Hi,

I need a cable with 2 1/4" mono male to 1 1/8" stereo male to connect
my L&R Control Room Out plugs on my mixer to my computer sound system
speakers.

Can someone sort out a part list and give some brief instructions? I am
good with a soldering iron but have never made audio cables before.

Thanks,
Craig

I need a cable with 2 1/4" mono male to 1 1/8" stereo male to connect
my L&R Control Room Out plugs on my mixer to my computer sound system
speakers.

Can someone sort out a part list and give some brief instructions? I am
good with a soldering iron but have never made audio cables before.

You'll find it easy to source a 1/8" stereo plug 2 x phono cable.
Complete the job with 2 X phono 1/4" jack adaptors.

wrote:

I need a cable with 2 1/4" mono male to 1 1/8" stereo male to connect
my L&R Control Room Out plugs on my mixer to my computer sound system
speakers.

Can someone sort out a part list and give some brief instructions? I am
good with a soldering iron but have never made audio cables before.

Stereo mini to dual RCA is a fairly standard adaptor cable available at
Radio Shack, et al. RCA to 1/4" is another fairly standard adaptor -
between the two you should be good to go without doing any soldering.

Alternatively, you could buy the stereo mini to RCA breakout and replace
the RCAs with 1/4" plugs.

My experience is that wiring 1/8" mini plugs is a PITA and it's easier
to buy pre-made cables and replace the non-mini ends if necessary.

//Walt

"Walt" wrote in message
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My experience is that wiring 1/8" mini plugs is a PITA and it's easier to
buy pre-made cables and replace the non-mini ends if necessary.

I've done it both ways, but vigorously agree with the idea of starting with
an appropriate ready-made cable with a factory-installed 1/8" (3 mm) mini
stereo plug.

wrote...
I need a cable with 2 1/4" mono male to 1 1/8" stereo male to connect
my L&R Control Room Out plugs on my mixer to my computer sound system
speakers.

Can someone sort out a part list and give some brief instructions? I am
good with a soldering iron but have never made audio cables before.

Well, you can go to Radio Shack and buy a cable with a 3.5mm
stereo mini-phone connector at one end, and two RCA plugs at
the other end...
Mini-stereo-to-dual-RCA cable: # 15-2451 $7.50 ("Monster" brand)
Mini-stereo-to-dual-RCA cable: # 15-2451 $8 ("Radio Shack" brand)

and you can buy a pair of RCA to 1/4" phone adapters there, also...
Mono phono-to-1/4" phone adapter # 274-320 $5 ("Radio Shack" brand)
Gold phono-to-1/4" phone adapter # 274-320 $4 ("Radio Shack" brand)

Or you can buy a cable off-the-shelf with mini-phone to dual 1/4"...
Mini-stereo-to-dual-1/4" phone # 15-2475 $30 ("Monster" brand)

Knowing how to solder is a good thing, but this is not necessarily
a reason to learn.

Thanks for everyones suggestions! WIll I lose much audio quality using
adapters?

CANewell wrote ...
Thanks for everyones suggestions! WIll I lose much audio quality using
adapters?

Only if they are broken.

wrote:

Thanks for everyones suggestions! WIll I lose much audio quality using
adapters?

Short answer: no.

Somewhat longer answer: no, but every adaptor makes the connection that
much less reliable and prone to problems. As long as the connection is
good, no loss. If the connection becomes flaky due to oxidation or
mechanical fit problems you might experience droupouts or noise or (more
rerely) distortion. I wouldn't sweat a mini-RCA-1/4" chain. But if you
find yourself stringing together more adaptors than this you're asking
for trouble.

//Walt

On 6 Jan 2006 14:48:49 -0800, wrote:

Thanks for everyones suggestions! WIll I lose much audio quality using
adapters?

No. As long as it's a clean contact.

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Hi,

I need a cable with 2 1/4" mono male to 1 1/8" stereo male to connect
my L&R Control Room Out plugs on my mixer to my computer sound system
speakers.

Can someone sort out a part list and give some brief instructions? I am
good with a soldering iron but have never made audio cables before.

Buy a cable that goes from one 1/8" stereo male to two RCA male. Chop off
the RCA plugs and attach 1/4" stereo plugs.

"mc" wrote in message
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Hi,

I need a cable with 2 1/4" mono male to 1 1/8" stereo male to connect
my L&R Control Room Out plugs on my mixer to my computer sound system
speakers.

Can someone sort out a part list and give some brief instructions? I am
good with a soldering iron but have never made audio cables before.

Buy a cable that goes from one 1/8" stereo male to two RCA male. Chop off
the RCA plugs and attach 1/4" stereo plugs.

If you want to avoid all make-up, you can buy the same cable--1/8" stereo
male to RCA male--and add a pair of RCA female to 1/4" male adapters to the
end. The whole thing should cost less than $5.

Norm Strong