- Can I use a mono plug in a stereo jack?
- How do you wire a mono to a stereo jack?
- Is mono output balanced?
Can I use a mono plug in a stereo jack?
Plugging a mono cable into a stereo jack will not work well. If it's unbalanced mono, the result will come out only on the left channel; if it's balanced it will come out L/R in opposite phase. Neither is usually acceptable, that's a major reason why hardly any professional device has stereo inputs.
How do you wire a mono to a stereo jack?
- Plug the mono plug at the end of the cable into the mono-to-stereo adapter.
- Plug the cable with the mono-to-stereo adapter into the stereo jack.
- Play a monaural signal source and listen to the individual speakers. Sound should be coming through each speaker at the same volume level.
Is mono output balanced?
A balanced audio cable, such as an XLR or TRS, is a mono cable. ... For devices with balanced input/output jacks, you will need two balanced cables to achieve stereo -- this would look like "Audio Input Left & Right" (or Audio Output Left & Right.)