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Originally Posted by fortyseven  How does one tell the difference between balanced and unbalanced cables or do they look the same? |
Here are some (kinda small) photos of balanced connection jacks:
Note that the tips of all 3 jacks have three connection points. The last two are balanced TRS jacks. They look like 1/4" guitar jacks, but notice that the TRS jack has TWO black bands on it while a standard TS guitar cable has only ONE black band. TRS is an acronym for "tip-ring-sleeve" and TS is "tip-sleeve".