That mirrored my experience as well. The set screws, fit and finish were nice. The clamping mechanism is decent, probably better than comparable XLR connectors like ETI -- I just wish it wasn't inherently single-use from needing to be crimped. The back opening is a fine size for terminating most bulk cable, but I'd agree that for custom cables it gets a bit tight. I haven't done any A/B comparisons using the same cable & different connectors, so no comments on sound quality other than that I feel no urge to switch to anything else.