[ProFingerSk8er]

some of you might remember my thread on cool-looking jacks <link > from a few weeks back.
i was having trouble finding Neutrik jacks without the metal push-tab, doobooloo metion it wasnt possible to get the tabless verson in the US. he was right, after countless hours of search i was about to give up.
then i email Neutrik USA requesting for an sample, the salesmen/saleswomen was extremely nice and helpful. after a week i got a tabless combo jack in the mail free of charge

this jack looks very cool, fully plastic body but dosen't look cheap. plugs fits tightly with a loud click
here are a few more pictures:
http://img37.photobucket.com/albums/.../keutrik/5.jpg
http://img37.photobucket.com/albums/.../keutrik/4.jpg
http://img37.photobucket.com/albums/.../keutrik/3.jpg
http://img37.photobucket.com/albums/.../keutrik/2.jpg

now here's the problem, now i realized this jack wont look very symmetrical on my current on-going DIY amp, i havnt order the enclosure yet, but i know exactly what i want. like usual, i have made a 3d model to advoid any mistakes.
this is where i need you guys' help

should i forget about being symmetrical and use this jack? or should i do with a "hole-type" jack to balance out the LED hole?

should i.....

Stick with Neutrik combo:

or...

go with a smaller, more "hidden" jack?

any input would be greatly appreciated it

 

[JMT]

I still like the Neutrik.

 

[was ist los?]

Another vote for the Neutrik.

 

[Demolition]

I voted for the Neutrik combo jack.

Although the regular jack promotes better symmetry on your amp's faceplate, I like the security and build quality of the Neutrik jack.

D.

 

[rayofsi]

you can get a custom faceplate with threads on the reverse side so you dont need to see the 2 screws on front holding the combo jack on.

 

[MisterX]

With a little dremel action you could get the best of both worlds.

I would take the Neutrik.

 

[MooseyDoom]

Man, love the graphics =). Got the led shine and everything! I think the neutrik jack fills in the space of your large faceplate rather nicely. And seeing as you already went through so much trouble to get the jack, you might as well use it. (on the other hand, I'd be glad to take the jack off your hands if you don't use it

>wink< )

 

[ProFingerSk8er]

thanks for the input guys, looks like more people perfer the Neutrik.
it's a really cool-looking jack and i agree very much with MooseyDoom that the jack fills up the extra space on the pannel nicely.

ufokillerz, i have thought of that when browsing through pictures of Larocco PPAs, but of course the price isnt cheap and the pannel will have to be thick enough.

any more inputs would be great, the more the better

 

[aos]

What is the part number of that jack?

 

[Voodoochile]

I like the Neutrik, but don't care much for the mounting screws. Is your panel thick enough for blind threaded pockets from the backside? You could do that with a bottoming fine-threaded tap if it is 0.125 or so thick perhaps.

The other choice would be cool also, but preferably if the hollow shank was black and not chrome.

Nice rendering work also!

edit: Oops, I see that UFO has proposed the same idea. Check into it, man.

 

[Standard CompAmp]

Another vote here for the Neutrik one, preferably without the screws just as some people described before. The fact that this can be discussed....man those pictures are brilliant!

 

[ProFingerSk8er]

the pannels i will be using wont be thick enough for back-side mounting, but i can always custom order thicker pannels

in fact i dont think the screws would be too bad, being a ex-R/C fan, i can get quality black hex screws to screw on the jack.

Quote:

The other choice would be cool also, but preferably if the hollow shank was black and not chrome

i was looking at this CUI jacks when i did the rendering

chrome connector with black plastic, half-threaded which allows me to hide the nut and washer behine the pannel.

went back to Neutrik's website and found the NMJ6HHD2

fully black and also half-threaded, searched around and found only mourse carries this jack, but none-stocked and it will take 3 weeks if you do order from them.
emailed Neutrik USA again

, their marketing assistant Cathy replyed after 6 hours and said my free sample jack will ship next week when it's in stock

[size=xx-small]*now THAT's customer support*[/size]
so ya.... fully black is possible

Quote:

What is the part number of that jack?

NCJ6FI-H-0 , http://www.neutrikusa.com/content/pr...elid=204_57051

 

[Voodoochile]

Plus you could use flathead black screws and c'sink them.
Nice project.

 

[morsel]

The Neutrik combo jack operates smoothly but looks hideous. I would go with the CUI jack as it looks much better and also operates smoothly. The Neutrik jack with the visible big flat metal spring contacts requires strong incremental insertion and removal force. The red tab Neutrik that is so popular requires extreme and sometimes painful thumb pressure on the red tab to withdraw the plug (or a really strong yank gets it out anyway despite the locking mechanism), and I have seen one fall apart completely.

 

[MooseyDoom]

I think you have a winner with the NMJ6HHD2. I like the clean look it'll leave. Black and symmetrical. If only it could glow like your led...

Time for another computer generated graphic