[sdiy] Should GaTech go bananas?

[Aaron Lanterman]

On Tue, 27 Dec 2005, MTG wrote:

> Dumb question, ... wouldn't you be replacing SHIELDED 1/4" cabling
> with UNSHIELDED banana plugs?

Not a dumb question at all - that's the one issue that makes me hesitant. 
That, and making sure all the modules share a common ground - might get 
tricky if you start mixing up systems.

There's a discussion of some of the pros/cons at:

http://www.mlswebworks.com/mafbanana.html

Also, check out Serge's defense of bananaism:

http://www.carbon111.com/serge1982.pdf

> In unrelated matters, I'm not so into the analog end of things (shudder),
> is there a similar DIY list for digital types?

Digital does get some discussion on this list, although sdiy does tend to 
be analog heavy. You might want to check out the musicdsp list.

- Aaron

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