This Product Selection Guide contains information to help select products in the Barrel - Audio Cables category on DigiKey.com
Barrel - Audio Cables are cables with barrel-shaped interconnects for audio applications. The two most common types are Phono, also known as RCA, and Phone, available in 1/8” and 1/4” sizes. Cable lengths range from 4 inches to 50 feet. Their channel options include Mono, Stereo, 3 Conductor, and 6 Conductor. Plug, socket, and bare wire configurations are available.
SelectionCharacteristics
1st Connector: The style or form factor of the first connector on the cable assembly.
2nd Connector: The style or form factor of the second connector on the cable assembly.
Channels: Describes the number of audio channels a cable is typically used to carry, alternatively the number of separate conductors contained within the cable assembly.
Length: The length of the cable assembly, not including the length of the connectors on either end.
Color: The dominant color of the cable assembly.
Shielding: Whether or not the device possesses an electrically insulating barrier that helps to reduce or eliminate electromechanical interference, and if so what type of barrier.
Usage: The typical expected usage the manufacturer designed the cable assembly for.
ProductExamples
| MFR PART # | 770-10040-00050 |
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| DIGIKEY PART # | 1175-1491-ND |
| MANUFACTURER | CNC Tech |
| DESCRIPTION | Cable Stereo (3 Conductor, TRS) Phone Plug, 3.5mm (1/8") To Phone Plug, 3.5mm (1/8") 1.6’ (50.00cm) |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
| MFR PART # | AK-CHMM-025 |
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| DIGIKEY PART # | AE1406-ND |
| MANUFACTURER | Assmann WSW Components |
| DESCRIPTION | Cable Stereo Phono (RCA) Plug (2) To Phono (RCA) Plug (2) 8.2’ (2.50m) |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
| MFR PART # | P315-06N |
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| DIGIKEY PART # | TL1628-ND |
| MANUFACTURER | Tripp Lite |
| DESCRIPTION | Cable Stereo Phono (RCA) Jack (2) To Phone Plug, 3.5mm (1/8") 0.5’ (15.20cm) |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
| MFR PART # | 10-02138 |
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| DIGIKEY PART # | 839-1394-ND |
| MANUFACTURER | Tensility International Corp |
| DESCRIPTION | Cable Stereo (3 Conductor, TRS) Phone Jack, 3.5mm (1/8") To Phone Plug, 3.5mm (1/8"), Right Angle 3.0’ (91.44cm) |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
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