patch cable help/question

[David]

Does anyone know if an 1/8" male stereo to 1/4" male stereo cable
exists? I can't seem to find one anywhere via online sellers or retail
(Radioshack, etc)

I certainly have the capability through adapters to make this happen
but I'm looking to simplify connecting an MP3 recorder to a 1/4" stereo
out....i.e. headphone out.

Thanks,
David

[George Gleason]

"David" > wrote in message
ups.com...
> Does anyone know if an 1/8" male stereo to 1/4" male stereo cable
> exists? I can't seem to find one anywhere via online sellers or retail
> (Radioshack, etc)
>
> I certainly have the capability through adapters to make this happen
> but I'm looking to simplify connecting an MP3 recorder to a 1/4" stereo
> out....i.e. headphone out.
>
> Thanks,
> David

David if you cant find one I will make one up for you
20$ includes shipping, up to 20 feet long
george

>

[Arny Krueger]

"David" > wrote in message
ups.com...
> Does anyone know if an 1/8" male stereo to 1/4" male stereo cable
> exists? I can't seem to find one anywhere via online sellers or retail
> (Radioshack, etc)

The usual off-the-shelf solution is to use a 1/8" male-to-male patch cable
with a 1/8" to 1/4" adaptor on one end.

The cable is very easy to make yourself from an off-the-shelf 1/8" patch
cable with one end cut off and replaced with the 1/4 plug.

[Mike Rivers]

David wrote:
> Does anyone know if an 1/8" male stereo to 1/4" male stereo cable
> exists? I can't seem to find one anywhere via online sellers or retail
> (Radioshack, etc)

Markertek Part number CMS-110. 10 feet long, $6.99
http://tinyurl.com/85hpk

I'm kind of surprised that Radio Shack doesn't have it, but I checked
the catalog and they don't. If you decide (time, shipping cost, PITA,
etc.) to go the adapter route, get a cable with mini plugs on both ends
and put the adapter in the 1/4" jack. If you do it the other way,
you're likely to bust the jack mini jack from the weight of the cable
plus the adapter.

[Scott Dorsey]

David > wrote:
>Does anyone know if an 1/8" male stereo to 1/4" male stereo cable
>exists? I can't seem to find one anywhere via online sellers or retail
>(Radioshack, etc)

Sure. Markertek will make you up some. Or make your own.

>I certainly have the capability through adapters to make this happen
>but I'm looking to simplify connecting an MP3 recorder to a 1/4" stereo
>out....i.e. headphone out.

Okay.
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

[-MIKE-]

David wrote:
> Does anyone know if an 1/8" male stereo to 1/4" male stereo cable
> exists? I can't seem to find one anywhere via online sellers or retail
> (Radioshack, etc)
>
> I certainly have the capability through adapters to make this happen
> but I'm looking to simplify connecting an MP3 recorder to a 1/4" stereo
> out....i.e. headphone out.
>
> Thanks,
> David
>

http://tinyurl.com/dxrgj

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-MIKE-

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[David]

-MIKE- wrote:
> David wrote:
> > Does anyone know if an 1/8" male stereo to 1/4" male stereo cable
> > exists? I can't seem to find one anywhere via online sellers or retail
> > (Radioshack, etc)
> >
> > I certainly have the capability through adapters to make this happen
> > but I'm looking to simplify connecting an MP3 recorder to a 1/4" stereo
> > out....i.e. headphone out.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > David
> >
>
> http://tinyurl.com/dxrgj
>
> --
>
> -MIKE-
>
> "Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life"
> --Elvin Jones (1927-2004)
> --
> http://mikedrums.com
>
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Mike! You are THE MAN! I was at that site earlier...and 4 or 5
others. DUH!....or is that D'OH!

Thanks so much.

[Mike Rivers]

David wrote:

> Mike! You are THE MAN! I was at that site earlier...and 4 or 5
> others. DUH!....or is that D'OH!

And it's even 49 cents cheaper than the Markertek link that I posted.
Go for it.

[Walker]

"David" > wrote in message
ups.com...
> Does anyone know if an 1/8" male stereo to 1/4" male stereo cable
> exists? I can't seem to find one anywhere via online sellers or retail
> (Radioshack, etc)
>
> I certainly have the capability through adapters to make this happen
> but I'm looking to simplify connecting an MP3 recorder to a 1/4" stereo
> out....i.e. headphone out.
>
> Thanks,
> David
>
Try these:
http://www.americanmusical.com/item--i-DUN-RKCK--brand-74.html for a stereo
1/4" to 1/8" cable or
http://www.ceitron.com/audio/acable.html for a mono cable

Bob Walker

[George Gleason]

"Mike Rivers" > wrote in message
oups.com...
>
> David wrote:
>
>> Mike! You are THE MAN! I was at that site earlier...and 4 or 5
>> others. DUH!....or is that D'OH!
>
> And it's even 49 cents cheaper than the Markertek link that I posted.
> Go for it.
>

Maybe I should market mine as directional "King Kong Kables" perhaps I could
sell them for 300$ each then
:-)
George

[-MIKE-]

David wrote:
>> http://tinyurl.com/dxrgj
>>
>
> Mike! You are THE MAN! I was at that site earlier...and 4 or 5
> others. DUH!....or is that D'OH!
>
> Thanks so much.
>

You just have to know the right words to look up. Everyone seems to use
different terminology, regardless of what AES standards are. 1/8, mini,
3.5mm, 1/4, phono, stereo, mono, 2 conductor, three conductor. I spent years
buying and building all kinds of cables/connectors, so I'm used to it.
Half the guys selling the stuff aren't aware of what it's being called
in their own catalogs. :-)

BTW, there are much nicer (and more expensive) stereo 1/8-1/4 cables out
there that use shielded cable and soldered connectors. Some have
right-angle 1/8 ends.

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-MIKE-

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[TimPerry]

> Maybe I should market mine as directional "King Kong Kables" perhaps I
could
> sell them for 300$ each then
> :-)
> George
>

just say they are 'digital ready"

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Just one word of warning. The description of this cable is rather
sparse and some of these stereo mini-phone cables are designed for
headphone use and are NOT shielded and will not work for signal lines.
I'd try to find a Hosa spec to be sure. I know I had that problem with
a cable that I bought for this purpose. It sure LOOKED like a signal
cable but wasn't.

Benj

[Mike Rivers]

wrote:
> Just one word of warning. The description of this cable is rather
> sparse and some of these stereo mini-phone cables are designed for
> headphone use and are NOT shielded and will not work for signal lines.

There's one tip-off that it's shielded, and that's the arrangement of
the connectors. A headphone extension cable would have a male on one
end and a female on the other end. This one (what the original poster
needs) has a male on each end.

The other tip-off is the length. Headphone extensions are usually
longer than 10 feet (though admittedly, audio cables are usually
shorter). Radio Shack has a headphone extension cable (identified as
such in the catalog) that's unshielded, with a male mini plug and
female 1/4" jack. It's 20 feet long.

[Arny Krueger]

> wrote in message
oups.com...

> Just one word of warning. The description of this cable is rather
> sparse and some of these stereo mini-phone cables are designed for
> headphone use and are NOT shielded and will not work for signal lines.

Pshaw. When a line-level source is driving a line with an output Z of 100
ohms or less, IME shielding isn't that much of a big deal. A lot of modern
headphone jacks are driven with a source Z of 16 ohms or less.

Cable shielding is like a Faraday shield - primarily protects against
picking up noise via capacitance. A low impedance line forces significant
pickup of noise into the high frequency realms - very high frequencies.

Shielding is very relevant for very long lines, very low-level signals and
high impedances. But, headphone jacks are none of these.

[-MIKE-]

wrote:
> Just one word of warning. The description of this cable is rather
> sparse and some of these stereo mini-phone cables are designed for
> headphone use and are NOT shielded and will not work for signal
> lines.
>
> Benj
>

They'll still work fine, Ben, especially if you're running a high
line signal. BUT I always keep them short for patch work. You're right
though, you can get some hum or RF in the right situation that you
wouldn't get with a shielded cable.


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-MIKE-

"Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life"
--Elvin Jones (1927-2004)
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