[Theo]

I want to build a Piccolo.  I am planning to use stock parts but only want to install better quality RCA mounts.  What do you veterans recommend?  Able to order some from Digikey or AES would be best.

[hagtech]

The H267 from AES are pretty decent.

jh

[bluesky]

Us veterans heh! 

Actually I was looking at this issue the other day and thought why don't I just hardwire it instead of buying some boutiuqe RCA's I can't afford anyway.  After all I don't intend on plugging/unplugging it so why not just hardwire and use some nice silver wire for 70 cents a foot from VT4C? 

Unless of course, there is some reason why one shouldn't do this.

Bluesky

[Theo]

Us veterans heh! 

Actually I was looking at this issue the other day and thought why don't I just hardwire it instead of buying some boutiuqe RCA's I can't afford anyway.  After all I don't intend on plugging/unplugging it so why not just hardwire and use some nice silver wire for 70 cents a foot from VT4C? 

Unless of course, there is some reason why one shouldn't do this.

Bluesky

Hardwiring sounds like a great idea.  What is "VT4C"?

[ecir38]

See reply #6 in thread below for the terminal blocks I used that are soldered to the bottom side of the board in place of the rca's. I had my wires soldered straight to the board but elected to go this route. The reason being was the holes where the rca jacks solder too are very large and I wasn't  comfortable how that came out.
http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=44822.msg402289#msg402289