00:00So here's the thing, I've been digging through XLR panel connectors all month,
00:03and the prices on these are genuinely hard to believe.
00:07Good connectors, not sketchy no-name junk, every single one under 5 bucks.
00:12Here's my 5 favorites and who each one actually suits.
00:16First up, this is a Nutric, yeah, real Nutric, 3-pin PCB and panel mount connector with bronze
00:22contacts, and you get the male and female versions. The latch lock is deliberately left
00:27off, which for a chassis build is usually what you want anyway, since the plug itself does the
00:31holding. $1.21 for a brand that rigs half the world's stages. That's the steal of the list.
00:40Next one solves a very specific headache, your connector needs to point sideways.
00:45This is a 3-pin D-type chassis socket on one end and a right-angle XLR plug on the
00:50other,
00:50so you mount it flat and the cable exits at 90 degrees instead of straight back at you.
00:55It's $364, the priciest here, but with a perfect 5-star average and over $4,000 sold,
01:01whoever needs an angled mount clearly loves it. Now this one makes sense if you're wiring more
01:06than a single channel. It comes as a 1, 2, or 5-pack, you pick the size, with male plug
01:12and
01:12female jack options, 3-core, and a metal socket body in silver or black. $253 gets you the smaller
01:18bundles, so you can build out a little patch bay without blowing the $5 budget. $4,000 sold,
01:25and people keep coming back for more. Fourth is a single 3-pin XLR female socket,
01:30panel mount, built for mixers, microphones, and speakers. You drill one hole, solder it in,
01:36and that speaker cabinet or mixer suddenly has a proper pro input. $1.71, rated 4.9,
01:43and nearly 4,000 units gone, so it's not sitting in a drawer. For one input on one box,
01:49this is the sweet spot. And then the wild $1.37 for a 3-pin XLR female panel mount socket,
01:56and it even includes a protective cover so dust and stray objects stay out of the contacts.
02:01Cheapest thing on the entire list, still holding 5 stars from thousands of buyers.
02:06I too, keep one as a spare. That's pocket change per channel.
02:12All 5 links are in the description, sorted cheapest to priciest so you can jump right to
02:17your budget. If this saved you some cash, hit like and subscribe, I'll keep hunting down more steals.
