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vr6ofpain
09-26-2004, 02:33 PM
You gotta love these Hong Kong cables.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33205&item=5722798382&rd=1

Does it make any sense to have the Left Channel RCA color coded as Red, and the Right Channel RCA as Blue? Honestly I would suspect having this design would cause many to wire up their portable/CPU to their stereo incorrectly. I wouldn't buy anything these cheesy anyway.

http://sweetcome.150m.com/hi_fi/ipod/rca_plug.jpg

http://sweetcome.150m.com/hi_fi/ipod/section.jpg


Also does anyone know where you can get 1/8" mini plug ends? I want to make my own RCA-to-1/8" plug, but I need an 1/8" plug end that you can solder on the positive and negative leads.
This piece:
http://sweetcome.150m.com/hi_fi/ipod/1_8_plug.jpg

Thanks

kexodusc
09-27-2004, 04:03 AM
The colour doesn't really matter...
What does matter is the likelyhood that some domestic company is repackaging these and selling them for $400 a pair...

E-Stat
09-27-2004, 04:13 AM
What does matter is the likelyhood that some domestic company is repackaging these and selling them for $400 a pair...
Especially given the high end market for Ipods, right? :)

rw

BRANDONH
09-27-2004, 06:30 AM
You gotta love these Hong Kong cables.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33205&item=5722798382&rd=1

Does it make any sense to have the Left Channel RCA color coded as Red, and the Right Channel RCA as Blue? Honestly I would suspect having this design would cause many to wire up their portable/CPU to their stereo incorrectly. I wouldn't buy anything these cheesy anyway.

http://sweetcome.150m.com/hi_fi/ipod/rca_plug.jpg

http://sweetcome.150m.com/hi_fi/ipod/section.jpg


Also does anyone know where you can get 1/8" mini plug ends? I want to make my own RCA-to-1/8" plug, but I need an 1/8" plug end that you can solder on the positive and negative leads.
This piece:
http://sweetcome.150m.com/hi_fi/ipod/1_8_plug.jpg

Thanks
http://www.partsexpress.com
will have the connectors your looking for.

vr6ofpain
09-27-2004, 07:24 AM
The colour doesn't really matter...
What does matter is the likelyhood that some domestic company is repackaging these and selling them for $400 a pair...

I know it doesnt, but to me this would be like painting a STOP sign green. Just goes against what you would commonly expect, ya know Right=Red, not Left=Red.


oh and thanks BRANDONH.

vr6ofpain
09-27-2004, 08:38 AM
http://www.partsexpress.com
will have the connectors your looking for.

This site is sweet. They have exactly what I was looking for. I wasn't aware that they carried WBT products...man is that stuff expensive. Not worth it to me though. I like the Dayton lock type:
http://www.partsexpress.com/images/091-1270m.jpg and $10.90 for a pack of 4 , very good.

And here is the 1/8" I'm gonna get, very good prices.
http://www.partsexpress.com/images/092-157m.jpg