why would the connector need to change? nothing has come out that's really better for analog signals

vitally3643 7 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I do find it hilarious that the phono jack appeared fully formed and hasn't changed in a hundred years. We got the smaller flavors of TRS sure, but the big honking quarter inch phono jack has stayed exactly the same. Perfect design in one go, no notes.

	▲	kevin_thibedeau 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		They were originally ball-ended. Some refinement has happened.

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zokier 8 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

xlr?

	▲	recursive 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		It's not really better. And no, it's not inherently balanced. TRS can carry a balanced signal. I've seen a mixer that had TRS balanced mono outputs.