Pure Tone Multi contact Stereo 14 Output jack, NickelManufacturers part number PTT2 Lets face it, the 14 jack socket youre using in your guitar and your pedals was designed in the 19th century for patching phone calls The new Pure Tone jack makes those old crackly 14 jacks obsolete The Pure Tone jack contains dual tension grounds and dual positive tips for optimal signal and lowest possible noise greater surface area at all contact points creates a more stable connection, locking the cable securely in place and carrying more signal as a result, high and low frequencies are greatly improved creating a much more balanced sound while eliminating frequency spikes Most importantly, the Pure Tone Jack eliminates the infamous AcrackleA noise caused by pressure groundsThe Pure Tone jack tensioned design locks the cable securely in place and the increased metal mass carries more signal Available in Mono and Stereo, in Nickel and in gold finish Buy with confidence from SportHiTech, an authorized Pure Tone Distributor Volume pricing available About the Pure Tone jack: The Pure Tone multi-contact jack was invented by Dave Linsk, lead guitarist of the International recording group Overkill The jack was created as a result of constant failures of the current production jack models that have been available on the market until now As it turns out, the 100 year old audio jack design really needed some changes to make it road worthy The standard jack utilizes a pressure ground and a single hot positive connection as actual grounds are not connected to the sleeve, the pressure of the tip dictates how good the ground is, resulting in inferior sound quality (Ie, that Astatic soundA) Not only is the signal strength compromised and weaker, the actual sound is inferior because you never have a solid ground and the poor connection at the tip contact is so minimal With the new Pure Tone Jack, the audio jack as you know it will n