Jack Plug Choices

[ritch]

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

[CamdenRob]

I use whatever it is OBBM puts on either end of his cables...

[ritch]

Looks like neutriks are the winner so far then

[stevie]

Other jacks are OK, but the Neutrik jacks are in a class of their own IMO.

[Slipperydick]

Diecast Neutrix ones every time. I have cables that have lasted me 20years+

[obbm]

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.

[mikeydee]

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.

[NancyJohnson]

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.

[Subthumper]

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.

[planer]

[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.

[discreet]

I too will drop the N-bomb. Nothing else comes close, imho.

[paul_5]

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.

[CH161]

[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]