more from the 'Ian Bell school' of uk.rec.audio-ism:

Jim H wrote:

Does it really do anything for the music? I'm about to but a load of
phono connectors from maplin, and HQ58N look pretty good at 49p a go.
Does the plug being shielded/metal/plastic really do anything at all?


If you want to buy a lot, try Studiospares. They give quantity
discounts.

Ian


Thanks, but I already ordered some plugs in bulk from rapid, pretty nice as
far as these things go. I also got a few plastic ones from maplin for about
the same price.

Now I've tried both, as far as I can see/care they are all pretty much the
same. The gold ones were nicer to solder, and could support more weighty
cables, but that's about it.

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