Patchcords - observations
1999-07-28 by J. Larry Hendry
Well, my observation from the few that have responded is that people have their own favorite (or already purchased) cable. And, the discount for large quantities of cable compared to the 100' quantities we all each need does not appear to justify a bulk purchase and re-distribution. However, many seen to agree that the Neutrik professional connectors are the best 1/4 phone plugs. The Mouser price @ 25 is $2.41 black or nickel satin. The Allied price is $2.27 nickel / $2.56 black for 25 to 99. So looks like Mark's source below is the best price I have seen too. So Mark, where did you find these at that price and what was the quantity? I would think we could easily split up 1000 of these. I personally want at least 50 and up to 100. I guess it depends on the quanity price breaks from Mark's source whether is makes any sense to do a "bulk" purchase. Larry Hendry -------------------------------------------------------
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From: "Mark T" <mmt@...> Hi all. I would prefer the "roll your own" form, as I agree with Larry, the cords would be a minimum effort, lets leave the tough stuff to Paul! I think a bulk purchase of connectors and cables among the listmembers that are interested should be investigated. Here's my vote for the patchcord components, and the best prices I've seen: Connectors: Neutrik 1/4" Black T/S @ $1.99 ea. Neutrik 1/4" Silver T/S @ $1.93 ea. I believe the Neutrik connectors to be the best available, as far as quality, speed of assembly, and value/cost ratio, buts thats just IMHO.