"TheKeith" wrote in message

I'm trying to figure this all out. Can someone explain it to me. This
is what I've figured so far, but I'm not sure if I'm correct. a TS
(tip-sleeve) plug can only carry a mono signal which is unbalanced
correct? A TRS (tip-ring-sleeve) plug is used to carry either a
stereo signal with two unbalanced mono channels in the tip and
sleeve, or a balanced mono channel (which utilizes both the tip and
the sleeve for the one channel of sound), correct? Now, can someone
explain to me what unbalanced/balanced means and also, what if would
want to have a balanced stereo signal--is there such a thing? is
there no need for that? As you can see, I'm confused. Help would be
appreciated--thanks.

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http://www.faqs.org/faqs/AudioFAQ/pro-audio-faq/

Section III - Audio Interconnections