[alpha421]

Ordered a set.  Cheapest source is FullCompass at $18.78 shipped CONUS.

 

[palchiu]

  Ordered a set.  Cheapest source is FullCompass at $18.78 shipped CONUS.

 
Thanks!

 

[Whitigir]

This Switchcraft 35HDLBAU

Does anyone know if the core is copper or bronze ? The core conductor before the gold plating. Thanks

 

[palchiu]

2. MATERIALS:
PLUG BODY, TIP ROD & RING - COPPER ALLOY, TIN OR GOLD PLATED
PLUG INSULATION - THERMOPLASTIC, BLACK
RING TERMINAL - COPPER ALLOY, TIN PLATED
CABLE CLAMP - STEEL, TIN PLATED
COUPLING RING - COPPER ALLOY, NICKEL PLATED
HANDLE - COPPER ALLOY, NICKEL PLATED OR BLACK EPOXY
TUBULAR INSULATOR - MYLAR
 
from switchcraft's data sheet http://www.switchcraft.com/Drawings/35HDL_SERIES_CD.PDF
 
copper alloy 

 

[Whitigir]

2. MATERIALS:
PLUG BODY, TIP ROD & RING - COPPER ALLOY, TIN OR GOLD PLATED
PLUG INSULATION - THERMOPLASTIC, BLACK
RING TERMINAL - COPPER ALLOY, TIN PLATED
CABLE CLAMP - STEEL, TIN PLATED
COUPLING RING - COPPER ALLOY, NICKEL PLATED
HANDLE - COPPER ALLOY, NICKEL PLATED OR BLACK EPOXY
TUBULAR INSULATOR - MYLAR

from switchcraft's data sheet http://www.switchcraft.com/Drawings/35HDL_SERIES_CD.PDF

copper alloy 

Copper alloy comes in different forms, Brass is also a copper alloy, but Brass conductivity is very bad....even lower than steel. What I want to know is if this plug use OFC copper cores ? And not brass, or is it Brass

 

[thesmokingman]

Why would they use brass?

 

[Whitigir]

Why would they use brass?

They always do. It is common, but I prefer copper

 

[palchiu]

  Ordered a set. 

 
Hi alpha421,
 
Did you received plugs? Are they fitting perfectly?

 

[palchiu]

Just saw from a Chinese forum. http://www.erji.net/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=1955341&extra=page%3D1
 

 

 

 
It scared me...

 

[ShinRA88]

What the ****? *******it Sony, no matter how pure the copper is, its useless if you solder it like that....

 

[Whitigir]

Those are probably the counterfeit cables. There are many counterfeit of Sony-Kimber Cables.

 

[hifihp]

Those are probably the counterfeit cables. There are many counterfeit of Sony-Kimber Cables.

But it got the authentication sticker on his kimber kable box, and i think he buy WM1A with the cable  at the same time..

 

[alpha421]

   
Hi alpha421,
 
Did you received plugs? Are they fitting perfectly?

 Will answer later today.

 

[alpha421]

  But it got the authentication sticker on his kimber kable box, and i think he buy WM1A with the cable  at the same time..

 
That's a bloody shame if that cable is authentic and constructed like that.  Can't really tell, but it looks to have 2:1 wire ratio with the clear wires within the Y-splitter.

 

[alpha421]

Regarding the Switchcraft crew on connectors, indeed, they seem to fit the Z7 perfectly.  However, there is a chance of connections issues as the channel sections on the tip may not line up to the contact points within the Z7 connector housing.  I'll be able to confirm once I make a cable using the connectors.  Here's an image of it with the screw crown fully screwed down.  Not sure what metal (brass/copper) is used, but the meter indicated 2 ohms per channel.
 

 
However, I must say I'm a little disappointment on what I received from Full Compass.  The set I received looks like something shipped directly from China with the typical inconsistent quality as indicated on the inconsistent barrel texture (top is textured, the bottom looks smoothed out or has too many coats of paint) and a few nicks on the barrel surface:
    
 
So, you might want to pay the extra in hopes for a better quality and/or sealed set from another source as mine came loose in a small zip-lock type bag.  However, it looks like there are other options as these type of screw-crown connectors seems to be specifically made for specific wired applications and a similar product from Pearstone/Sennheiser are available with much lower prices from the Switchcrafts:
 
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/823882-REG/Pearstone_MLC_SE_Locking_1_8_3_5mm_TRS.html