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The 1/4 size is standardized by an inch size because of its phone network origins ( verify),
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Often carries consumer line level audio signals, or consumer microphone level when it involves microphones (often electret)Ģ.5mm Americans refer to it as 3/32" (0.09375") though it's more like 0.098" Sometimes phone connector but that suggests the 1/4" one
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Used for guitars, pro line level (balanced or not), and sometimes for consumer headphonesģ.5mm Americans refer to it as 1/8" (0.125") though it's more like 0.138"īest known for three-band ( TRS) in headphones for stereo sound, used that way for a few dozen years, then often referred to as audio jack, mini-jack, jack plug, stereo plug, and others. These days they are mostly seen in audio use see also below. The 1/4", which is precisely 6.35mm originates from the design of the first telephone exchanges ( verify). The history of plugs like these is complex, and there are some leftovers today that use less usual variants.īut what you're most likely to meet is primarily: The 6.35mm was classically called phone connector (though telephone jack may refer to modular connectors instead), now largely associated with guitar wires. The 3.5mm is often known as headphone jack, mono jack or stereo jack, mini jack, and sometimes things like mini-phone.
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'TRS' may be clearer when distinguishing it from plugs in similar use, but the everyday names we use are more specific - and somewhat regional. Mixed use (analog, digital, home electronics, audio) TRS (Tip, Ring, Sleeve) and variations