Good quality RCA and Din plugs.

[RobFTM]

I must be mad but I’d like to make my own interconnects. I’m going to use LinnSilver cable but I’m stumped as to which brand of plugs to use. It’s Linn to Naim so I want to use both phono and Din connectors. What would be a suitable brand of plugs to choose please? I seem to remember that the well respected Flashback cables used Preh Din plugs but I’m not sure where to look for phono plugs.

Any and all help highly appreciated as I’m so far from my comfort zone it’s untrue!

Rob.

 

[chartz]

Any professional cable (Velleman OFC) with Neutrik connectors will do nicely.

 

[martin clark]

Neutrik Rean are solid, and widely available.
Also good value for their quality - you can spend a lot more, but 'simple, solid & sufficient' is my own preference.

 

[colasblue]

For olive and later equipment you should use Preh or Lumberg ring locking din connectors. Take care with ordering the correct pin configuration.

Preh Locking DIN Plugs 5pin 180 - for Naim amps | eBay

The latest Preh Keytec version you will receive has cross head screw fixing and not flat blade head as shown in photos. These DIN plugs are the ones used by Naim and Chord on their own leads and are the type that twist lock onto later (Olive onwards) Naim sockets.

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For CB you're better off with Deltron latching connectors

DELTRON - 590-0500 - IN-LINE METAL PLUG, 5 PIN (180) NICKEL LOCKING DIN PLUG | eBay

590-0500 Deltron Enclosures 5 Pin (180) Nickel Locking Din Plug. Gender: Plug. Connector Mounting: Cable. During that process you will be issued with an RMA number. Images shown are for demonstration purposes.

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[cobbers]

Neutrik 5/7pin DIN on my Beomaster.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/30550942...pid=5338728743&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1
Using these phono plugs (nice and compact) to load the RCA sockets for MM

 

[Al M]

I always use Preh DIN connectors (Locking ones for later Naim) and Neutrik Rean Phonos for all my cables. If carefully and correctly assembled they are fit and forget. Don't bother with the more expensive Neutrik Profi's although they are of higher quality, they are designed for professional PA use where you may need to connect/disconnect whilst the PA is running and us a spring loaded contact to prevent an enormous thud on connection/disconnection (imagine that with a 50KW PA!)
Also, don't waste your money on the very expensive Foo connectors that are out there. If the pro's use them it's more than good enough for home use!

 

[RobFTM]

Thanks all - you’ve not let me down. Now to get to actually doing the job and making the things. If they look OK I’ll post a photo, if not then I won’t.

I’ve very deliberately not mentioned whether they’ll sound better/worse than what I have. Oh wait a minute……

 

[gavreid]

If you buy Neutrik the Rean is a cheaper Chinese made variant manufactured down to a lower price point. The real Neutriks are what you want.

 

[snowlets]

If you buy Neutrik the Rean is a cheaper Chinese made variant manufactured down to a lower price point. The real Neutriks are what you want.

same factory

 

[gavreid]

same factory

it certainly wasn't the case but it doesn't take away from the fact that it's a cheaper range. I've had issues with simple jack plugs for example, loose fits and unreliable, crackly connections.

 

[chiily]

+1 for the Preh DIN connectors.

I do like the switchcraft, non-gold plated versions, RCA connectors. Very simple and no nonsense, though I've not used the Reans.

 

[gavreid]

...I do like the switchcraft, non-gold plated versions, RCA connectors. Very simple and no nonsense, though I've not used the Reans.

The angled kind can be very useful

 

[chiily]

The angled kind can be very useful

Very much so...

2022-04-21_09-07-33 by Garf Arf, on Flickr

 

[awkwardbydesign]

Neutrik Rean are solid, and widely available.
Also good value for their quality - you can spend a lot more, but 'simple, solid & sufficient' is my own preference.

I avoid Neutrik RCA plugs for the simple reason that the conducting parts are crimped together, and variable. The sliding negative connector types are extremely variable! That said, they do seem to make the only 11mm diameter plugs, which are needed for my Cambridge P50 amp, as the socket centres are at 12mm. https://www.rean-connectors.com/en/product/nys352-1
I use plugs which have no joins, of which there are many types, from Star Line and KLE, to CMC and WBT.

 

[Fitnessed]

used these rean rca and they were fantastic https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/29509791...pid=5338728743&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1

 

[audiopile]

I'm another Reen fan -excellent connectors for reasonable money -but also use the Pro-Fi 's on critical connections (phono LP) . The WBT's are expensive and you have to be sure you don't yank on them when hooked into consumer electronics or you can tear the ground shell off female RCA jacks ( a grim moment with so much modern audio gear being a B***H to get at the back panel from the inside..) Still -the WBT's if you are building your own and can use both male and female RCA's from WBT -that's the best this bad connector can do.

 

[snowlets]

AMPHENOL DIN connectors.​