[LAU] OT: unbalanced to balanced

[Gabriel M. Beddingfield]

On Tue, 8 Sep 2009, Leo wrote:

>> AH-HA, that explains a lot of what has been confusing me, TRS does not
>> equal balanced.  Thank you!!!  :)
>
> wikipedia.org
>
> A TRS connector (tip, ring, sleeve) also called an audio jack, phone
> plug, jack plug, stereo plug, mini-jack, or mini-stereo, and more
> recently MP3 jack is a common audio connector. It is cylindrical in
> shape......

Actually, you can use a TRS for a balanced line.  E.g. the POD 2.0 shipped 
with a balanced out for both the L and R.  These used a 1/4" TRS.

HTH,
Gabriel