Neutrik budget jacks

[ErikMiller]

I vaguely remember someone asking in this forum about the budget Neutrik jacks in the Mouser catalog.

Everyone knows that Neutrik's standard line has a good reputation, but they also sell a line of clones of Switchcraft and Rean jacks for pretty cheap.

I decided to give these a try:

http://www.mouser.com/index.cfm?handler=displayproduct&lstdispproductid=261730&e_categoryid=51&e_pcodeid=5687

Mouser's part number 568-NYS234-3.

$0.46 in quantities of 10, and so far, the quality seems solid. I'm using them as input jacks. They're stereo; oddly, I couldn't find them in a mono configuration.

I prefer closed-frame 1/4" jacks due to less force being needed to insert the plugs, and that's what these are.