Neutrik NTP3 RC-B

Given the price of these plugs, I expected much more. Yes, they did indeed look great when I took them out of the packaging, and all of the individual parts appeared to be well made, but when I soldered one such plug to a cable and assembled it, I immediately noticed the gaps between the parts, and the assembly rattled when shaken. To make matters worse, the strain relief tore when I was putting it on, even though the diameter of the cable was well within the specifications provided on the manufacturer's website. I had to de-solder the connections and use a strain relief from another plug (thankfully, I had purchased three!). My solution to the rattle and the gaps between the parts was to glue them together with cyanoacrylate adhesive (superglue). Once the glue dried, the plug looked perfect and did not rattle. Unfortunately, there is a downside: if the connection ever goes wrong, I will not be able to disassemble the plug and re-solder it. Neutrik used to be a brand I knew I could always trust, but sadly, the manufacturing tolerances on these particular plugs were way beneath of what I had expected. I hope they take note and improve...