Hello Chris and welcome to the Cow Audio Forum.
I have experienced the same thing. Last time i recall was setting up mics in the visor of a car for a video shoot. I was running the mic cable around the rear widow and along the headliner to the front of the car. I had my cans on and could hear the tapping and positioning. There was no stress on the connectors.
I don’t recall the make of cable, but I was a bit unsettled by the noise.
Cables I like Gotham GAC-3 and GAC-5. I have not tap tested them yet.
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Ty Ford
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