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Laurence Payne
 
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On 2 Jun 2005 11:01:54 -0700, "Larry Caldwell"
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Check again, though the RCA plugs that fit coax require quite a bit of
soldering for a good connection. RS does sell them.

Contrary to popular mythology, the best connectors are metal to like
metal. Plain tin plugs in a plain tin jack will work as well as
anything. Monster cables may look cute, but they don't work any better
than soldering iron specials that only cost a few pennies.

The mark-up on cables is even worse than the 300% mark-up on jewelry.


I am amazed that audiophiles in search of the ultimate connection
don't use tag strips and solder. Difficult to make it expensive
enough to be truly beneficial I suppose :-)