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Originally Posted by in a blue field  it's not like that was ever outside my mind; you're telling me that 1/8-inch runs at -10 line level no diff than unbalanced 1/4-inch? there's no loss of quality whatsoever? if it does, then tell me, i dunno, i'd think there'd be issues with pro gear and 1/8-inch tho, i mean why isnt a whole lot more stuff 1/8-inch if it's exactly the same? why does every DJ mixer i've ever owned have 1/4-inch headphone in's if it's exactly the same as 1/8-inch? you'd think something like that would definitely be done different, if there was no diff b/w 1/8 and 1/4. |
If there is a difference in audio quality it is probably negligible.
As someone else said, 1/4" jacks tend to be far more stable. The 1/8" jacks on my modular are prone to cutting out if I nudge them or wiggle the cable.
And let's not presume that 1/4" sets some kind of "audio standard". I've worked in many studios that used patch bays with TT (Bantam) jacks, and those are 4.4 mm. It's an in-between size, but it is closer to 1/8" (3.5 mm) than it is to 1/4" (6.35 mm). Yet no one was concerned that these smaller cables were connecting their $100,000 console to their $10,000 reverb.