Re: ALERT! My earphone adapter-BROKE IN HALF



On 30 Oct 2005 08:33:30 -0800, "Mike Rivers" <mrivers@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>
>Carl wrote:
>> I have what I thought...was an expensive gold plated standard earphone
>> plug to mini-plug adapter.
>
>An expensive gold plated turd, you mean. Anything with a mini jack is
>bad news and will break some time, though this seems to be unusual.
>
>> The insulator (second ring in) is where it broke.
>
>Sounds like a gold plated piece of crap. If it even looks like a Radio
>Shack adapter (whether it is or isn't) take it back to a Radio Shack
>and ask them to replace it. They'll take back anything that looks like
>it's theirs.
>
>> Any tips on a GOOD brand to replace it with?
>> All but one of my earphones are using mini-plugs.
>
>Buy a set of headphones with a standard 1/4" plug.
Geez guys.. I know if Iwant to EDIT I need to be using some Sennheiser
with a 1/4 plug.

I know this is pro talk but I just wanted to alert all that the bazaar
can happen.. Yeh..Ok.....no surprise.
Anyway.. I think I will stop by Radio Shack and give theirs a "twist"
test before their very eyes..just to humour myself I guess.

Have fun mixing....Good listening.....

Pinnacles rule.....
.



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