An aux cable, also called an audio link cable, carries line-level stereo audio between phones, laptops, mixers and DJ gear over 3.5mm, RCA, 6.35mm or XLR connections.
An aux cable, also called an audio link cable, carries line-level stereo audio between phones, laptops, mixers and DJ gear over 3.5mm, RCA, 6.35mm or XLR connections.
About Aux & Audio Link Cables
Link cables carry line-level stereo audio between devices: phone or laptop to powered speakers, mixer to amplifier, DJ decks to the house PA. The classic aux cable or aux cord, a 3.5mm audio cable with a stereo mini-jack plug at each end, is only the start. This range covers the odd combinations too, including 3.5mm aux to dual RCA, 1/4" jack to RCA, 3.5mm to XLR and dual-XLR to mini-jack signal combiners, so mismatched sockets never stop a signal.
SWAMP aux and link cables use shielded stereo cable with moulded or metal-bodied connectors, with KLOTZ leads for a premium German-made option. For phone-specific TRRS and mic-input leads, see smartphone cables. Stereo RCA to RCA runs live with our RCA cables, balanced mini-jack and 6.35mm leads with TRS cables, and 3.5mm extension leads with headphone cables. If the plugs you already own almost fit, a small audio adapter is often cheaper than a new lead.
An aux (auxiliary) cable is a 3.5mm stereo mini-jack lead used to feed audio from a phone, laptop or other source into the aux input of an amplifier, mixer, car stereo or speaker. Aux cord means the same thing.
Match the output to the input: a 3.5mm aux lead into an aux input, a 3.5mm to dual RCA or dual-XLR combiner cable into stereo line channels, or a 3.5mm to XLR lead for balanced inputs. Keep the phone volume high and trim the level at the mixer.
Unbalanced aux and RCA leads are best kept to around 5m or less to avoid hum and noise pickup. For longer distances use balanced TRS or XLR connections where your gear supports them, or move the amplifier closer to the source.