Audio cables

• Features 3 contacts (Tip, Ring, Sleeve)
• Used for audio connections
• Found mainly on
  
• cordless phones
• mobile phones / cell phones / cmart phones
  
• two-way radios

3.5 mm Mini-Jack (3 Position) / 1/8" TRS connector / audio plug

This is a common connector

• Features 3 contacts (Tip, Ring, Sleeve)
• Used for audio connections
• Found on desktop speakers
• For connection to a computer audio / sound card / headphones

3.5 mm Mini-Jack (4 Position)

Also referred to as a 1/8" TRRS connector, an audio plug that features 4 contacts (Tip, Ring, Ring, Sleeve) used for audio output, and microphone input. Found mainly on headphones/headsets for connecting to mobile phones and hands-free headsets.

3.5mm Mini-Toslink (SPDIF; Optical)

A standardized optical fiber connector smaller than the standard square TOSLINK connector, found on all Mac laptops and iMac computers, and larger consumer audio equipment.

Digital Coax Audio (RCA)

This single RCA socket supports digital audio connections, found on cables mainly used to connect Blu-ray and DVD players, televisions, and audio receivers.

MPC2 (4 pin; Audio)

An internal, 4-pin Molex connector used to connect system boards to internal audio devices. Found mainly on TV tuner cards and optical drives.

MPC3 (2 pin; Audio)

A 2-pin Molex connector found on cables used to connect system boards to internal audio devices.

Stereo Audio (2 x RCA)

A common audio interface featuring 2 separate RCA-type connectors for stereo audio connections. Found on RCA/Stereo audio cables used for connecting Blu-Ray players, DVD players, video game consoles, televisions, and audio receivers

Toslink (SPDIF; Optical)

Also called optical audio, a standardized optical fiber connector plug used for digital optical audio connections. Found on cables used to connect A/V receivers, televisions, Blu-Ray, DVD, or CD players and DVRs.