Any contact to Neutrik?

[gyraf]

Hi Group,

Do we have contact to any insider at Neutrik that can be asked hard questions?

It seems they've discontinued my favorite XLR chassis connectors (NC-3FP1B / NC-3MPB) - there are rumors they will perhaps choose to substitute with almost-identical, but I can't get this confirmed anywhere.

I will have to take a design decision sometime in near future - I'm running out of the real stuff..

/Jakob E.

 

[Khron]

Amphenol or Cliff UK equivalents not good enough?

https://www.tme.eu/fi/en/details/fc6106/xlr-connectors/cliff/https://www.tme.eu/fi/en/details/fc61900/xlr-connectors/cliff/

 

[gyraf]

Thanks but

1) I'd like them to be gold-plated contacts (I've never had a single fail with the neutrik golds)
2) the cliff male version 6106 above could do in a pinch - but the female 61900 is a "D" size, different mounting and dimensions

/Jakob E.

 

[Khron]

Whoopsie - the FC6101 would then be the equivalent. Silver plated contacts, apparently.

https://www.tme.eu/fi/en/details/fc6101/xlr-connectors/cliff/

 

[scott2000]

I'd like them to be gold-plated contacts

NC3MD-L-B-1 and NC3FD-L-B-1 have some with gold plated contacts and there are other combos in that line I think

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[gyraf]

..yeah, but both those are "D"-size, would require mechanical redesign..

I don't get why neutrik would discontinue the whole series - I have them here on a Siemens/wsw mixer from 1974, so it's not like they don't have deep roots

 

[gyraf]

Whoopsie - the FC6101 would then be the equivalent. Silver plated contacts, apparently.

https://www.tme.eu/fi/en/details/fc6101/xlr-connectors/cliff/

Aah yes - those will do in a pinch, if all else fails.. Thanks!

 

[Khron]

Easier to standardize on D-shells for everything? Rather than one shell for the male and a different one for the female...

..yeah, but both those are "D"-size, would require mechanical redesign..

I don't get why neutrik would discontinue the whole series - I have them here on a Siemens/wsw mixer from 1974, so it's not like they don't have deep roots

 

[zamproject]

Switchcraft D3M/D3F is equivalent too (or is Neutik the equivalent ?)

 

[JohnRoberts]

did you try their website contact form?
contact

JR

 

[Ricardus]

..yeah, but both those are "D"-size, would require mechanical redesign..

I don't get why neutrik would discontinue the whole series - I have them here on a Siemens/wsw mixer from 1974, so it's not like they don't have deep roots

Yeah, I get it. I've always used D series, and in fact have ordered panels assuming they were for D-Series (I mean, WHO DOESN'T USE THE WORLD STANDARD D-SERIES?!?!?!?!?!?!) but they were another size.

But I suspect D-Series will outlast any of us, so you might have to do some re-designs.

 

[Ricardus]

Hi Group,

Do we have contact to any insider at Neutrik that can be asked hard questions?

As an FYI, when I called Neutrik USA two years ago with some questions about one of their products, they put me in touch with the people I needed to talk to. They were VERY helpful and gave me all of the info I needed, including the knowledge that they had a PDF drawing online of one of their products that had bad information on it. Which was the source of my problem.

So I can't hurt to make a phone call.

 

[JohnRoberts]

I had great support from Neutrik while working at Peavey but we used to buy truckloads of Neutrik connectors.

Small companies are likely to get less comprehensive support, individual DIYers little to none.

If not urgent they will probably have a trade show booth at the musik messe in Frankfurt in a few months, with company principals in attendance. Over the years I had multiple meetings with them at that trade show.

JR

 

[charlesaudio]

Switchcraft D3M/D3F is equivalent too (or is Neutik the equivalent ?)

They are silver, not gold

 

[gyraf]

thanks, guys, found a contact in there

will let you know where it takes me

/Jakob E.