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Connectors (audio)

Connectors in audio are cables and other devices used to connect other [audio-hardware] devices together.

Prominent examples of audio connectors include:

• telephone plugs & jacks
• XLR connectors & cables
• RCA connectors

Other examples:

• Banana plugs
  • older equipment, some [analog synths]
• Alligator clips
  • primarily used for equipment testing
• XLR/TRS combo jack
  • common on modern audio interfaces
  • enables mic, instrument, or line inputs
• Bare wire
  • Amplifier to loudspeaker
• speakON
  • amplifier to loudspeaker
  • twist lock mechanism
  • common in live sound

Sources

• MUS 407 Sound Reproduction Systems