Phono wall sockets

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[bonj2]

go to the tip and find an old hi-fi, smash it up and pull the phono socket out of the remains. it's just socket with a wire on the end that you want, that's what's in any bog standard stereo.

 

[rusky]

Have you tried CPC.co.uk?

 

[Ghost Donkey]

+1 for CPC. Canford Audio are also an excellent supplier.

 

[Rezillo]

I used these:

Maplins link

and some blank single socket MK face plates - just drill a couple of holes to take the posts. They take standard 4mm banana plugs.

John

 

[slowmotion]

I used these:

Maplins link

and some blank single socket MK face plates - just drill a couple of holes to take the posts. They take standard 4mm banana plugs.

John

Good advice. Binding posts should be way better than phono connectors for loudspeakers. Here is an example of wall plates that are ready made...

http://www.nexxia.co.uk/Wall_plate_Connectors/Binding_post_wall_plates.htm


Good luck.

 

[Rezillo]

Good advice. Binding posts should be way better than phono connectors for loudspeakers. Here is an example of wall plates that are ready made...

http://www.nexxia.co.uk/Wall_plate_Connectors/Binding_post_wall_plates.htm

Good luck.

Those are pretty good value.

One thing to bear in mind, when it comes to soldering 79 strand or greater cable to tags or the end pins of the Maplins posts, is that you will need a brute of a soldering iron. You can do a simple mechanical connection but the nuts and washers are quite small to take thick cable.

John

 

[Mr Pig]

I think I'm going for these

Don't. Apart from the fact they don't sound great, they only take very thin wire, are not very secure at all and break easily.

Use bare wire in them and it's easy for strands to go sideways and cause a short. You can tin the end of the wire, or solder a little copper rod to the end of thicker cable, but then the wire pulls out even easier.

But the main reason for avoiding them is that they're just crap! Very thin crappo plastic, tiny spring in there, one good tug the wrong way and they just snap. They're rubbish on the back of a hi-fi but no way I'd use them on a wall.

I'd mount a couple of XLR sockets to the wall with XLR plugs on the cable, something like that. The wall will break before they do.

 

[twowheelsgood]

Don't run your audio cables in the wall parallel to existing power cables, they must be routed separately. You'll find a nice 50Hz hum otherwise.

Perhaps you could use a flat speaker cable a run under the carpet/flooring? this is usually easier than knocking holes in the wall.

 

[Milo]

I get a touch of the old hum on my amp even though i have seperated the power chords from the speaker cable. To be fair its barely noticible. Think it may just be a valve thing.

 

[Mr Pig]

To be fair its barely noticeable. Think it may just be a valve thing.

Most amps hum a little bit. My tonearm lead is a pest for picking up hum but like you I can't be bothered to sort it as it's not too loud.

I got the arm rewired and asked the guy to stick to the original earthing layout. He thought better and now the arm hums! Just can't be bothered taking the arm off the deck and opening it up to move the earth lead.