• WaterWaiver
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    11 months ago

    You’re describing balanced/differential signalling. This is used in stage or professional audio (typically over XLR connectors, but not always).

    The 3.5mm TRS connectors that the OP has pictured are extremely unlikely to be using balanced signalling. If they did then they would not be compatible with the headphones jacks on computer motherboards or case fronts which follow the AC’97 or Intel HD Audio standards.