I'm having a hard time finding a female RCA jack that is suitable for mounting through a thick chassis plate. In order for one to work for me, the threaded portion of the jack must be about 3/4" long.
My backup plan, if I can't find a long RCA jack, is to mount them to an aluminum panel under the thick plate as you said and bore a large hole in the thick plate. I wish I could do it the other way because it would look sooo much cleaner but you can't have cake and eat it, too.
Your comment about not drilling large enough holes (like on the Bryston) was actually a concern of mine. While my ICs now have RCA ends that are slightly less than 1/2", I don't know what my future ICs might have. What ICs did you find too big for the Bryston? I was thinking of boring a 9/16 hole but I'll step it up if there are a lot of ICs out there that have ends over 1/2".
Albert, I nixed the Cardas because it can only work in material up to material .4" thick :(. I'm getting desperate. Is there anyone that can machine a set for me? It's a relatively simple part. I think the hardest part to get right would be the part that clamps the pin.
Ketchup, I was using Magnan ICs w/ my Bryston, and their barrels were just toooo big. I solved the problem with Monster right angle adaptors, but it was a less than desireable situation. If Albert suggests Cardas, I'd definitely check it out. They'd be good quality. Maybe they'd even make you some custom for not too much. Also, check w/ Jim Aud at Purist, he does a lot of custom stuff.
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