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LyKosa91 t1_j9bb0vf wrote

Reply to comment by kerouak in Headphone jack tier list, cuz why not by nopunterino

that's the female end, the male end that's used for headphone outputs friction fits. a lot of amps don't even have releases on the rear inputs either.

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kerouak t1_j9bedaa wrote

Not sure what you mean. I use XLR cables to connect my monitors to my pre amp and they click in at both ends.

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LyKosa91 t1_j9bf6s2 wrote

So the female end has a release button on the connector, the male end doesn't. The specific amp etc might have a locking catch but that depends. The vast majority of headphone outputs have no lock, my KRK monitors have no lock, the rear inputs on my old A30 pro had no lock, but the inputs on my singxer SA1 do.

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kerouak t1_j9bg3e2 wrote

I see. Fair enough - I've literally only been using XLR for a couple weeks so just assumed what I had was the norm.

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boredinballard t1_j9c05ha wrote

It's the norm on high quality connections typically. The cheap knock offs usually don't have them. Neutrik connectors usually have them, but they do have models without locking tabs.

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