is this a piece of crap of a patchbay? although it's PCB-based and not point-to-point wired, it seems like it wouldn't degrade the signal very much due to a minimalist design with short PCB traces and no convenience features like reconfiguring the normalling on the flip of a switch. but it's b*hringer which has a reputation of being shit. the case might be too compact to redo it with point-to-point wiring to be practical unless i use only every other row perhaps. the 1/4" TRS connectors seem to be plastic, but maybe that's fine other than for durability, because the male connector still has the metal sleeve for shielding?