<html class="apple-mail-supports-explicit-dark-mode"><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Before you go too far, I wouldn’t knock the idea of going TT/Bantam. Having routed a few different studios since 1993, first with 1/4” patch cables and ProCo bays, now with 5x ADC TT 96-pt bays, painstakingly converted to DB25 connections. Thankfully I was able to sell the snakes, bays, and cables (all to Binky Griptite of the Dap-Kings, no less!) and justify the move to TT bays.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">From what I can surmise, thicker gauge cabling is more important for 2-wire speaker cables, but not desirable with 3-wire, shielded studio patch cables and snakes. I triple check every snake, patchbay and cable I make — I’ve got 480 points of I/O, with runs between 16-45’, and zero hum. All of the wire is Gepco or Canare, most of the 1/4” unbal/balanced jacks and TiniJax are Switchcraft, the 1/8” and 20% of the 1/4” jacks are Rean, XLR are usually Neutrik or Switchcraft.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Todd</span></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Sep 5, 2026, at 12:51 PM, Jimmy Moore via Synth-diy <synth-diy@synth-diy.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">I got a great deal on a spool of mogami w2944, so time to revive the patchbay project. This is console wire, so has a very thin OD of about 2.54mm:<div><br><div><a href="https://mogamicable.com/category/bulk/console/#gsc.tab=0">https://mogamicable.com/category/bulk/console/#gsc.tab=0</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>I foresee this causing some challenges with audio jacks that are designed around much beefier wire.</div><div><br></div><div>I'm curious if anyone had suggestions for preferred (1/4") connectors for this kind of thing. I have a samson S-patch plus, so no TT or bantam jacks for me just yet.</div><div><br></div><div>I suspect the recommendation will be heat shrink tubing + neutrik jacks. I would love to hear what you think.</div><div><br></div><div>jimmy</div><div><br></div><div>PS: if anyone has some spare jacks or heat shrink you would be interested to sell, let me know!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div>
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