New Rega DAC

Does anyone have an issue with the RCA jacks on the Rega Dac in terms of grip? Everything looks to be solid build quality on the Rega DAC but the RCA jacks look to be flimsy and of inferior quality. They don't look like they belong on DAC made by Rega IMO. If I didn't know it was Rega I would have thought it was a much cheaper DAC. Does Rega offer an option to improve those RCA jacks?

Rega DAC rear.

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Thanks

What's the issue as far as grip? Are your interconnect cables coming loose easily, or are the RCA jacks wobbly?

I don't have any issues with mine. I didn't throughly inspect them, but had no reason to. If it helps, I used Audioquest King Cobras, which seemed a bit loose on everything (no more loose on the Rega), and now use Kimber Heros with locking RCAs.

Hi Kbarkamian

I haven't purchased the new Rega DAC yet. I was going to try and find a dealer so I can audition it. I was just starting to do some preliminary research and saw the pics of the rear of the Rega DAC. When I compared it to the Wyred 4 Sound DAC-1 or even the Grant Fidelity DAC-09 or DAC-11 it looked like the Rega's RCA jacks were of inferior quality. The output jacks of my much older stock McCormack DAC-1 looked more solid which then lead to my previous post. I was just curious about the RCA jacks.

Good to know you aren't having issues with SQ of the Rega DAC and that those RCA jacks are holding up. I was planning to use Outlaw Audio PCA ICs with it which have a locking feature but are a bit bulky. I was also thinking of using MAC Velvet ICs which aren't so bulky and grip really well.

The RCAs are standard RCAs as far as I know. Nothing special about them, and nothing inferior either. They look like any other RCA jack I've seen on gear.

Not to open a can of worms, but I doubt the high grade RCA jacks do anything more than look pretty anyway.