My experience ditto's that of Rockvirgo. As for the above, I find that it would be very hard to attempt to place to solder directly on the iron and have a good joint without heating both the conductor and the connector. Or maybe I'm not understanding sol322's post. Anyway, it is not brain surgery.
Hints on soldering IC's
I have a pair of (older) MAS IC's, and I need to have a pair of WBT RCA's soldered onto one end. (Formerly it was a mini RCA, experimenting with my Sony Walkman Pro) Should I take these to the local repair shop, do it myself, or is there a "technique" to soldering IC's that would escape me or my local stereo repair facility ? Thank you for your help.