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Opinions on using 1/8 to RCA splitter adapters?

post #1 of 2
6/26/11 at 5:12pm
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What are people's opinions on using 1/8 to RCA splitter adapters (when going from a powered 1/8 source to an amplifier RCA input to be amplified again)? I've been avoiding them as it seems an unintended signal for going into an RCA input, like a poor quality preamp. I've always thought sound quality would suffer and noise could be a potential issue. I see them mentioned often especially when interfacing a computer sound card to a stereo amplifier/receiver.

Are these adapters safe to use and will they have any negative sonic results?

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post #2 of 2
6/27/11 at 2:12pm

Assuming that the ground conductors on the RCA inputs are connected (either to the chassis or inside the box), electrically it's the same connection. I prefer RCAs for interconnection because I can independently wire the channels, but I don't notice any other differences.

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