![]() Of course these (PRO) plugs cost 10 times more. That telescopic movement suggests there is not a direct connection. I do not know if the Neutrik Pro series are any better in this regard as they appear to have a telescopic function to ensure the ground connects first to prevent pops when plugging/unplugging while live (who would do that at home?). Image can be zoomed on the Element 14 website. ![]() It is however at least the same type of plating. It's obviously a separate solder tab and of different metal type, so possible galvanic issues leading to future reliability issues.Īlternatively, the Neutrik NYS series initially seem much better in this regard, when I zoom in on online images, I can clearly see that the solder tab is not the same piece of metal as the actual ground contacts. While the signal connects directly to the RCA pin (good) the shield does not connect directly to the RCA ground contacts. However, I am not totally happy with these connectors. I bought some Canare GS6 for the interconnect cables and some Amphenol ACPR connectors. Both devices set on 0 dB brings the signal through clean and at an unaltered level so, I can maintain unity gain structure right from the source through the signal chain, minimising S/N. So, this is a way of using what I already have to cleanly convert from SE to MP signal. For recording from SE analogue, I am taking RCA into an existing Essence HDACC and XLR from there to the interface, because the interface doesn't support SE connection. However, I am currently setting up to do some recording at home using a PreSonus interface. This is usually the case with XLR connectors where I usually use either Neutrik or Amphenol, but not so with Phone TRS, except for Neutrik alone as far as I know. A basic criteria I look for in connectors is that the cable solders directly the the contact pin or socket, so there are not riveted or pressed surface that can come loose, oxidise, corrode etc to cause intermittent & reliability issues. Having some 30 years managing and maintaining a church PA, I have made up more than a few of pro interconnect cables. ![]()
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