Members Silly Lilly Posted October 8, 2009 Members Share Posted October 8, 2009 Hi guys!What's the difference between stereo and mono jack cables, and does that matter at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Prages Posted October 8, 2009 Members Share Posted October 8, 2009 A mono cable has a + lead and a shield (-). A stereo cable has 2 + leads and a shield (-). A mono cable also only has a tip and a shaft on the plug (TS). A stereo cable has a tip, a ring, and a shaft (TRS). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Silly Lilly Posted October 8, 2009 Author Members Share Posted October 8, 2009 A-ha... so which one is better, sound-wise, for guitar to effect or amp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Prages Posted October 8, 2009 Members Share Posted October 8, 2009 And as for whether it matters... If you're hooking up a guitar to an amp, it doesn't matter at all. A stereo cable can be used. However, if you're hooking up something that wants a stereo cable, you'll only get signal to one side if you use a mono cable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Prages Posted October 8, 2009 Members Share Posted October 8, 2009 A-ha... so which one is better, sound-wise, for guitar to effect or amp? It makes no difference at all, unless some of the components in your signal chain are balanced. Between the guitar and amp, you can use either, but there's no point using a TRS because the second + conductor just won't be used. Most effects loops aren't balanced, so you wouldn't need a TRS cable there either. The only place I've got TRS cables are in my recording rig running between my audio interface and my monitors, and that's only because both the audio interface and the monitors are balanced, so using the TRS actually cuts down on some noise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Silly Lilly Posted October 8, 2009 Author Members Share Posted October 8, 2009 Ok, my friends, got it now... Mono it is for now. Thank you for your time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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