<div dir="ltr">+1 on Neutrik, at least for XLR. For TRS 1/4" i also use Rean, el cheapo but still reliable.<br><br>Moshe<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 5:19 PM, Ricardus Vincente <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:wizardofgosz@gmail.com">wizardofgosz@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div class="im">On Sun, 2011-07-10 at 15:41 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote:<br>
> Hi :)<br>
><br>
> I guess everybody knows that Neutrik cable relief becomes bad, when the<br>
> connectors get old, today I noticed that some of my very old Neutrik are<br>
> shattered, I guess they are > 15 years old. The cables are still ok,<br>
> perhaps affected by oxygen, but the sound still is ok (maybe not for<br>
> every usage).<br>
><br>
> For new cables I've got some Rean connectors that seems to be good too,<br>
> but without plastic that could break.<br>
><br>
> I've got several no name connectors, but the 6.3 jacks of those<br>
> elCheapos sometimes need to be 'semi-plugged' to get a connection and<br>
> those XLRs wiggel, very good for hand-held microphones. Some connectors<br>
> melt away, even when the iron (!from a soldering station!) is 50 cm away<br>
> from the connectors. At home I just use 2 soldering irons, one with<br>
> minimal Watt and another to solder ground to e.g. pots, if the minimal<br>
> Watt iron shouldn't be able to do it.<br>
><br>
> Can anybody recommend a vendor for 6.3 jacks and XLR connectors?<br>
><br>
> I know große Tuchel connectors older than me, that are still ok, just<br>
> the cables needed to be replaced.<br>
><br>
> At the moment I tend to use Rean connectors in the future. Has anybody<br>
> experiences with this connectors?<br>
><br>
> Throwaway society :(.<br>
><br>
> Regards,<br>
><br>
> Ralf<br>
<br>
</div>The newer Amphenol stuff us decent.<br>
<br>
But I still prefer Neutrik. Yes, sometimes the plastic back-shell<br>
cracks, but at the end of the day, I think it's an all-around better<br>
connector.<br>
<br>
Rich...<br>
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