The massive metal part is the ground. There should not be any issue with 3 ring vs 4 ring (in your case - you're just looking at either mono/stereo).
Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Mon, Mar 11, 2019 at 9:22 AM Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: > Talking about a 3.5mm stereo plug with a narrow body, evidently also used > for phones with a case so the plug will fit through the hole in the case. > > > > I got an overpriced Insignia brand “3.5mm Mini Ajudio Extension Cable” at > Best Buy that does fit (barely). Not complaining about the price, that’s > what I get for the convenience of running out to a brick-and-mortar store. > I believe Insignia is Best Buy’s house brand. > > > > I think on a stereo plug the connections are left/right/ground and on a > headset connector left/right/mic/ground. Not sure if there is any > compatibility between 3 and 4 connection plugs and jacks. > > > > > > *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Josh Luthman > *Sent:* Monday, March 11, 2019 8:13 AM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] need headphone cable with slim plug to fit 450b > mid gain > > > > I thought those rings were left/right/mic - never seen a fourth one. > > > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phone_connector_(audio)#Quarter-inch_size > > > > Talking about 2.5 mm 1/4 stereo jacks when you say slim plug? Or the rj11 > 4 pin? > > > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > > > > > On Fri, Mar 8, 2019 at 7:48 PM Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: > > What are people doing to get a headphone cable to fit on these? I had an > installer complain the jack is too close to body of the SM and so I checked > and he’s right, unless you have a slim plug. > > > > I can find some M-F extension cables on Amazon from Startech or Parts > Express, but the reviews say they are flaky or don’t last. My install guy > says that’s probably inherent with any slim style plug. The short Cables > To Go extension cables I’ve been ordering definitely do not have slim plugs. > > > > I’ve seen people with smartphone headphones that have very slim plugs at > the end of the cable, but they seem to be 4-conductor not stereo, I assume > the 4th wire is for a microphone. > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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