WBT Connectors
German connector manufacturer founded in 1985, whose RCA and binding post designs are used by cable and equipment makers across the industry.
About WBT Connectors
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The connector standard other brands build to
Wolfgang B. Thörner founded WBT in Essen in 1985, dissatisfied with the RCA connectors then available. The company has worked on one question since: what happens at the joint between a cable and a component. Their connectors turn up on finished products across the industry, often unnamed.
nextgen is the clearest expression of the thinking. Conventional connectors are turned from brass, because pure copper is too soft to hold its shape, which puts a compromise metal in the signal path. Building the body from a plastic and metal composite let WBT use pure copper or fine silver for the conductor alone and strip out the surrounding mass that causes eddy currents.
The Circular Contact System, patented in 1991, clamps a conductor without solder or stripping. Since 2019 gold surfaces have been applied by PVD in a vacuum rather than electroplated, and the nextgen speaker connectors hold VDE certification, which is rare in this category.
The catalogue covers RCA plugs and sockets, binding posts, spades, bananas and the parts for building or repairing cables, all made in Germany. For anyone terminating their own cables, this is where the quality ceiling sits. Counterfeits circulate, so buy from an authorised source.
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£53.33Ex. VATSuperb piano lacquer appearance, these new pole terminals have been an instant hit...making nextgen™ more affordable! -
£186.67Ex. VATEquipped with filigree signal conductor made from pure copper that is directly gold plated and constructed on the nextgen principle.
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£131.67Ex. VATEquipped with filigree signal conductor made from pure copper that is directly gold plated and constructed on the nextgen principle.
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£106.00Ex. VATSuperb piano lacquer appearance, these new pole terminals have been an instant hit...making nextgen™ more affordable! -
£51.25Ex. VATSuperb piano lacquer appearance, these new pole terminals have been an instant hit...making nextgen™ more affordable! -
£165.00Ex. VATMade with passivated pure fine silver. Spade lugs measuring 6mm, standard 4 mm² banana plugs and wire with a diameter of 6mm² (10AWG) can be accepted. -
£85.00Ex. VATThe WBT-0710 Cu mC features the same construction as WBT-0710 Cu, however with matt chromium finish outside. -
£105.00Ex. VATThe connector is then plated with a single layer of 24k gold to protect against oxidation. -
£70.00Ex. VATThese pole terminals are made from brass and well protected against oxidation thanks to their 24K gold plated finish. Both models accept 4-mm banana plugs, sandwich spades (up to 8 mm contact fork) as well as crimped cable ends (up to 6 mm2/9 AWG). -
£81.67Ex. VATThese pole terminals are made from brass and well protected against oxidation thanks to their 24K gold plated finish. Both models accept 4-mm banana plugs, sandwich spades (up to 8 mm contact fork) as well as crimped cable ends (up to 6 mm2/9 AWG).
