Best barrel-type stereo jack: MEC vs Switchcraft vs Göldo

[Aloe]

hey. my stereo barrel MEC is still holding perfectly for almost two years. it's pretty tight (maybe still even tighter than I'd prefer), but no wiggling or other problems as well.

ping me in five or ten years more and I'll tell you how it goes.

 

[joeLowB]

Bump.

Just ordered a Pure Tone Barrel Jack. I'll post here any impressions

So, I installed the Pure Tone jack in my Yamaha BB1025x about a month ago. Zero jack issue. It installed easily and the tabs were easy to solder.

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[Aloe]

reporting back: two and a half years of a daily plugged/unplugged bass (and three different brands of plugs used over time) finally made the MEC barrel stereo jack softer: I don't need to push/pull the plug with much force anymore. despite this, it doesn't disconnect or make noise when wiggling around yet.

I've seen jacks in that very condition in my Wicks before, I guess, in this shape it can last years more. let's see.

 

[Aloe]

I’m officially abandoning the experiment for now. today I’ve re-soldered the bass in question and killed the jack by overheating. I’m not restarting it from scratch either, as I managed to fit an open-frame jack in the front, since there’re many extra holes in it now.

so, currently I’m out of basses with a barrel jack, I guess.

 

[Aloe]

aand I’m back with a barrel jack. writing that down as date of installation, let’s see how it lasts over the years.

thanks for reading.

 

[laklandplayer]

PureTone - The rest of their 1/4" product line are the best jacks you can get with much better design and double the contact area. So - I would assume their barrel jack is also very very good.

At Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/Pure-Tone-PTT5-Stereo-Barrel/dp/B07QFRS27C

Absolutely the best, I've put them in all of my Ibanez SR bases that use barrel jacks and they make excellent contact and firm up the physical connection to the 1/4" plug.