In/Out jacks

[GoranP]

Alrite... I'm running out of my Tayda crap stash so I thought to try a few of the better kind.

Any suggestions for decent quality acceptable price jacks?

I remember Geiri writing something about it someplace but I'm looking to buy 20ish, not 500

[adstrum]

I bought some on eBay. If I recall correctly, I bought them on Geiri's recommendation. I really like them. I bit fiddly to solder, but I'm never going back to open jacks after using these. They even have a third pin that allows you to wire in a battery snap without the need for a stereo jack. A bit irrelevant to me, since I don't add battery snaps in my builds. They look nice on a finished pedal too.

[GoranP]

Cool!

How much more space do they take than the open ones?
For instance, this is my latest build, a snowwhite autowah. Could they fit in there (not that it's crammed at all)?

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-rKoQYx5eINY/UhUzcNV8GiI/AAAAAAAAA-Y/xn6oEdsdm7M/w579-h772-no/IMG_2802.JPG

Also, it seems that they protrude out of the box quite a bit? Or is it just the picture angle?

[adstrum]

If you mount them opposite each other (pretty normal in most builds), they'll take up the full width of a 1590B. They do protrude from the enclosure quite a bit too, but the overall presentation is neater IMHO. I find them to be more reliable too.

[GoranP]

Well, can't hurt to get a dozen and try them out. I just ordered a pack. If nothing else, if I ever get to building stuff in 1590A those will come in handy. Thanks for the tip!

I'd still like to have some recommendations for some open jacks (neutrik or such) to try, maybe some from musikding or banzai? Geiri?

[Vince]

Not sure where you are Goran but these Neutriks are a good price. Especially if you buy 50 units at £1.07 for 2

http://uk.farnell.com/neutrik/nys229/socket-1-4-jack-panel-mono/dp/4632655

[adstrum]

GBP1.22 each seems pretty expensive.

[dexxyy]

That's for a pack of 2, buy 10 packs £1.12
Or buy 50 packs £1.07.

[Vince]

Yep, so basically it's a 100 Neutrik jacks for about £50

[Geiri]

http://pedalparts.co.uk - Check out these. I used to use them a lot and they're great quality!

[GoranP]

The Poodle dood is out of stock
http://shop.pedalparts.co.uk/14__Mono_Jack_Socket_-_High_Quality_635mm/p847124_6518417.aspx

Banzai has these
http://www.banzaimusic.com/Neutrik-jack-open-Mono.html

and these
http://www.banzaimusic.com/Switchcraft-SC-11.html

Would Switchcraft be worth double the price? I thought the Neutrik (Rean) are quite ok?

[Snare227]

I've ordered the Neutrik jacks from Bitcheslovemyswitches.com and also from Mammothelectronics.com  Both end up in the neighborhood of $1 and a few cents a piece.  I've tried the Tayda jacks and they will do, but I figure a couple bucks on good jacks are worth it in the long run.  

[GoranP]

Thanks folks!

I guess I'll be going with Neutriks from Banzai this time around, pretty much the same price as BLMS but the shipping is less.

[mirosol]

I would recommend the Neutrik/Rean jacks from Banzai. Been using those for quite some time and those are good.

[alltrax74]

Or you could get the rean from musiking
http://www.musikding.de/63mm-Mono-jack-Rean
S&H is pretty low and their service is way better than Banzaï's IMO

[Vince]

I got mine from here.

http://www.rapidonline.com/Cables-Connectors/6-35mm-Unswitched-Jack-Sockets-65891

[GoranP]

Alltrax, that's interesting. Everything I ordered from Banzai has been spot on and quick to arrive, even when items are not in stock they ship what they have and the rest when it's in stock, free of charge. Musikding always took it's sweet time shipping the stuff so if they run out of something I end up waiting, sometimes for weeks (happened one time they were out of 9mm alpha pots, they had them in stock on the website which turned out to be false).

[alltrax74]

Ah ah, I had exactly th opposite experience with both : shipping taking weeks with Banzai and immediate partial shipping with Musikding
Go figure...

[toddvirgil]

I've been buying these from amazon Prime... they're about $1USD each, and they look exactly like the ones from pedalparts.co.uk ... probably are the same. Best of all I get them in two days :)

http://www.amazon.com/GLS-Audio-Jacks-Female-Panel/dp/B003HLW14W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1378510675&sr=8-1&keywords=mono+1%2F4%22+jack

UPDATE: oh, and I forgot to mention.. they're really pretty good quality. I'd say about 90% as good as the neutrik/switchcrafts I've had.

[Ross]

I use the Neutrik NYS229 (mono) and 230 (stereo). I have not found a better quality jack at any price, and they're half to a third of the price of the Switchcraft stuff. Jacks are one thing I don't stock in bulk, as I would rather buy high quality ones when I need them.