&gt; But on a decent quality XLR, you can re-solder 20 times, drive a truck over, yank on it until the cable snaps, ... and it will still work beautifully ;-).<p>Same for a humble headphone jack, if we&#x27;re dealing with one which has been designed with that purpose in mind.  Just unscrew the metallic cap, unsolder the cables, solder them again, you&#x27;re good to go.<p>The XLR&#x27;s robustness may actually be a problem.  When an accident occurs, it&#x27;s better to just break the 10€ cable than the 1k€ equipment it&#x27;s connected to.