[Canadian411]

For me I hate viablue, hard to solder and the clipping mechanism is based on the screw.

Furutech is the one I use for 1/4.or black neutrik for xlr.

 

[luisdent]

For me I hate viablue, hard to solder and the clipping mechanism is based on the screw.

Furutech is the one I use for 1/4.or black neutrik for xlr.

 
I agree, but I wanted to give an alternative to the neutrik, and the viablue are built well and look nice. But that's sort of what i meant by it depending on your application. Some are much harder to solder than others. I hate soldering to round posts vs terminals with holes. I use neutrik almost exclusively personally.

 

[Kamakahah]

Pole style soldering, like the viablue plugs, makes me want to put fist holes in my walls. Guess that's the price of using a sexy looking plug.
I love how some of the furutech plugs are styled. Unfortunately, my favorite ones cost far too much to realistically think about using.

 

[PETEREK]

Pole style soldering, like the viablue plugs, makes me want to put fist holes in my walls. Guess that's the price of using a sexy looking plug.
I love how some of the furutech plugs are styled. Unfortunately, my favorite ones cost far too much to realistically think about using.

Yeah they can be frustrating at times, I'd still rather solder those than deal with trying to get the barrel on the Rean 3.5mm connectors when you're using paracord. I've cut them off and started over a few times because I was so pissed.

 

[Kamakahah]

Yeah they can be frustrating at times, I'd still rather solder those than deal with trying to get the barrel on the Rean 3.5mm connectors when you're using paracord. I've cut them off and started over a few times because I was so pissed.

Interesting. My last 15 or so cables have all been Neutrik with paracord, save one odd job to fit a 2.5mm slot and even that was with paracord. Never had the problem you're describing. I even use the Neutrik 3.5mm with the smaller diameter hole. Maybe we have different techniques.

 

[TrollDragon]

I don't know if any of you knew Randy "Achmedisdead", if you did there is a condolences thread here.

http://www.head-fi.org/t/721664/achmedisdead-is-in-fact/

 

[BucketInABucket]

Would an Oyaide jack be easier to solder than a neutrik/rean jack? 

 

[Canadian411]

  Would an Oyaide jack be easier to solder than a neutrik/rean jack? 

 
 
http://www.head-fi.org/t/675333/trrs-to-trs-adapter-3-5mm-balanced-trrs-to-single-ended-trs-adapter
 

 
Just searched here, looks like rean is the easiest, followed by Oyaide, Viablue

 

[BucketInABucket]

Oh god the rean jack was already so difficult for me. Looks like I'm sticking with rean then :3

 

[Lugnegaard]

Furutechs are great. Big, sturdy, well made and not too expensive. And easy to work with.

 

[elmoe]

  Furutechs are great. Big, sturdy, well made and not too expensive. And easy to work with.

 
They are also extremely heavy, so beware. I used a 1/8" furutech jack for my Grado recable and now wish I had gone with something lighter.

 

[Lugnegaard]

Yes, but for stationary usage it doesn't matter

 

[TrollDragon]

How heavy can a plug be?
I use a Grado 1/8 to 1/4 mini adapter cable now so the plug couldn't be much heavier than that?

 

[PETEREK]

Does the weight really affect you usage with the cable? It's going to be connected to a (probably) heavy device so would you really notice? 
 
The Canare F12 was the biggest I've use so far, I soldered 8 wires into it! Haha it was still very nice, the weight made it feel really good. 
 
I think the weight of the connector doesn't matter, just the weight of the cable and Y-Split.

 

[BucketInABucket]

Nah, the weight of the connector doesn't really ruffle my feathers. It's more the size of the connector, anything extremely bulky and it won't fit onto my portable (only) rig without squashing my interconnect.