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Ultimate DIY: the 6.3mm 1/4" Stereo Phone/TRS plug collection

post #1 of 14
5/22/09 at 12:28am
Thread Starter 
Continuing with the tradition with the Ultimate DIY: the 3.5mm 1/8" mini jack plug collection thread thread, I figure that the 1/4" TRS Phone Plug needs some love as well.

Same Rules apply as with the other thread. Please please please feel free to contribute a 6.3mm 1/4" TRS Stereo Phone plug to this REFERENCE thread for DIY cable makers.....

Any suggestions comments or reviews of any or all of these plugs are also highly recommended.

If possible, please include any innards of any or all the mini plugs you come across that also would be a great reference for future cable makers.

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Amphenol





Amphenol 1/4" TRS Plugs


Canare F16



Canare Corp. - Quality Cables and Connectors: Product Item Display

Cardas



Cardas GRQ S S 1/4" Stereo Phone Plug

Furutech



FP-703(G) / FP-704(G) High Performance Phone Jackets


G&H Plugs



G&H Industries


Edit: Internal Shots




Neutrik



Neutrik 1/4" Professional Plug Series

Neutrik NP3RC-BAG





Redco Audio

Redco Right Angle TRS




Redco HP3C




Switchcraft



Switchcraft 1/4" Phone Jacks

Vampire Wire



Vampire Wire


Viablue



Viablue Website


Yarbo Audiophile




Germany Yarbo Audiophile (HK)
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post #2 of 14
5/22/09 at 1:38am
Hey, nice blurry photo of the Vampire plugs, wonder who took that? Ha!

Peace,

Lee
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post #3 of 14
5/22/09 at 2:14am
Thread Starter 
Haha, don't you just hate it when manufacturers don't have pictures of their own products?
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post #4 of 14
5/26/09 at 9:30am
Has anyone used the 6.5mm ViaBlue yet? What's the verdict? Tight like it appears the smaller brother is, or ok?
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post #5 of 14
5/26/09 at 4:22pm
you missed out this:



Neutrik - Audio - Silent Plug - NP2C-AU-SILENT
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post #6 of 14
5/26/09 at 6:20pm
Canare F16



Canare Corp. - Quality Cables and Connectors: Product Item Display


Neutrik NP3RC-BAG




Redco Right Angle TRS




Redco HP3C




Some military love:

Neutrik NP3TB-R

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post #7 of 14
5/26/09 at 9:18pm
Thread Starter 
Silent plug is mono (but its a beautiful plug)

Can mil-type be used with non-military 1/4" jacks?
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post #8 of 14
5/26/09 at 9:53pm
Yes, in most every case they can.

Since most plugs are spring loaded or use some sort of spingy system to connect, they work especially when you consider that the spacing is the same as a standard TRS plug in terms of length.
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post #9 of 14
5/26/09 at 10:13pm
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Originally Posted by Good Times View Post
Has anyone used the 6.5mm ViaBlue yet? What's the verdict? Tight like it appears the smaller brother is, or ok?
Yes, I personally have used it and it's a very nice plug for $9.50. It's a tight fit in most devices(which I find very useful). The solder terminals may be small, but nothing a little flux can't help with..
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post #10 of 14
5/26/09 at 11:04pm
Where did you find it for only $9.50?

I can only find it for around $15.
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post #11 of 14
5/26/09 at 11:29pm
AV Outlet has them for $9.50 with $5 shipping via Priority mail.
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post #12 of 14
5/27/09 at 4:20am
Yarbo GY-635G

Really nice plug, but I still always go for the Neutrik NP3C-B or NP3X-B.
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post #13 of 14
5/27/09 at 6:58am
Neutrik NP3TB:

(avoid this one, it isn't suitable for audio. It's too loose.)

Neutrik NP3C:

(It's solidly made, but nothing special.)

Plugs that I've used and my opinion:
The vampire plugs: Nicely made, pretty self explainatory, and fits mogami 2534 perfectly. However, it does not come with a plastic sleeve to isolate the metal bits from the case.
Furutech FP703: I like this one. It's rather large, but it's nicely made.
Various radioshack and generic plugs: They're generally pretty solid, boring, but gets the job done.
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post #14 of 14
12/30/09 at 8:45pm
Monoprice now has these: HDMI Cable, Home Theater Accessories, HDMI Products, Cables, Adapters, Video/Audio Switch, Networking, USB, Firewire, Printer Toner, and more!

I bought one just to see what it's like. Feels very solid with a pretty big clamp for strain relief. Haven't used it yet, but I don't see any reason for it not to work just fine.
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