ritch Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Does anybody have any good recommendations for jack plugs for making up your own cables? I usually use Neutrik, but just curious if there's anything else out there that's worth considering? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamdenRob Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 I use whatever it is OBBM puts on either end of his cables... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ritch Posted August 12, 2015 Author Share Posted August 12, 2015 Looks like neutriks are the winner so far then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Other jacks are OK, but the Neutrik jacks are in a class of their own IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slipperydick Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Diecast Neutrix ones every time. I have cables that have lasted me 20years+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obbm Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 I would suggest Neutrik NP2X straight jacks and NP2RX right-angle versions. Compared with all others that I've seen Neutrik are a better design than most others being completely rivetless, i.e.no joins in the signal path , and have a superior cable clamp system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeydee Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Other good quality option is the Switchcraft range. Usually a bit more expensive than Neutrik and not necessarily worth it for most applications but I like them for their compactness and robustness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 I'm a fairly recent convert to Neutrik silent jacks...the ones with the red casing. Dave/OBBM made some up for me. Bombproof and worth the additional expense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subthumper Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 In the shop I work in we binned off everything except Neutric and Amphenol. The cheap stuff is really not worth the hassle. It's a job you want to do right and once as it eliminates so many problems and lets you get on with playing. Beware of cheap imitations or ones that are "like" a neutric, a lot of them are very poorly toleranced and are often too large in diameter and cause damage to the Jack socket in your guitar/amp/fx/speaker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planer Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 [quote name='obbm' timestamp='1439414682' post='2842756'] I would suggest Neutrik NP2X straight jacks and NP2RX right-angle versions.[/quote] I would too. Nothing better imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 I too will drop the N-bomb. Nothing else comes close, imho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Another vote for Neutriks from me. If you're going to spend time and money building something, particularly for live use, then quality wins every time. Buy cheap, buy twice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CH161 Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Neutrik every time...easily available too. They even sell them at [/font][/color][font="helvetica, arial, sans-serif"][color="#282828"]Maplin.[/color][/font] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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