I need (OK, want) some white phono cables, but white seems to be
reserved either for ludicrously expensive iPod phono leads, or for
white versions of the semi-disposable 49p leads.

White versions of the kind of thing that seems to sell for between £5
and £10 online would be OK.

Who makes and sells them, if anyone?

Or alternatively, some kind of white duct for the black phono leads
would do.

Daniele

In article
,
D.M. Procida wrote:
I need (OK, want) some white phono cables, but white seems to be
reserved either for ludicrously expensive iPod phono leads, or for
white versions of the semi-disposable 49p leads.

White versions of the kind of thing that seems to sell for between £5
and £10 online would be OK.

Who makes and sells them, if anyone?

Or alternatively, some kind of white duct for the black phono leads
would do.

Not checked recently, but Maplin sold white coax by the metre so you could
make your own. With the added benefit of having it exactly the correct
length.

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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article
,
D.M. Procida wrote:
I need (OK, want) some white phono cables, but white seems to be
reserved either for ludicrously expensive iPod phono leads, or for
white versions of the semi-disposable 49p leads.

White versions of the kind of thing that seems to sell for between £5
and £10 online would be OK.

Who makes and sells them, if anyone?

Or alternatively, some kind of white duct for the black phono leads
would do.

Not checked recently, but Maplin sold white coax by the metre so you could
make your own. With the added benefit of having it exactly the correct
length.

But can someone who thinks a 49p interconnect sounds worse than a £10
interconnect
be trusted with a soldering iron?

--
Eiron.

In article , Eiron
wrote:
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article
,
D.M. Procida wrote:
I need (OK, want) some white phono cables, but white seems to be
reserved either for ludicrously expensive iPod phono leads, or for
white versions of the semi-disposable 49p leads.

White versions of the kind of thing that seems to sell for between £5
and £10 online would be OK.

Who makes and sells them, if anyone?

Or alternatively, some kind of white duct for the black phono leads
would do.

Not checked recently, but Maplin sold white coax by the metre so you
could make your own. With the added benefit of having it exactly the
correct length.

But can someone who thinks a 49p interconnect sounds worse than a £10
interconnect be trusted with a soldering iron?

Sure. Nature has its own way to teach which end *not* to hold. :-)

....and the experience of making up your own cables and finding they work
fine can be a very satisfying (and educational) one.

Maplin and CPC a probably good starting points.

Slainte,

Jim

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On Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:40:19 +0000,
(D.M. Procida) wrote:

I need (OK, want) some white phono cables, but white seems to be
reserved either for ludicrously expensive iPod phono leads, or for
white versions of the semi-disposable 49p leads.

White versions of the kind of thing that seems to sell for between £5
and £10 online would be OK.

Who makes and sells them, if anyone?

Or alternatively, some kind of white duct for the black phono leads
would do.

Daniele

Have you had actual problems with the 49p cables?

"Eiron" wrote in message
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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article
,
D.M. Procida wrote:
I need (OK, want) some white phono cables, but white seems to be
reserved either for ludicrously expensive iPod phono leads, or for
white versions of the semi-disposable 49p leads.

White versions of the kind of thing that seems to sell for between £5
and £10 online would be OK.

Who makes and sells them, if anyone?

Or alternatively, some kind of white duct for the black phono leads
would do.

Not checked recently, but Maplin sold white coax by the metre so you
could
make your own. With the added benefit of having it exactly the correct
length.

But can someone who thinks a 49p interconnect sounds worse than a £10
interconnect
be trusted with a soldering iron?

If you are making RCA cables with coax, you should seriously consider using
compression-type RCA terminations. Only cutting and crimping is required.
IME they are highly reliable.

Now finding such a technically advanced product in the UK seems less than
trivial. Neither Maplin nor Farnell seem to list them.

Try uk eBay....

In article ,
Arny Krueger wrote:
If you are making RCA cables with coax, you should seriously consider
using compression-type RCA terminations. Only cutting and crimping is
required. IME they are highly reliable.

Now finding such a technically advanced product in the UK seems less
than trivial. Neither Maplin nor Farnell seem to list them.

Crimping is by far the best method of making a connection - assuming that
connection will get flexed and you crimp it correctly. Which means having
the correct crimp tool. Which are usually costly. For something like
phonos which aren't designed to be regularly removed and replaced a
soldered connection with decent strain relief will be fine. After all
pretty well every other 'connection' in your system will be soldered.

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Dave Plowman London SW
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On Wed, 30 Dec 2009 07:13:04 -0500, "Arny Krueger"
wrote:

If you are making RCA cables with coax, you should seriously consider using
compression-type RCA terminations. Only cutting and crimping is required.
IME they are highly reliable.

Now finding such a technically advanced product in the UK seems less than
trivial. Neither Maplin nor Farnell seem to list them.

Try uk eBay....


Canford list them. They recommend them for video, for their
electrical properties. Not sure they'd make any difference for audio?
If this is for an application that needs frequent replugging, the real
answer is to choose a more robust connector type.

In article ,
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,


Crimping is by far the best method of making a connection - assuming that
connection will get flexed and you crimp it correctly. Which means having
the correct crimp tool. Which are usually costly. For something like
phonos which aren't designed to be regularly removed and replaced a
soldered connection with decent strain relief will be fine. After all
pretty well every other 'connection' in your system will be soldered.

FWIW I have tended to prefer the 'gold' (coloured) phonos Maplin sold that
have a solder boot for the inner and a collet that grips the outer. I find
them easy to assemble and they grip the cable very well. The drawback is
that you need to choose the type which is correct for the outer (screen)
diameter of your cable. I used to keep a few of each size, but I think they
reduced the range of sizes on sale a few years ago.

Slainte,

Jim

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Audio Misc http://www.audiomisc.co.uk/index.html

Laurence Payne wrote:

I need (OK, want) some white phono cables, but white seems to be
reserved either for ludicrously expensive iPod phono leads, or for
white versions of the semi-disposable 49p leads.

Have you had actual problems with the 49p cables?

Yes, they're ugly and straggly and they're always breaking.

Daniele