joshuatxuk Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 So this Xmas my wife bought me a nifty stocking stuffer: a vintage portable reel-to-reel player, circa early 1960s. And to my delight, it actually works! It came with a mini mic (which doesn't work) and a earpiece (which does) for listening - the tape doesn't have much on it. I want to use it for recording and re-sampling with a new cable for fun, and in my shopping for an adapter, I'm wondering if a typical 3.5mm cable will work. The mic and earpiece jacks are identical and in 3.5mm mono, but are old and look like this (2nd from left): and not this (again, 2nd from the left): Will these sound the same as a modern 3.5mm jack? In other words, will there a difference in fidelity between the more rounded old style jacks and the modern ones? I've never messed with recording with such old equipment, I figure someone here might have before or even advice is using an old reel-to-reel like this. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide joshuatxuk's signature Hide all signatures Tape Escape! Aural Canyon Wood Between Worlds Tapes [joshuatxuk-is-dead] Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77427-old-versus-modern-phono-jacksadapters-needed/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundwave Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 as long as they are long enough to connect each part it should work, I wouldn't really worry about fidelity more a tight fit and maybe clean with some switch lube in case the jacks have corroded slightly Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77427-old-versus-modern-phono-jacksadapters-needed/#findComment-1940971 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCM Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 yeah should work fine with new jacks Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide BCM's signature Hide all signatures Bandcamp | Spotify | SoundCloud | Amazon | Apple Music | YouTube | YouTube Music | Deezer | Google Play Music Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77427-old-versus-modern-phono-jacksadapters-needed/#findComment-1940991 Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted January 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Cool, I figured that much. Thanks! Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide joshuatxuk's signature Hide all signatures Tape Escape! Aural Canyon Wood Between Worlds Tapes [joshuatxuk-is-dead] Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77427-old-versus-modern-phono-jacksadapters-needed/#findComment-1941043 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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