mount is a nice touch (with a 1/4-20 in the base). Cable is much larger diameter than really necessary IMHO, so you need a large loop for strain releif (strap it with velcro to your stand). That's not a deal-breaker. Tip: To reduce induced hum with any long mic cable, uncoil it completely or learn "over-under" coiling (google it), especially if around any electrical cable runs or hardware.No complaints, but a solid star deducted for the sheer cost of the thing. I think Zoom missed the sweet spot on costs to make/stock a few versus making it a must-have accessory that more folks would buy (even if many would never use).

Great product!

Works as should... My complaint is that the price is flat out ridiculous... It's annoying when a company makes something proprietary specifically so they can jack the prices to the moon... I know that this is more than a mic cable... but it's still just cable with plastic mounts on each end... should not cost more than $25