The connector is one thing but it's the manner of crimping that gives mechanical strength and ensures a good electrical connection. I've seen (and done) so many bad crimps that I solder critical joints (though one can just as easily bugger this up too).
Purpose built die kits do, however, take a great deal of drama out of crimping.
This discussion would have gone over my head until a couple years ago, when I had to learn all about crimping to troubleshoot and fix some failing crimps on Speakon jacks terminating our in wall cabling. In case others are in that boat, here are some hastily-snapped pictures that may help:
Here is a locater for female quick disconnects attached to a common ratcheting crimper.
This particular tool is made by Rennsteig in Germany, and is special because the jaws remain parallel through the whole crimp. This tool is rebranded by many connector makers, including Neutrik. The crimp die in use is designed for open barrel terminals.
A locater operates simply: you slide the quick disconnect end over the tab on the locater, and the connector barrel is perfectly located in the crimp die.
Leading to a perfect crimp every time. (Yes, I stripped too much wire here. I would trim it before crimping if the terminal was intended for use.
However, Neutrik nl-Faston has a longer body than normal quick disconnects due to the locking mechanism. As a result it does not fit in the standard locater. The open barrel sections are the same size on both terminals, so the same die will work for both.
You have to be a little bit more careful with nl-Faston, but on a ratcheting tool like this Rennsteig you can lock the tool down slightly and get it lined up pretty well.
However, these terminals are hard to crimp with a simple pliers style crimper, based on the failure rate of the ones crimped with one by our CEDIA guy. Being careful and using a good tool with the right die leads to excellent crimps, as shown below, but a locater would reduce time and fuss.
I don't think blaming the (a, any) corporation and all those who work for it because you disagree with the politics of top management or the owner is reasonable.
I respect your opinion. I also trust you to respect mine, which was expressed well by Republican
macher Grover Norquist: starve the beast.
I am also guilty of that; I try to avoid Google and its liberal bias and so forth.
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that statement has nothing to do with speaker connectors, though in it one can hear tragicomic echos of an audiophile triggered by the suggestion that fancy new speaker cables won't lift veils and bring them angelic new heights of system synergy.
Here's a recent take regarding Google's alleged bias grounded in empirical research:
https://www.economist.com/graphic-d...ds-reputable-reporting-not-left-wing-politics
Nor do I see how that fits into a discussion of speaker connectors and would prefer to keep politics out of ASR; seen too many good fora die over the years because political debates drove members away. But, I'm a conservative, so by all means put me on your ignore list.
Are you trolling? The question arises because "you trigger me, so you should put me on your ignore list!" is almost too on the nose as satire of the white grievance cancel culture that calls itself conservatism to be sincerely meant.
If you are being sincere, brandishing your political identity is a novel way to keep politics out of ASR! Regardless, inasmuch as you were triggered by my factual statement that the Koch brothers own Molex, I apologize.