<![CDATA[ChipMusic.org - What are the advantages of 1/4 & 1/8 Jacks?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/topic/8802/what-are-the-advantages-of-14-18-jacks/ Fri, 19 Oct 2012 16:00:35 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: What are the advantages of 1/4 & 1/8 Jacks?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/138167/#p138167 chunter says:

Inb4 banana plugs.

]]> Fri, 19 Oct 2012 16:00:35 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/138167/#p138167 <![CDATA[Re: What are the advantages of 1/4 & 1/8 Jacks?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/138153/#p138153 ashimoke says:

^ That's what I do.

]]> Fri, 19 Oct 2012 11:56:06 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/138153/#p138153 <![CDATA[Re: What are the advantages of 1/4 & 1/8 Jacks?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/138152/#p138152 Cementimental says:

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]]> Fri, 19 Oct 2012 11:45:41 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/138152/#p138152 <![CDATA[Re: What are the advantages of 1/4 & 1/8 Jacks?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/138135/#p138135 eme7h says:

You won't see a lot of professional mixers with 1/8" inputs/outputs.

]]> Fri, 19 Oct 2012 05:55:16 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/138135/#p138135 <![CDATA[Re: What are the advantages of 1/4 & 1/8 Jacks?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/138075/#p138075 Decktonic says:

this thread is now about how annoying it is that RCA cables are so prevalent in the audio industry.

]]> Thu, 18 Oct 2012 20:23:51 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/138075/#p138075 <![CDATA[Re: What are the advantages of 1/4 & 1/8 Jacks?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/138063/#p138063 theghostservant says:
Telerophon wrote:

If you want RCA Phono outputs, I've got a thing that is gonna blow your mind:

]]> Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:29:25 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/138063/#p138063 <![CDATA[Re: What are the advantages of 1/4 & 1/8 Jacks?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/138045/#p138045 Telerophon says:
boomlinde wrote:

1/8:
  Pros:
    * Is 1/8"
  Cons:
    * Is not 1/4"
   
1/4:
  Pros:
    * Is 1/4"
  Cons:
    * Is not 1/8"

]]> Thu, 18 Oct 2012 18:37:37 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/138045/#p138045 <![CDATA[Re: What are the advantages of 1/4 & 1/8 Jacks?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/138029/#p138029 SketchMan3 says:
ant1 wrote:

well all the 1/8 inch cables i used were stereo and all the 1/4 inch cables i used were mono

maybe it doesn't have to be that way but i think that's how it always was for me

Yeah, no, it doesn't have to be that way.

]]> Thu, 18 Oct 2012 16:04:24 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/138029/#p138029 <![CDATA[Re: What are the advantages of 1/4 & 1/8 Jacks?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/138027/#p138027 boomlinde says:

1/8:
  Pros:
    * Small
    * Not big
  Cons:
    * Small
    * Not big

1/4:
  Pros:
    * Big
    * Not small
  Cons:
    * Big
    * Not small

]]> Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:58:06 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/138027/#p138027 <![CDATA[Re: What are the advantages of 1/4 & 1/8 Jacks?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/138000/#p138000 ant1 says:

well all the 1/8 inch cables i used were stereo and all the 1/4 inch cables i used were mono

maybe it doesn't have to be that way but i think that's how it always was for me

]]> Thu, 18 Oct 2012 13:05:39 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/138000/#p138000 <![CDATA[Re: What are the advantages of 1/4 & 1/8 Jacks?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/137984/#p137984 Chainsaw Police says:

size.

that's all.

]]> Thu, 18 Oct 2012 06:16:57 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/137984/#p137984 <![CDATA[Re: What are the advantages of 1/4 & 1/8 Jacks?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/137976/#p137976 basspuddle says:
Boner wrote:

I have gameboy color with mini XLR connector for audio output it is much better

I ghetto rigged a cable that's 1/8 TRS on one side and XLR on the other. It's really useful.

]]> Thu, 18 Oct 2012 04:08:23 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/137976/#p137976 <![CDATA[Re: What are the advantages of 1/4 & 1/8 Jacks?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/137966/#p137966 chunter says:
Telerophon wrote:

The stereo output of the game boy isn't balanced, so having balanced cables shouldn't matter.

I think the "1/4" cables are of better quality" argument is also bunk; if this is really an issue, you can make your own 1/8" cables to the exact specification you think your perfect game boy pro-sound cable should be.

If you want RCA Phono outputs, I've got a thing that is gonna blow your mind:

The only thing I'd beware of is that if you plug something that large directly into the jack, it will have a tendency to get leverage and pry the jack off the printed circuit board, so I suggest putting something like that at the other end of an extension cord.

Agreeing with talk about wire- although the shielding may differ on a thicker wire, I used to run 100 ft. from 1/8 inch to my headphones to let me walk around.

]]> Thu, 18 Oct 2012 02:51:11 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/137966/#p137966 <![CDATA[Re: What are the advantages of 1/4 & 1/8 Jacks?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/137963/#p137963 Boner says:

I have gameboy color with mini XLR connector for audio output it is much better

]]> Thu, 18 Oct 2012 02:09:21 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/137963/#p137963 <![CDATA[Re: What are the advantages of 1/4 & 1/8 Jacks?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/137962/#p137962 Telerophon says:

The stereo output of the game boy isn't balanced, so having balanced cables shouldn't matter.

I think the "1/4" cables are of better quality" argument is also bunk; if this is really an issue, you can make your own 1/8" cables to the exact specification you think your perfect game boy pro-sound cable should be.

If you want RCA Phono outputs, I've got a thing that is gonna blow your mind:

I can't believe I posted in this thread.

]]> Thu, 18 Oct 2012 02:04:43 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/137962/#p137962