A question this often asked is, “What is the difference between a TRS and a TS cable?” This is a frequent question and has a lot of information associated with it. We wanted to provide some answers to some of the most common questions surrounding this simple yet complex topic. We ...
This article will describe the differences between TS cables and TRS cables and provide a few common examples of when to use each type of cable.
Balanced Cable Connectors Just like unbalanced cables, sometimes you can tell which cables are balanced just by the connectors that are used. TRS and XLR would be the most common connectors used for balanced connections. TRS TRS stands for “tip/ring/sleeve,” which refers to the points of th...
Different audio cables function in different ways. We take a look at the differences between unbalanced and balanced audio.