[TempleOfEar]

k, i spent an hour and a half surfing google tryinh to find a good quality 1/4" headphone jack to stereo RCA and nothing! i couldn't find anything that wasn't crappy like rubber shielded and noodle thin. I'm talking about these kind of cable guys

I want something nice of that so that i can hook up my headfive from my denon receiver jack. i dunno maybe it's the fact that i've been up for 22 hours but i'm starting to slack a bit. can somebody help me out? thanks.

 

[SAP7]

you haven't looked hard! www.audiolineout.com or even www.qables.com

 

[TempleOfEar]

nah i don't see it on those sites. and besides they're british! i'll have to pay international shipping.

 

[mrarroyo]

Try Blue Jean Cable at: http://www.bluejeanscable.com/index.htm

For about $30 I got from them:

 

[NiceCans]

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrarroyo Try Blue Jean Cable at: http://www.bluejeanscable.com/index.htm For about $30 I got from them:

thats Mini x RCA, he wants 1/4 x RCA

 

[Scotty757]

from what I understand, Blue Jeans will do just about any terminations you want, with very little change in price.

 

[infinitesymphony]

Indeed. That Y-cable, even with the 1/8" termination, is still custom since they don't market it on their site. I e-mailed back in May to ask about that same 1/8" -> RCA termination and here's the e-mail I received:

"We can do that using Belden 1509C, a Canare stereo miniplug, and Calrad
RCAs. The price is $25.00 for the first foot, and $1.00 per additional
foot of length.

Thanks,

Kurt
BJC"

It's nice to see that someone bought one! I didn't need a Y-cable of that quality at the time, so I went with a Steren Python cable from CablesforLess. I've heard that the Steren Python series is often bundled with cable companies' HD receivers. So far, all of the Steren Python stuff has been much better than I expected. I highly recommend them when reference-quality interconnects aren't necessary.

Also, don't forget about 1/8" to 1/4" converters, though that is an additional mechanical connection.

How does that BJC Y-cable sound, anyway?

 

[jpr703]

I'd call the folks at Bluejeans. They'll make just about anything and they do a good job. In my experience, they've always been a pleasure to deal with.

 

[mrarroyo]

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Originally Posted by NiceCans thats Mini x RCA, he wants 1/4 x RCA

True, I bought the 1/8" mini. However ask them and they will do a 1/4". I was just showing what they can do and a general price.

By the way I think they sound very good for the total cost, right now I can not justify spending more.

 

[fewtch]

Why not get a mini to RCA and use a 1/4" plug adapter? Should have about zero effect on the sound.

 

[SoundGoon]

Ear,
You could have someone make one for you. Check in the "DIY section" or the "Cables, etc. for Sale" section. I have some extra 1/4" connectors and rca's sitting around, along with some SPC and Canare star quad....

 

[hoosterw]

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Originally Posted by TempleOfEar nah i don't see it on those sites. and besides they're british! i'll have to pay international shipping.

Small correction here is in place:

AudioLineOut is US based and Qables is Netherlands based.

Neither is british!

Rgds Hans

 

[Rob80b]

I want something nice of that so that i can hook up my headfive from my denon receiver jack. i dunno maybe it's the fact that i've been up for 22 hours but i'm starting to slack a bit. can somebody help me out? thanks.[/QUOTE]

First off, looks like you're trying to hook up the Headfive to the headphone jack of the Denon receiver, bad idea.
Ideally you should be coming out of the tape output, if the receiver has one, in which case you need an RCA to RCA cable.

 

[TempleOfEar]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rob80b First off, looks like you're trying to hook up the Headfive to the headphone jack of the Denon receiver, bad idea. Ideally you should be coming out of the tape output, if the receiver has one, in which case you need an RCA to RCA cable.

why is that a bad idea and if I had a routed to tape output how would i be able to switch signals from different sources and change to speaker output when I want to?

 

[Rob80b]

Quote:

Originally Posted by TempleOfEar why is that a bad idea and if I had a routed to tape output how would i be able to switch signals from different sources and change to speaker output when I want to?

Sorry for the late reply,

The tape-outs are not the tape out but what ever source you selected on your receiver, cd, phono, radio to be recorded to tape or any other medium. Tape out also bypasses any processing giving you a cleaner signal. The tape monitor switch selects only what is connected to the tape-in only.
The headphone-out on the receiver is already an amplified signal and could overload your headphone amp and add more distortion.
The signal level from the tape-outs to your Headfive remains constant, so you can adjust your speaker volume any way you wish without changing your headphone output.