Cardas binding posts thread

[grataku]

IMHO the solid copper Cardas ARE much better than the WTB goldplated. Or the WBT, period.




There now is a wiki page for them. Usual spot.
http://www.diyaudio.com/wiki/index.php?page=CARDAS+Solid+Cu+Binding+posts

 

[chris ma]

Normally I would just use cheap surplus binding posts for my DIY stuffs, like $4cdn each until my project is proven.
Now for my JLH for ESL I think it is proven that my newbie diy work and bad soldering skill is ok that I think I owe the JLH a nice set of binding posts. They are worthy to have good binding posts. Like beautiful ladies deserve real diamonds not glass.
Chris

 

[Duck-Twacy]

IMHO the solid copper Cardas ARE much better than the WTB goldplated. Or the WBT, period.




There now is a wiki page for them. Usual spot.
http://www.diyaudio.com/wiki/index.php?page=CARDAS+Solid+Cu+Binding+posts

Well in that case I might be interrested I guess you have to clean them (with "koperpoets", don't know the english word) now and then.

Any indication of the costs and how to pay??

 

[Peter Daniel]

Payment would be probably by cash, MO and maybe paypal.

 

[Thomas B]

Just for your info, look at this:

 

[fcel]

What is that for?

 

[roddyama]

I'd say forget economy. I always used copper. Somehow I don't like gold plated. The other option could be silver/rhodium plated, but they are more expensive, and I don't know if extra expense is worth it.

Peter,

Gold will not oxidize and I would expect Cardas gold plating to be top quality. This has to provide a better long term connection then plain copper. This is my opinion, but there is a lot of evidence in the industry to support the use of gold plated connectors. I sure there will be more maintenance involved with the bare copper binding post.

Rodd Yamashita

 

[Peter Daniel]

Somehow, I think that bare copper sounds better. As to the maintenance, once tighten, they won't oxidize on contact area, the rest is not important. Bare copper has better look, more robust and less artificial. That's also how the music sounds through bare copper.

 

[Thomas B]

What is that for?

Hi fcel,

This is an industrial multi contact perhaps worth considering as multi binding posts. Look at www.multi-contact.com and search for CombiTac.

Thomas B

 

[grataku]

It's not by accident that cardas opted for copper posts for their top of the line, instead than the gold coated brass.
Cu is a much bigger pain in the *** to machine, so economy of production isn't a concern.

 

[Philo]

Thomas B,
I have a ton of experience with connectors like that and they just don't maintain the solid contact you need for binding posts. If I had a quarter for every problem caused by connectors needing reseating I could.... well, anyway. The amount of pins in the connector requires a little slop in both the pin insertions and their actual contact. Something you don't need.

 

[BrianGT]

Since some of you expressed interest in Cardas binding posts for yourt Aleph X amps, here we go. According to Michael Percy these are the best posts for your money. I have a local Canadian distributor for those posts and I will contact him on Monday regarding the price, but in the meantime if you feel like it, please show your interest.

Peter,

I am interested in the Cardas posts. If the price is good, I would be interested in a few sets. See how the quote goes.

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Brian

 

[hifiZen]

Looks good to me. We'll see how the quote comes out. Question: are the Cardas gold-plated also solid copper underneath, or are they brass?

Thanks again Peter!

 

[Mark A. Gulbrandsen]

I think that Ruhstrat is what Pass Labs uses on the big amps. Is there a US distributer? I would be interested in using them on my 2's. If they are not I will probablt go with Kimber stuff as their factory/offices are but a short drive from home.
Mark

 

[BrianGT]

I thought I recalled seeing the Vampire (Sound connections) Part #BFBP - Binding Post mentioned in a previous post as the one used in the pass labs amplifiers. You can buy them online from the Vampire online store at:
http://vampirewire.com/mcart/index.cgi?code=3&cat=5

An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.

cost = $30 for a pair

I clearly like the cardas copper ones better.

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Brian

 

[jleaman]

I like them red ones you posted briangt. Id like to get some for my alephs or my av800's that im building.

 

[BrianGT]

Cardas binding posts...

The binding posts that you used for your Gainclone are the same cardas copper named for the group order, right?

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Brian

 

[hifiZen]

Hmm...

While we're looking at connectors, what about RCA and XLR jacks? I've never used XLRs or balanced interconnect before, so I'm not sure what's out there. Anyone have recommendations?

 

[Peter Daniel]

Re: Re: Cardas binding posts thread

The binding posts that you used for your Gainclone are the same cardas copper named for the group order, right?

Yes

 

[Peter Daniel]

Here's the pic. The short posts are barely good for 1/4" panel (different washers are actually recommended to use a nut properly). The long ones are good for almost 1".

They say that RCA connection is not good, so I've been mostly using those Tiffany Chinese knock offs, that I can get for less than $3.

Recently I started using Kimber (the longer one in a pic) and I think I prefer it to Cardas (not sounwise but mechanically only). Also Sonic Frontiers were using Kimber jacks on their equipment. As to balanced connectors, you can't go wrong with Neutrik which is probably industry standard and quite cheap. Toronto area members can get it from Electrosonic.