Good 1/4" - 1/8" mono cable

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2062446

 

www.monoprice.com

 

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2102952

This is what I use for the application you describe. I am not a fan of Kluge-dapters except in a pinch.

 

Yes it would be as good, to all intents and purposes. Connector quality is more about longevity than sound, and at that price its a simple issue, if it breaks just buy another!

The extra jack-to-socket connection will have such a minute effect on the sound that you'd be hard pressed to hear the difference even on a great system with top notch pres and ad's, I'd look at that aspect first before worrying about the difference between cables!

 

the thing i don't like adaptors it that they then balance the weight of a cable on a very small plug. I don't like using them.

1/8" to 1/4" on the other hand...

 

True, but you can always set up a brace, that can help unnecessary stress on the socket.

But failing that any 1/4" to 1/8" cable will do, unless you are using pristine converters, and even then it doesn't usually bother me to use a cheap cable!