If a TRRS balanced cable follows the L+ > R+ > L- > R- diagram. Would it be possible to plug it into a unbalanced output and have the last two negative share a common ground? And following along a similar route, would a TTRS with a mic option that follows L > R > G > M also work in these...

I was wondering if IEMs with Mics attached that have TRRS plugs would work in non-phone jacks of TRS variant? I can see how TRS plug into a TRRS jack would be fine as the mic and ground would both be shorted together. But I'm not sure how the TRRS plug into TRS jack would work out.

I was wondering if anyone could help me understand the signal that is sent in both unbalanced and balanced cables. As I understand it, an unbalanced cable uses a two wires to send separate mono signals while using a common ground through the shielding as a return. But a balanced cable uses four...

I'm looking to connect an unbalanced source to the JBL LSR305 speakers.  It will be coming off a 3.5 output and I plan to use either of the Hosa breakout cables, one that uses TS and the other that uses XLR.  It looks like the XLR is wired to be mono, so it is unbalanced.   Does anyone know if...

I've been having an issue with setting up some JBL LSR305 speakers with my desktop computer.  Currently I am running them with a split TS to 3.5 connector to the back of my motherboard.  There is a large amount of buzzing and static whenever the graphics card is under load.   I've tried...

Hello everyone, sorry for the vague topic title.  I wanted to address an issue that came up when I was using my headphones.  When I connect the headphone cable into the amplifier, I do so by connecting to an extended cable that is directly connected to the amp, so essentially I have two cables...

I was wondering if you could plug a TRS plug into a TRRS socket?    And if also a TRRS plug would work with a TRS socket?   I'm just a little confused if the grounding would cut out the mic portion in either or both cases.

I had a few questions concerning headphone cables as I'm interested in trying to make some for myself and was hoping people with expertise could chime in.   In looking at wires, I was confused by the difference between 2 and 4 wires, in some cases I've seen the term unbalanced and balanced...