Timeline for low impedance output to high impedance input
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| Oct 7, 2022 at 15:01 | comment | added | Jeff Learman | The "if it fits, it'll do" advice is not very good advice. For example, electric guitars use 1/4" cables but you don't want to plug one into a line input. It works, but it sucks (low signal, high noise.) A passive acoustic guitar pickup needs to be plugged into a preamp, though you can usually get away with using a passive DI to a snake. And of course, don't mix and match instrument and speaker cables. | |
| Oct 7, 2022 at 14:45 | answer | added | Jeff Learman | timeline score: 0 | |
| Sep 11, 2020 at 8:13 | answer | added | Steve Lemur | timeline score: 3 | |
| Jul 19, 2019 at 23:23 | answer | added | user62068 | timeline score: 2 | |
| Jul 19, 2019 at 17:41 | comment | added | Todd Wilcox | @Tetsujin Agreed, with the caveat that 1/4” instrument cables should not be used for speaker connections, even though the plug will fit. Well, there’s also that 1/4” instrument outlets generally won’t work in 1/4” line level inputs. Really 1/4” cables are the confusing part. | |
| Jul 19, 2019 at 17:40 | answer | added | Todd Wilcox | timeline score: 6 | |
| Jul 19, 2019 at 17:37 | comment | added | Tetsujin | I think you're worrying about it all too much. I've been doing this over 40 years & basically if the plug fits the socket, it'll do. | |
| Jul 19, 2019 at 17:15 | history | asked | Toby | CC BY-SA 4.0 |