Detail 01
TRS (tip-ring-sleeve)
Carries either a balanced mono signal or an unbalanced stereo pair. Which one depends on the gear, not the cable.

Independent shopping perspective
A 3-foot balanced TRS cable for short studio hops — patchbay to rack gear, interface to monitors. Too short for anything else.


Strong match
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What matters in use
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.

Detail 01
Carries either a balanced mono signal or an unbalanced stereo pair. Which one depends on the gear, not the cable.
Detail 02
Desk and rack distances only. Short runs pick up less noise and leave nothing to coil.
Detail 03
Mates only with 1/4-inch TRS jacks. No XLR, no 3.5 mm, no adapters in the box.
Detail 04
Disappears into a dark rack. Label both ends now or trace it by hand later.
Detail 05
You pay for two connectors regardless of length, so short cables always look expensive per foot.
Final check

Product questions
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
It's TRS on both ends, so it can carry a balanced signal. Whether the connection is actually balanced depends on the jacks at each end of your gear.
No. Both ends are plugs, so there's no jack to plug headphones into. You'd need a proper extension with a female end.
It passes signal into a TS jack fine, but you're paying for a balanced conductor pedals don't use, and three feet is long for adjacent pedals.
No. It's a bare cable with 1/4-inch TRS on each end. XLR or 3.5 mm gear needs adapters bought separately.
Reference
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