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unused inputs/outputs - safe to short?

Thinking of trying some of the rca caps now widely available - I notice opinion seems to be divided as to whether it is safe to use the caps with a "male" RCA section.

Undoubtedly it is NOT safe to "short" an RCA output.

But shorting an unused input should neither be here nor there - it should technically quieten the "crosstalk" between inputs, but surely could not cause any damage to a preamp?
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newbee
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I don't think shorting plugs (or caps) will have any effect on the effects of cross talk in your pre-amp. Now if your tuner, for example, is off and you are hearing music from a radio station, you might get some help from shorting plugs. Might. I have used shorting plugs in several of my units and have had minimal, if any, beneficial results. I'm not techie enuf to even begin to understand the benefits of cap's although I've read the product claims.

Don't think there is much you can do except turn off sources you are not using.

FWIW.
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