I am looking for opions on what you guys think are the best 1/4" TRS bays ( jacks on both sides of the bay ) I am in an in between state as far as my rack goes and need the flexibility of being to modify the bays as my needs change. Also what are the best TRS patch cords to purchase ?
thanks again

Hi Folks,

I primarily live in an unbalanced world - with the exception of microphone connections. I have just bought a new piece of gear with balanced 1/4" TRS outs and ins, and my patchbay is 1/4" TS.

Obviously you can't go wrong with the TT type patchbays, but the price is quite high. :td:
The TRS (frt/rr) seem like a good choice given that you can easily set them up.
Just wondering about the quality; sonic and durability...

Well, I have finally added a patchbayto my home studio after much debate, and find that I am going to need something like 22 balanced TRS cables just to wire in the patchbay! This does not include any patch cables for the front in order to redirect signal paths!

I have an Alesis Studio32 board with unbalanced TRS inserts on each channel and on the main outs. Like most boards of this (low) caliber, you can't just terminate these things on a patch panel. Something has to be patched in (like a RNC) or else I get no signal. My question is, what would be the most professional way of utilizing these types of insert points?

Hello one and all.