1/4" 1/8" connection?

[jodokast]

What's the difference between the two? Does an 1/4" adapter sound better? I know it's supposedly better but there's a thing for convenience for the 1/8" standard has won out.

Does using an 1/8" to 1/4" adapter degrade the quality?

 

[jodokast]

um......anybody?

 

[Audio-Me]

Quarter inch is larger than eight inch, thus larger surface area for contact. My guess is that it allows the audio signal to transfer from connector to cable better/faster? Wether or not it makes a difference on sound quality, I have no idea. But if you think about it, well made thick cables generally sound better than well made thin cables.

 

[RMSzero]

<theory>
Increased surface area at the point of contact, and increased cross section in a cable, would decrease resistivity. This makes the voltage across the voice coil closer to the voltage in the headphone jack.
</theory>

I honestly have no idea what real difference it makes.

 

[jodokast]

i was wondering in more terms of adapter

does having an 1/8 to 1/4 adapter make it seem like the original input would be 1/4?