I agree, they are a real pain. Bdgregory has the good point that even when they do work as intended , getting them off from a crowded Preamp is a real stuggle.
anyone else hate locking RCAs?
I find that whenever I tighten a locking RCA connector even a little bit, it becomes a battle (and one that I fear will result in casulties -- the rca connectors, the cable, the rca inptus). Lately, I find myself unwilling to tighten them at all. And then the barrels are always falling off and getting lost. Just give me a nice regular connector any day.