Converting 32.5 from BNC to Phono

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Originally posted by syd:
Hi All

I'm looking for some advice. I wish to convert phono 2 on my 32.5 to phono sockets. It does'nt look all that difficult to do. Is it possible to do it yourself and if so is their a particular phono socket you would advise. I was looking on the Maplin site and saw some that would fit a 8mm cutout at £1.99 each.

Your advice would be highly appreciated. I beleive myself to be quite competent with a soldering iron.

Yours in Music

Syd

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Syd,

It's very straightforward if you're even half competent at soldering. Don't know where Naim sourced their panel mount gold plated phono's but shouldn't be difficult to find something of a suitable quality.

Regards,

Willy.

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Don't know where Naim sourced their panel mount gold plated phono's but shouldn't be difficult to find something of a suitable quality.

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I believe they are from WBT. If so they are much better in robustness than the phono sockets they used in their pre-BNC phono-input days which had a tendency to exfoliate off the gold leaf plating.

Ron
Dum spiro audio
Dum audio vivo

Just had a look on the back of mine... The holes that the BNCs go into is basically 9.5mm diameter, but with a flat section to retain the socket - diameter where flat in place is 8mm or there abouts.
Be interested to know how you get on, and the part number you finally use....

Richard

[This message was edited by RichardHallman on WEDNESDAY 05 February 2003 at 15:00.]

The Maplin parts JZ05F and JZ06G are a perfect fit.

Andy.

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Originally posted by Andrew L. Weekes:
The Maplin parts JZ05F and JZ06G are a perfect fit.

Andy.

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Thanks for the info Andy. That was the parts I was looking at. I've ordered a pair and when they arrive I will post again telling you how I get on.

Yours in Music

Syd

Hi all

Partial Update.

Package arrived this morning from Maplin and when the postie dropped it off I thought "excellent".

Unfortunately only 1 JZ05F socket in the package as JZ06G is out of stock. You would think a phone call or email asking me if I wanted just one of the pair would be in order. I would have happily waited till both could have been sent together. This means I'll have to wait a little while longer.Bugger!, Bugger! Bugger!

Yours in Music

Syd

Syd,

The reason my 42 has two sockets the same colour - electrons are colour blind

A.

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Originally posted by Andrew L. Weekes:
electrons are colour blind

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Prove it!


Regards,

Willy.

I did change the BNCs on my 72 for phono sockets..it is dead easy. Graham`s in London sell high quality ones...or else so do RS or Farnell etc etc. Should not be a problem

Laurie S

If anyone has a pair of now redundant BNC sockets after converting to phono, can you let me know - I want to convert an external phono stage to BNC (!), and am having fun finding decent trustworthy sockets.....

Richard
richard@LEAVE_THIS_BIT_OUThallman.co.uk

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Electrons are colour blind:

Prove it!

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Prove they're not

Andy.

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Originally posted by Andrew L. Weekes:

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Electrons are colour blind:

Prove it!

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Prove they're not

Andy.

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Not much of a defence that!

I do recall someone venturing that Black NACA5 sounds different to White?

Regards,

Willy.

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I do recall someone venturing that Black NACA5 sounds different to White?

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That's 'cos your ears aren't colour blind !



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Originally posted by Willy:

Prove it!

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Willy,

pah! Easy.


From an exposition on particle physics.

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Strong nuclear forces act on the "color" charge of a particle.

There are three fundamental color charges.

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The color charges are named Red, Green and Blue.

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Electrons have no color charge, they do not feel the strong nuclear force

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See, easy!!

cheers, Martin

E-mail:- MartinPayne at Dial.Pipex.com

Update

I was shopping in Glasgow today and decided to through all caution to the wind and went to Maplin and bought a phono socket. It took me about 15 minutes to remove the BNCs and fit and solder the phonos but MY GOD was it worth it. ANYBODY USING BNC ADAPTERS. GET RID OF THEM NOW!!!!. The difference when I reconnected it all up was spectacular and this is with the amps powered off for 20 to 25 mins. Dynamics, Bass, Soundstaging , Air ,PRaT you name it I've got it. Absolutely astounding. I've been playing CD after CD for 3 hours solid, the most difficult ones I can think off. I can't wait now for the system to warm up properly just to see whats on all my CDs. Best 4 Quid i've ever spent.



Yours in Music

Syd

Syd

you may well have found a greater improvement terminating your existing interconnects with BNC connectors and going in thru the 32.5's existing BNC's.

Rico - SM/Mullet Audio

Rico

I may well have done but I tried before to fit BNCs to cables and found it a pig. Fitting the phono sockets was an absolute doddle and allows me to experiment with a greater range of cables. Plus it sounds bloody marvellous at the moment.

Yours in Music

Syd