My problem with the 1/8” jack is the fact that is is poorly designed. What works ok in 1/4” size doesn’t work when smaller. I ran an electronics store in the 70s and saw many failures. The metal contacts fatigue and the contact becomes intermittent. Then the slightest movement of the cable causes horrible static to be amplified.

Don’t buy anything for pro audio use that uses 1/8” jacks anywhere in the signal path.


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