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it's the shape of the tip tht makes the difference. 

Now, Cliff identified there wss a problem.  Their solution?  They
introduced the CL13841 Jack which has reshaped contact detents.  But
these parts are special order and cost more, and know that their
standard jacks are already a fortune. This was the thing that drove me
nuts.  They found a design flaw, they fixed it and they charge the
user more for that?  Plus they still make the one that has the
potential contact problem, and that's the one that's on their website,
not the improved one.

These jacks cost close to a buck each, they do not give quantity
discounts.  Whether you buy 100 (their minimum) or 50,000...it's the
same price.

It's cwazy.




--- In PLAN_B_analog_blog@yahoogroups.com, James Cigler
<jamescigler@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Peter,
> What is it about the Doepfer cables, with the larger connector
bodies, that make them work better with Cliff Jacks?
> 
> Is the actual plug thicker?  Or is just the barrel bigger?
> 
> -james
> 
> On Aug 11, 2008, at 11:57 AM, "(i think you can figure that out)"
<peter@...> wrote:
> 
> I think I may have deleted two posts by accident.  James ciglar, if
> you don't see your letter inwhich you posted a reply to someone's M28
> question, please resend and i'm sorry for te f up.
> 
> In regard to the other post on patch cables, we've looked into it a
> while back, I actually had the rep form Switchcraft out because i was
> interested on the 1/8th inch type Buchla used to use (with the real
> small connector bodies) they still make them but their wholesale price
> at a quantity of 1,000 is over $5 each.  Hello?
> 
> If you're planning on making your own, cool, but you may be asking for
> a world of hurt.  There's nothing worse than a shorted patch cord, or
> one with intermittant connection. Then you have to ask yourself what
> are the benefits of using super high quality components given the
> wattage tossed around by a Euro grade synth.  Bottom line, the sealed
> housing add a lot to the long term reliability of the assembly - the
> sealed housing you can't do if you make your own. 
> 
> There's another option - buy cheap ones knowing that when they go, you
> can just throw them away and feel good about that because they cost
> next to nothing.  Case in point:  All Electronics sells 2 foot 3.5
> mono cables...at $1 a piece for quantity 1, which goes way down to
> $.65 at a qty of 100.  And you know what?  I bought a bunch of the
> lesser expensive Doepfer cables, the ones with the larger connector
> bodies which work better than their expensive ones with CLiff jacks,
> at the same time as about 50 of the All cables.  Half of those Deopfer
> cables are now dead.
> 
> None of the All Electronics ones ar ewhich cost me 1/4 the price. 
> SOmething to think about.
> 
> 
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