On Sun, 2011-07-10 at 15:41 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > Hi :) > > I guess everybody knows that Neutrik cable relief becomes bad, when the > connectors get old, today I noticed that some of my very old Neutrik are > shattered, I guess they are > 15 years old. The cables are still ok, > perhaps affected by oxygen, but the sound still is ok (maybe not for > every usage). > > For new cables I've got some Rean connectors that seems to be good too, > but without plastic that could break. > > I've got several no name connectors, but the 6.3 jacks of those > elCheapos sometimes need to be 'semi-plugged' to get a connection and > those XLRs wiggel, very good for hand-held microphones. Some connectors > melt away, even when the iron (!from a soldering station!) is 50 cm away > from the connectors. At home I just use 2 soldering irons, one with > minimal Watt and another to solder ground to e.g. pots, if the minimal > Watt iron shouldn't be able to do it. > > Can anybody recommend a vendor for 6.3 jacks and XLR connectors? > > I know große Tuchel connectors older than me, that are still ok, just > the cables needed to be replaced. > > At the moment I tend to use Rean connectors in the future. Has anybody > experiences with this connectors? > > Throwaway society :(. > > Regards, > > Ralf The newer Amphenol stuff us decent. But I still prefer Neutrik. Yes, sometimes the plastic back-shell cracks, but at the end of the day, I think it's an all-around better connector. Rich... _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
