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In the Forum: Analog Playback
In the Thread: The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage
Post Subject: RightPosted by N-set on: 3/24/2013
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 decoud wrote:
N-set, if we are at the level of worrying about solder, does it not make sense to drop RCA connectors, and their inherently village design, and switch to something better specified like BNC? Is this not otherwise a little like talking about having a Trabant redone in carbon fibre? I am having to redo some of my connections and it struck me it made no sense to stick with a standard that has nothing but popularity going for it.


Very good point decoud! I very much agree with you that all those WBT's, Vampires, Furutech's, Eichmann's etc are basically carbon fiber, Tellurium-over-Gold Trabants. I have been strugling with the very question when starting my 834 assembly: shall I use the connector method I find reasonable (symmetric in the 1st place!!) or shall I stick to the "Trabant" RCA standard? I have choosen the latter to be able to try different, not only DIY, cables...and now I'm a prisoner of my choise. And the question of solder at those signal levels I'd not underestimate...but as I said I've chosen one solder and call it done.

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