Best under $10 RCA Plug

RE: Best under $10 RCA Plug, posted on October 31, 2014 at 05:34:23
BobM Audiophile Posts: 1400 Location: Long Island, NY Joined: September 24, 1999	PartsConnexion sells WBT clones under the Connex name that were very nice. right around your price point. A gentleman is best defined as someone who knows how to play the accordion ... and doesn't.

RE: Best under $10 RCA Plug, posted on October 31, 2014 at 09:15:17
Mike B. Audiophile Posts: 26354 Location: OR Joined: September 27, 1999 Contributor Since: September 1, 1999	Make your own. I buy copper tubing for the outer and silver pipe for the center pin. Center drill maple wood dowl pieces for the center pin and insert into the copper tube. It takes measuring and a few tools. I like using a dremel with a cutoff disc, files, drill press and some strong glue.

RE: Best under $10 RCA Plug, posted on October 31, 2014 at 13:38:04

Duster
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Image: 1877 Phono ZSP-4 rca connectors

A step up for under $10 each from a basic rca connector with a two-piece brass ground and brass center pin like the Canare F-09, Switchcraft 3502, and Neutrik NYS352G is the 1877 Phono ZSP-4 rca connector with two-piece brass ground, OCC copper center pin, and a rather nice looking barrel.

Best price found:

http://www.partsconnexion.com/1877PH-75710.html

RE: Best under $10 RCA Plug, posted on October 31, 2014 at 17:23:30
Tubesteak Audiophile Posts: 182 Joined: September 23, 2000	WOW!! Those look nice.

Vampire C-X (with the - being 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8 mm size etc., posted on October 31, 2014 at 17:35:14

Nuit

I like the Vampire design as the ground is screw tight fit. and NOT soldered. Only the center pin is soldered.

For homemade coax wires they are the best. period.
(For ease of construction.. sound is pretty good, though I have not tried all 1,385,920 other RCA available Worldwide to compare in a double blind ABX situation,,)

RE: Best under $10 RCA Plug, posted on November 1, 2014 at 06:42:28

WntrMute2
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If you desire a plug with a minimal amount of mass, the Neutrik Pro-Fi does a nice job. Spring loaded ground connector and a collet type stain relief. The Vampire locking RCA is very nice also but there is a huge mass of metal hanging off the end.

Pro-FI

RE: Best under $10 RCA Plug, posted on November 3, 2014 at 15:22:59

Crazy Dave
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Even if they don't sound any better, they sure look nicer than the others you list! Of course at $15 each, I am sure you would not argue with these.

Dave

KLE Innovations Copper RCA plug

RE: Best under $10 RCA Plug, posted on November 4, 2014 at 11:34:13
Duster Manufacturer Posts: 17117 Location: Pacific Northwest Joined: August 25, 2002	I think a $60 minimum price-point per set of 4 rca connectors is a good entry-level budget for serious DIY rca interconnect projects.

RE: Best under $10 RCA Plug, posted on November 4, 2014 at 14:27:35
Crazy Dave Audiophile Posts: 14371 Location: East Coast Joined: October 4, 2001	If you are going to put in the effort to make them, you might as well start with good stuff, especially when the price difference is so small. Dave

RE: Best under $10 RCA Plug, posted on November 4, 2014 at 15:07:14
Duster Manufacturer Posts: 17117 Location: Pacific Northwest Joined: August 25, 2002	Also, one of the main benefits of DIY cable projects (and other DIY projects) is spending more on affordable HQ audiophile parts in order to build cables that may rival more costly pre-made products. The idea of spending as little as possible on a DIY cable project tends to be very counter-productive from an audiophile POV.

RE: Vampire C-X (with the - being 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8 mm size etc., posted on November 12, 2014 at 10:32:52
bjh Audiophile Posts: 18614 Location: Ontario Joined: November 22, 2003	"... though I have not tried all 1,385,920 other RCA available ..." Well get busy ya slacker! ('->

RE: Vampire C-X (with the - being 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8 mm size etc., posted on November 15, 2014 at 17:40:38
Tubesteak Audiophile Posts: 182 Joined: September 23, 2000	I just finished 2 sets of IC's with the Swithcraft 3502 and they worked perfect.

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Best under $10 RCA Plug

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