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Title: where can i find a good splitter?
Post by: philR on April 30, 2004, 01:49:47 PM

i need to pick up a coax barrel splitter to be able to patch with my new jb3.  anyone know where to get a good one?  thanks in advance.

Title: Re:where can i find a good splitter?
Post by: Tim on April 30, 2004, 01:59:39 PM

radio shack...

I think there are pictures of the ones you should get on the site somewhere ???

Title: Re:where can i find a good splitter?
Post by: philR on April 30, 2004, 02:41:47 PM

yeah i've been trying to find a picture so i know exactly what to get, but can't seem to find one.  

i ordered my hosa box today, getting ready to order cables right now, and then i'll be all set.

Title: Re:where can i find a good splitter?
Post by: philR on April 30, 2004, 02:43:10 PM

is this the right one?

http://www.soundprofessionals.com/cgi-bin/gold/category.cgi?category=search&item=SP-TOC-SPLIT&type=store (http://www.soundprofessionals.com/cgi-bin/gold/category.cgi?category=search&item=SP-TOC-SPLIT&type=store)

Title: Re:where can i find a good splitter?
Post by: Brian Skalinder on April 30, 2004, 03:31:30 PM

Quote from: phillysci on April 30, 2004, 02:43:10 PM

is this the right one?

http://www.soundprofessionals.com/cgi-bin/gold/category.cgi?category=search&item=SP-TOC-SPLIT&type=store (http://www.soundprofessionals.com/cgi-bin/gold/category.cgi?category=search&item=SP-TOC-SPLIT&type=store)

Nope.  That's an optical splitter.  You want a coax splitter:  1 RCA > 2 RCA.  Radio Shack has 'em (http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&product%5Fid=274-501).

Title: Re:where can i find a good splitter?
Post by: philR on April 30, 2004, 03:33:46 PM

thanks a bunch and +T.

Title: Re:where can i find a good splitter?
Post by: caymanreview on April 30, 2004, 03:55:32 PM

FWIW you definantly dont want to ever use one of those optical splitters with a jb3 either

they work for md's but the jb3 cant handle the "split" signal, and has alot of issues with dropouts and stuff like that

Title: Re:where can i find a good splitter?
Post by: philR on April 30, 2004, 04:41:33 PM

thanks for the heads up.

Title: Re:where can i find a good splitter?
Post by: AT853rxwh on May 16, 2004, 08:19:49 AM

Quote from: dpaulku on May 16, 2004, 04:35:35 AM

I picked up one of those opti spliters but haven't tried it yet.  You say that it's problematic w/JB3 but not MD.  Why would there be a distinction?  Both are reading opti sourced digi info... (that's real technical :P ) I really don't know jack about how the red light is interpreted by the device.  Must be something quite diferent in the hardware between the two devices...

Prolly because it needs a certain light level?  When you split it, it is going to get half the light.  Remember reading somewhere that you can split once, but you need to run it thru a dat next in the chain to bring the level back to where it should be...  Check the FAQ...

Title: Re:where can i find a good splitter?
Post by: caymanreview on May 17, 2004, 12:10:33 AM

its just that the jb3 needs the better signal to keep from havong dropouts. i guess a md deck isnt quite so picky on its signal, but i do know those splitters can cause some serious probs with your jb3 recordings