Signalground pins are silver plated pure copper and. Apr 26, 2007 i had a chance to compare the silver bullet plugs vs the silver wbt plugs on different pairs of the luminous audio syncestra signature ic a while back, both used for at least 100 hours. The solid core conductors, are insulated with a version of teflon modified to our. New handcrafted dsa silver storm interconnect for sale. I preferred the wbt version, as it seemed like the bullet plugs made things slightly on the dull and basslite side, and didnt offer significant detail. Nfjumper konfektioniert mit eichmann bullet plugs 1 paar german. With regards to the electronic properties of silver, an improperly designed, pure silver cable would actually be more likely to sound too smooth. Eichmann bullet plugs rca connector the best connector for optimising the performance of rca audio and digital cables.
The old rca socket acts as a heatsink and protects the pins, esp. The contact pins are machined from hard drawn 4nines pure silver rod, and then treated with caig preservit 5pl which leaves a microscopic protective coating to prevent oxidation and enhance conductivity. Those that are silver in color are almost always actually nickel plated copper. Eti research silver bullet plugs polymer case discontinued for the ultimate in connector performance, consider the new silver bullet plug. Silver plated rca connectors luminous audio technology. The contact pins are machined from hard drawn 4nines pure silver rod, and then. Get an old rca socket and mount it on a bit of timber. Rca phono connectors are available at mouser electronics from industry leading manufacturers. Rca audio or video plug, professional quality with gold plated solid pin and shield contacts and nickel barrel, 0. Features eti eichmann silver bullet rca plugs, solderless gold 18 stereo jack with metal shell, ultrapure cryosilver conductors, big air dielectric, braided shields.
Eichmann says you can customize the bullet plugs fit to your particular female rca connectors by heating up the bullets polymer body with a hair dryer and then placing them on the female rcas. Internal solderless terminations treated with walker audio extreme sst during assembly. The eichmann bullet plug was the first ultralow mass rca connector on the market. Except for the interconnects of my tandberg 10x tape recorder and denon dcd 2560 cdplayer all leads have been fitted with bullet plugs. Eichmann says you can customize the bullet plug s fit to your particular female rca connectors by heating up the bullets polymer body with a hair dryer and then placing them on the female rcas. Aug 02, 2015 kleicopper harmony bullet plugs vs eichmann copper bullet plug by john withem jw audio klei the next generation by kl keith louis. For ultra conductivity eti also offers the bulletplug in pure silver. The eti research formerly eichmann bullet plug rca connector is a. The bullet plug connector is a product that needs to be handled delicately. Eti bullet plugs rca connector the best connector for optimising the performance of rca terminated cables.
Gold is the only of the three that does not corrode, therefore it is the best choice for the connection points. Rob woodland and keith eichmann crossed paths in 1998. Their products aim to deliver the highest quality, most enjoyable experience from your music system. We also cryotemper the eichmanns and stablize them with our ics. Etiresearch components are consistently demanded by those who desire the most superb audio quality available. This plug can be use d with rg6 or stranded cabling must be soldered. Better cables silver serpent ii 1 meter interconnects terminated with eichmann bullet copper plugs. We offer male rca plugs for various cable sizes including adapters for extra large or small cables, and in price ranges from economical to premium. Apollo av is proud to offer these audiophile quality silver plated solderless cable connectors, sold as pairs. The contact pins are machined from hard drawn 4nines pure silver rod, and then treated with caig preservit 5pl which leaves a microscopic protective coating to prevent oxidation and enhance. The new link rca connector is based upon the famous bullet from etiresearch with added benefits. Originally called the eichmann bullet, this rca connector uses a clever design in which the hot signal is conducted by a hollow rather than a solid pin, and where a smaller, solid pin at the connectors periphery takes the place of an unnecessarily massive ground sleeve.
When it comes to comparing rca connectors, its even mo tedious. Solid silver rca phono cables for this recipe we will be using the cryo treated vampire sl which is a shielded twinaxial interconnect cable with 22 awg stranded, pure silver conductors. The bullet plug has, overnight, leapfrogged the performance available from existing phono plugs the benefits are huge, huge. Pre, it can also be paired to enhance the performance of our quasar phono stage. The reason that rca connectors are made of brass is ease of manufacture as well as malleability. Silver serpent ii audio cable overview this is an outstanding silver copper hybrid analog interconnect that is sonically revealing without the harshness associated with most pure silver interconnects. Eti has recently upgraded these to the new silver link rcas, which are also solid silver, but use an aluminium barrel for better shielding. Rca connectors are found in a nearly universal assortment of home audiovideo electronic gear. The improvement in sound was clearly apparent in two areas. For the ultimate in connector performance, consider the new silver bullet plug rca. I just realized that eichmann makes a new version, but for me i think the silver bullets.
Compact and easy to use, the ubiquitous rca or phono connector is a standard inout feature on many consumerlevel amplifiers, receivers, cd and dvd players, record players, video devices, and more. The difference between this cable and a conventional rcarca interconnect is that we have not connected the shield to either of the rcas. In doing so they replaced a set of radioshacks cheapest rca plugs, which id chosen for reasons of their own relatively low. This premium rca plug features a gold plated connector tip a metal connector body and is perfect for professional installers or home theater enthusiasts who want to make their own custom length premium rca cables. Each plug is made of a very inferior quality brass which is mixed with many other metals and impurities with poor conductivity on purpose.
The bullet plug is designed to accept any interconnect, digital or video cable up to 9mm diameter. Custom made silver interconnects if you are looking for a absolutely outstanding interconnect, at a sane price, you found it. From the traditional to the eccentric, no concept or idea escapes our design and evaluation processes. Luminous audio is proud to introduce an affordable locking style rca connector of very high quality with heavy silver plating. Phonopod a female rca socket to complement the bulletplug. Discover over 110 of our best selection of solderless rca plug on with topselling solderless rca plug brands. Amphenol acprred diecast rca connector red with gold contacts amphenol australia has manufactured and designed innovative audio connectors since 1955. Im about to take ownership of a set of eichmann silver bullets, installed on a pair of rca interconnects made by morrow audio. Eichmann bulletplugs vs wbt nextgen phono plugs english. Silver is followed by copper, then gold, for best conductance. Did you know that almost all rca plugs are made of brass and its conductivity is only 28% iacs. You have to unsolder and then resolder the connectors and then.
Constructed from the highest quality materials and with a simple straightwire construction, the cyrus interconnect is designed to bring out the best in your choice of highend cyrus audio components by adding nothing. The bullet plug lets you also hear the design of circuits and the sound characteristics of amplifiers instead of blurring the information. Silver coaxial interconnects rca eichmann kle harmony rca 1. Amphenol acprred diecast rca connector red with gold.
Kleicopper bullet harmony plug vs eichmann copper bullet. The xhadows main barrel and rear nut are lathed from pure aluminum rod. Bullet plug design, which itself was a revolutionary approach to phonorca connection. The eichmann bullet versus wbt nextgen phono plugs italian version product. We can also supply matching carbonfibre bodied and silver plated xlr plugs, silver plated din plugs various types available, silver plated 6. Etiresearch products emerge consistently from competitor and class comparisons with a reputation for the best music reproduction.
The dsa silver storm interconnect is built around a braid of extra soft temper pure silver 999n solid cores 2x8 individually insulated in oversized teflon tubing and terminated with high quality pure silverplated locking rca or xlr connectors. I use mogami 2549 with cheap neutriks but been wanting to try a better plug. The new generation of eichmann plugs pure copper with silver plated. Far better than any of the conventional style of rca plugs i have used in the past. These are perfect for the diy audiophile who needs a very high quality connector for their analog cable project. Ive read great things about silver, and wanted to try it out. As the bullets cool off theyre reported to form a custom fit to your female rca connectors that is both snug and relatively easy to remove. Like most of our cables, it too takes advantage of silver in its design through use of our proprietary silverfuse conductors. Other cardas rca plugs are tensioned conventionally. The difference between this cable and a conventional rca rca interconnect is that we have not connected the shield to either of the rca s. The cable comes with silver plated rca plugs as standard. Our premium plug srca has a spring tensioner on the outer ring. I put these on my chris vh diy silver cables and found them to be dull on the top end, bloated on the bottom end, and they hid a lot of details that are in the music. The return pin of the bullet plug is small and not as robust as the return on standard rca plugs.
Eichmann also sent me a set of their silver bullet plugs, which are made from fournines silver, treated with a microscopically thin caig labs protectantand these went right onto my homemade solid core silver cables. Otherwise, one of the hallmarks of solid core, pure silver audio cables i. They were made with shark pure silver balanced cable. Shop the top 25 most popular solderless rca plug at the best prices. Eti research silver bullet plugs polymer case discontinued gbp111. The hollow central signal pin is still made from solid, pure, unalloyed silver just like the silver bullet for the best conductivity. The new bullet plug rca connector solves the problems of standard and audiophile grade rca plugs by providing a faster, cleaner signal of high purity and detail. Oct 01, 2001 you wont find hardly any interconnects out there that have silver rca connectors on the ends.
The revolutionary ideas represented a paradigm shift in cable and connector design, forever. The klei absolute harmony rcas are silverplated copper. Has anyone tried any furutech plugs and are they recommended. Each 4pk contains 2 pairs of link rca plugs 4 total plugs, or you may optionally order a 2pk single pair. Brass is a terrible conductor and adds a real dullness to the sound.
Now we take the next step the new silver bullet plugs offer true state of the art performance. A comparison test between the eichmann bullet plugs and the wbt nextgen plugs, on tntaudio. Looking into eichmann bullets or neutrik profi but seen a few furutech lately that are looking interesting. One thing for sure, connecting the klei copperharmony to the solid silver interconnect conductors was very easy for two reasons. Rca connectors quality jacks and plugs for your audio video. Etiresearch premium quality audio connectors eti research. To achieve this we have designed the bullet plug as a miniature cable with highconductive, goldplated tellurium copper cute pins providing a rapid transfer of electrons tofrom. Bullets eichmann bullet plug,silver 4pcs in box, silver pole, fast heating solder platforms for clean efficient soldering, single return contact, engineeringgrade polymer collar, fit with 9mm cable. Lat ic100 mkii audio interconnect rcarca audio sanctuary. Clean, unrestrained conductivity for the purest listening experience. The ground return conductor pin is also constructed with pure, solid silver. Of course this also accounts for the improved sound quality. Nothing i have heard, comes close to these under 500. The centre pin connection is offset to the opposite side from the neutral pin, making both leads very easy to connect.
We use eichmann silver bullet plugs on our midnight silver edition and symphonia master ii ics and the copper version on our rsa reference mkii and silver soloist. For years i have wanted to get the brass out of my cables. It also imrpoves upon the original bullet plug by extending the outer portion of the housing towards the tip of the rca, essentially providing a shield for the rca plug s entire internal wiring. If you have any other questions, i may be able to help. The ultimate in connector performance, consider the new silver bullet plug. Creation and development of each product takes years of science and engineering. Best value solderless rca plug great deals on solderless. Soundlabs group eti research silver bullet rca plug. Kle eichmann harmony silver plated copper harmony kle keith louis eichmann rca plugs. Hifi audio new 4pcs 0150 soldering rca connector plugs 11mm dia rca plug. The companys plugs are a simple and economical way to terminate rca cables and have a number of features that add value compared to similar connectors. They combine true innovators in high performance audio connector and cable technology multiaward winning.
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