I bought 5 of these badboys to set up my home recording studio. I use them for patching everything together and also for lining some instruments. They can be bought for a reasonable price and the length of the cable is perfect for home use, where you dont need that much cable. I would not bring these to a gig however, since they are very short.
I havent had any problems with them so far and they dont affect the sound going through them.