Neutrik Updates speakON

[Netlist]

Continuing my thoughts from #14

If you want really good RCA's, the nf2cb2 is the one to go with. Unlike normal RCA's they first make the ground connection and are far more robust in comparison with the REAN's or any RCA I know of.

 

[william2001]

I never found the ground connection with the RCAs to be the problem. The tolerances of the female sockets seem to vary among different brands. The center male pin just doesn't fit well sometimes, IMO, the parts don't always "play nice".

 

[Netlist]

the female sockets

That's true. But they have the female chassis connectors and the female cable connectors (NF2CLF/2). But you will not find the latter on their website, neither at Rean:

https://www.neutrik.com/en/search?q=NF2CLF

 

[Baldin]

I'm also a big fan of the SpeakON connectors .. use them for all where possible. .... looking forward to try out the new ones 🙂
As for them being a bit large for smaller speaker boxes, and not being able to sit on a wall, one possibility is to used a recessed connector plate like this one
https://www.amazon.de/-/en/87160-Recessed-Connector-Plate-Speakon/dp/B002KJ8NEE

 

[profiguy]

Isn't Rean just Chinese Neutrik? Last batch of connectors i ordered were Rean and every connector said it was made in China. Not necessarily a bad thing, but its nice to know where this stuff comes from. Still, had no complaints, as they solder very nicely and fit very well mechanically.

 

[Netlist]

In my experience, they are a bit of less quality than the 'real' Neutrik, but still good.

 

[tomchr]

Why would anyone use a Chinese ripoff of Neutrik? The Neutrik connectors are very affordable (a few bucks apiece). Life is too short to spend it chasing down a bad connection.

Tom

 

[Nisbeth]

Rean is just Neutrik's "lower-cost" brand, so no "rip-off" here 😉

 

[Tiido]

Now if only someone could come up with and popularize a good analog stereo line-level signal connector that's compact and affordable. RCA connectors are and always have been unfit for purpose.

We had it (at least in Europe), it was the DIN connector lol.
5 pin DIN gives you stereo input and output in same connector, or balanced stereo (used by microphones for example). You cannot plug one the wrong way, and ground makes connection first so you won't get thumps and buzzes when connecting cables that you would with RCA or TRS. Stuff I build still uses DIN connectors and simply for these reasons. I think closest thing to it is (mini)XLR but there seems to be almost no establishment of it in consumer electronics...

 

[rif]

I've used Rean NYS373 - they're good - easy to attach to a cable and work great.

 

[Pallas]

Interesting. Looks like both of the previous model 4-pole models are discontinued. The original 8-pole is still current.