Description
Overview
XLR audio connectors in 3-pin and 5-pin layouts, as male plugs, female sockets, or a male plus female pair. Cable entries come straight or bent, and panel-mount sockets bolt to a chassis or mixer backplate.
Specifications
- Contacts: 3-pin (3P) or 5-pin (5P)
- Genders: male plug, female socket
- Entry: straight or bent (right-angle)
- Configurations: male, female, or M+F pair
- Mounting: panel mount socket
Purpose
A mic lead that drops out mid-set, or a socket that wobbles in a mixer, is a broken joint, not a fault in the chain. A bolted panel socket anchors the fixed side, and bent variants clear space behind a rack panel.
Applications
- Mixer microphone inputs and outputs
- Microphone and instrument leads
- Stage box and floor pocket sockets
- Powered speaker and monitor links
How to Use
- Count the pins needed, then decide male or female for each end.
- Pick straight or bent entry by the clearance behind the panel.
- Fit the panel socket and tighten its fixing so it cannot rotate.
- Solder the plug to your console’s pin assignment, identically at both ends.
- Caution: no voltage or current rating is stated here, so use these for signal-level audio only, never for mains.






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