"D" type XLRs for audio stagebox

[DBWebDev]

I'm trying to work out which XLR connectors to add to a Canford stagebox but for the life of me I cannot work it out. There are so many different types that I'm lost.

The stagebox is a Canford type B 49-745 (sorry it won't let me post the link) with the 16 "D" type holes plate (49-783). I've picked out some connectors on the Canford website but I'm not sure if they are the right ones. I've got 40-393 female XLR and 40-394 male XLR, but there are loads of different versions of this and there isn't an individual picture for each item so it's hard to tell. The PDF on the website doesn't really help me either.

If anyone has any ideas which XLR connectors are which out of the massive selection mentioned in the PDF file I'd be extremely grateful. I can't post links yet, but you can find the items by searching the product code on the Canford website.

[waynehoskins]

Those look like normal Neutrik D-series holes. Neutrik's serieses are at the end of their base model numbers, so that's NC3MD and NC3FD -- in contrast with the P series, which is older and uses Switchcraft holes.

The D-size cutout has become a standard; Neutrik use it for Speakon (NL4), Powercon, Ethercon, and virtually all other panel-mount connectors developed after the D series. Because so many things fit it, it's very universal.

All that said, and with a look at their website, they sell many Neutrik series. I'd suggest looking at Neutrik's website directly for the differences between each series, but most likely NC3FD and NC3MD, possibly with the -B or -BAG suffixes for black shell and black shell with gold contacts respectively, are what you want.

[DBWebDev]

Thanks Wayne, you're a star! Ended up going for the basic NC3MD and NC3FD without any of the added stuff