Hicon HI-J63SA05 Angled Jack

contact for soldering the ground wire is missing. The best solution would be soldering the ground into the nickel plated case but this is somewhat complicated process. You need to use acid based active flux (rosin based flux wont work) and more powerful iron. Don't forget to clean the flux after the soldering, it contains acid and will corrode. Some people leave the ground wire unsoldered and use the pressure to make a ground connection but this can not be suggested for critical audio work.

Only get this if you have no other choice, e.g. if the space is limited. There is no solder lug for the sleeve/shield, so you either try to solder it anyway or just let the shield get crimped when you screw the plug pieces together. Another big problem is quality. One of the plugs I bought wasn’t manufactured correctly in that the tip was loose and could be rotated together with its solder lug. O_o

For all my patch cables I use the mono variant and couldn't be happier! The stereo ones however... You have two solderpoints, one L and one R but the earth has no real soldering contact and has to be pressed against the enclosure of the jack to make contact... which fails eventually... I swear by the mono ones for all my patch cables but the stereo is not recommended !