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RCA is loose

Hi I have a wonderful digital coax cable going from Lumin streamer into my Reimyo dac.  The Reimyo RCA connector is well fixed to the chasis but doesn't hold the RCA connector very well.  The other end fits into the Lumin perfectly.  I saw someone used aluminum tape to thicken the diameter of the connector.  

Any other thoughts?  I do have BNC connectors at both ends so I am thinking get an adaptor. If that is a good idea recomendations appreciated. 

Best JH

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tonykay
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BNC connectors make a solid connection, and you can find them here on Audiogon. 

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dpop
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Either buy a higher quality RCA cable with better gripping ability, or purchase a true BNC to BNC cable that uses no adapters. 

Pasternack BNC Male to BNC Male Cable Assemblies

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clearthinker
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Don't use RCAs.  They are crummy non-audio standard.

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mazian
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@clearthinker Can you explain this. When I connect any of my 3 amps to the pre using XLR connectors there is an audible hiss through either Elac bookshelf speakers or ML electrostatics. When I use RCAs dead silence. So how is this crummy non audio standard? I know recording studios favour XLRs but they use long runs of cable and don't give a fig about extraneous speaker noise as their only concern is what goes onto the recording.

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curiousjim
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Crummy non-audio standard?? Well alrighy then.

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