[sofakng]

I'm looking for the following parts:

3x RCA female connectors (sets of both black and red) -- gold plated
4x 3.5mm female connectors -- gold plated
1x Two position rotary switch
1x Three position rotary switch

Basically I'm trying to build a device that let me choose both a mini-jack input and an RCA input and then output both of them to seperate 3.5mm audio jacks.

I don't want to lose any quality in my connections so I think I want gold plated connectors.

I have beginner-level experience with soldering and this project seems really easy to make but I can't find the parts to do it. I've tried looking on DigiKey and Mouser but it's extremely confusing trying to find what I need.

Any help would be greatly appriciated...

 

[bhostinsky]

I've bought some items from here. Prices and quality seem good and shipping was fast.

eBay Store - PARTSPIPE: SWITCHES, Electronic accessories, Plugs Connectors

 

[sofakng]

Thanks for the help!

How can I tell which plugs can be mounted to a project box? (eg. so that just the end of the connector sticks out of the project box like any standard piece of audio equipment)

EDIT: Also, I can't seem to find any gold plated 3.5mm female jacks

 

[SoundGoon]

Parts Express - Amplifiers, Head Units, Speakers, Wiring Kits, Subwoofers, Dampening might be something worth looking at. Either them or www.markertec.com . Both of them sell all sorts of parts. Hope this helps!

 

[Pars]

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Originally Posted by sofakng /img/forum/go_quote.gif Thanks for the help! EDIT: Also, I can't seem to find any gold plated 3.5mm female jacks

Gold plating isn't for sound quality... its for corrosion resistance, so I wouldn't worry about it too much.

 

[sofakng]

Oh, really? That's interesting... It seems to be extremely difficult to find gold plated 3.5mm female jacks and gold switches (eg. rotary or 3+ position switches)