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Good quality SPDIF 75ohm BNC and RCA plugs - which ideally match aesthetically too!

I've been poking around the interweb as I'd like to scratch an itch by making a couple of SPDIF cables of my own to put up against some longstanding incumbents which have RCA on one end and BNC on the other.

Oyaide seem to be universally expensive.

Furutech have a much broader price range and some of the cheaper ones look excellent but for some reason I can't understand there appears to be nothing in common across the design of their RCA and BNC plugs until you get the expensive carbon-fibre stuff. At the last count there were 11 RCA models in different finishes and using either Gold or Rhodium plating, but only 2 BNC models, both Rhodium and they look like they've come from a ompletely different manufacturer!

Are there other brands who make high performance, attractive looking and reasonably priced RCA and BNC plugs?

I'd appreciate plug (not conductor) brand/model suggestions from anyone who has made up their own SPDIF cables.

Thanks.

nigeltheflash
mitch2
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I used to make cables and probably wasted a lot of time and money using “just the right” connectors on new, untried, builds.  Nothing worse than finishing a build with new connectors worth $300-400 and not liking how it sounds.  Plus, I have never heard cables where the connectors made a larger impact on the sound than the wire, dielectric, and geometry. 

I suggest using low priced connectors for your trial builds and then going with something good, like the Oyaide connectors, with silver pins, if you happen to build cables that sound great to you.  For something maybe a touch above the cheapest available, Google “Pasternack 75 ohm bnc connector.”

nigeltheflash OP
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Thanks @mitch2. Agreed, I am determined to get the wires right first but then want to give them the finish they deserve.

I'm tempted to go with Canare or Telegartner for the prototyping as they tick a load of boxes at the right price - the challenge might be choosing the right plugs from their extensive ranges.

Love the look of the Oyaide connectors but they cost a pretty penny, don't they!

mitch2
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If you want to save time, and like the Oyaide connectors, you could buy this cable for not a lot more than the cost of the connectors - about $200 for 1.3M.the 

nigeltheflash OP
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Good call and definitely the way to go if you like that cable and like those connectors, as it's the best value for money way of obtaining both. I might well end uo back here after exploring and prototyping with Canare, Telegartner etc.

 

I may need to start another thread on the related subject of how the shield in a coax actually does any shielding when it's also the return signal path!

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