A receptacle assembly comprising: a housing having front and rear ends, the front end being configured to receive a plug, the rear end being configured to accept wire termination contacts; a circuit board comprising a plurality of contact holes (188, 190, 192, 194, 196, 198, 200, 202), the circuit board being held within the housing; and a plurality of array contacts (124, 126, 128, 130, 132, 134, 136, 138) arranged in a contact array within the housing, wherein each of the plurality of array contacts comprises a main section and a contact tail, wherein the main section of each of the plurality of array contacts runs generally perpendicular to the circuit board, wherein the contact tail of each of the plurality of array contacts has a first bend to form a first tail sub-section extending parallel to the circuit board and a second bend to form a second tail sub-section extending perpendicular to the circuit board, wherein the second tail sub-section of each of the plurality of array contacts is received by one of the plurality of contact holes in the circuit board, and wherein the plurality of array contacts further comprises first and second subsets of array contacts, the first tail sub-sections of which extend in the same direction from their first bends by respective first and second distances (D1, D2) which are different with respect to each other; characterized in that the plurality of array contacts includes third and fourth subsets of array contacts, the first tail sub-sections of which extend by respective third and fourth distances in a second direction from their first bends, the first and second directions being opposite each other, wherein the first and fourth distances are the same as each other and the second and third distances are the same as each other. a housing having front and rear ends, the front end being configured to receive a plug, the rear end being configured to accept wire termination contacts; a circuit board comprising a plurality of contact holes (188, 190, 192, 194, 196, 198, 200, 202), the circuit board being held within the housing; and a plurality of array contacts (124, 126, 128, 130, 132, 134, 136, 138) arranged in a contact array within the housing, wherein each of the plurality of array contacts comprises a main section and a contact tail, wherein the main section of each of the plurality of array contacts runs generally perpendicular to the circuit board, wherein the contact tail of each of the plurality of array contacts has a first bend to form a first tail sub-section extending parallel to the circuit board and a second bend to form a second tail sub-section extending perpendicular to the circuit board, wherein the second tail sub-section of each of the plurality of array contacts is received by one of the plurality of contact holes in the circuit board, and wherein the plurality of array contacts further comprises first and second subsets of array contacts, the first tail sub-sections of which extend in the same direction from their first bends by respective first and second distances (D1, D2) which are different with respect to each other; characterized in that the plurality of array contacts includes third and fourth subsets of array contacts, the first tail sub-sections of which extend by respective third and fourth distances in a second direction from their first bends, the first and second directions being opposite each other, wherein the first and fourth distances are the same as each other and the second and third distances are the same as each other.