MOTM

i can think of a few reasons i don't like banana plugs

1 easier for noise to enter the patch [lack of shielding]
2 no locking mechanism [bananas can be pulled out too easily]
3 somewhere in the patch you need to have a banana to 1/4 convertor for
interfacing other equipment
4 banana patch cords aren't commonly found in stores [I love building
modules, but have soldering patch cords]
5 1/4" metal jacks look nicer than plastic banana jacks [purely cosmetic]

that's my $0.02 -Nate

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>--- In motm@y..., elhardt@a... wrote:
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>> I wasn't thrilled about
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>> banana plugs. 
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>what's the bias against bananna plugs all about?  personally, i don't
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>like 1/8" jacks just because i've snapped more than a couple with a
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>good chord yank, but bananna plugs seem kinda cool.  all that
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>stacking stuff...
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>i actually have an alterior motive on this one.  my local surplus
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>outlet has TONS of banana jacks and plugs.  but no 1/4" or 1/8". 
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>paul, care to comment on why you went 1/4"?  i know you've *GOT* to
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>have an opinion on this one.  ;)
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>alex
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