Neutrik NTP3 RC

This is from my experience one of the very few 3,5mm plugs suitable for pro stage use. I use it for wired IEM and have a full confidence in it's construction.

The quality of the tip is standard from Neutrik, and it has strain relief that actualy does the job. For me this is really important feature for every pro audio cable.

This plug is really small and can be little tricky for soldering, almost impossible if your cable is over 4mm thick - it won't fit the strain relief. Due to that "only" 4 stars overall. But once completed, I believe it's indestructible

I purchased a few of these plugs because I wanted to shorten the cables on some of my headphones. Unfortunately, as I was putting the strain relief on the cut-off cable before soldering, the strain relief tore right at the molding line (please note that the diameter of the headphone cable did not exceed the maximum diameter specified by Neutrik on their website). There was also a large and unsightly molding mark on the strain relief, which could have been easily removed at the factory. I had to use a razor blade to cut it off flush. Finally, even though each metal part of the plug looked very high quality, when I screwed them all together, there were large gaps between them, and the entire assembly rattled when shaken. I had expected a lot more from Neutrik... Curiously, when I looked at the packaging the plugs had come in, on some of them it said “Made in Liechtenstein”, and on others — “Designed in Liechtenstein”. Does it mean that the manufacturing facilities have been moved elsewhere? It might have been a coincidence, but all of the “Made in Liechtenstein” plugs appeared to fit together a bit better than the “Designed in Liechtenstein” ones. I managed to finish the task using one of the better plugs, but I still had to glue it together with instant adhesive to prevent the unsightly gaps between the metal parts. I will not buy these plugs in the future.