John Sayers' Recording Studio Design Forum

Is there any reason to put XLR, 1/4 TRS, or 1/4 TS jacks on my studio rooms' wall plates, when I can just use all Neutrix Combo jacks?

I'm considering model: NCJ6FI-S
3 pole XLR female receptacle with 1/4" stereo jack without switching contact, solder cups, Non-PCB
http://www.neutrik.us/en-us/plugs-jacks/jacks/combo-i-series/

I'm planning on using them for anything you could think of using a XLR, 1/4 TRS, or 1/4 TS jack for.

- Instrument Ins
- Mix Outs to Speakers/Headphones
- etc?

Is there anything you can't use a Combo jack for?

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Thanks,

Andy
http://www.tightconcepts.com

The only place that I would be careful in using combo jacks is for mic inputs, as you could have phantom power on the connector. Inserting a TRS jack into that briefly shorts out the phantom power...

- Stuart -

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Combos are a plastic body connectors while traditional XLR and TRS connectors from Neutrik are a better quality metal build

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