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P814 / Audio / Cable / adapter

Hosa HSS — balanced TRS line interconnect

Join pro-audio equipment whose manuals specify compatible balanced TRS connections.

Also called Hosa HSS-000 Pro Balanced Interconnect series

A single TRS plug may carry balanced mono, stereo headphones or an insert send/return on different equipment. The cable cannot decide which.

The useful distinction

Match the complete manufacturer identity, endpoint roles and selected length; a similar shell or cable color is insufficient.

Claim inspection dates: 2026-10-23 · Independent review pending

Cable / adapter note · not an individual product specification

The useful distinction

Understand the requirement.

Join pro-audio equipment whose manuals specify compatible balanced TRS connections. [C994A]

Bounded facts, visible unknowns

Specifications and limits

Hosa HSS — balanced TRS line interconnect facts and limitations
Documented task / modeNamed series is intended for balanced phone-jack audio interconnection. It does not establish a stereo headphone or headset microphone mapping. [C994A]
Construction / length24AWG ×2 oxygen-free copper with 90% OFC spiral shield and REAN TRS plugs. A named series, no selected length in the inspected page. Select the exact SKU/length and endpoint conditions; no universal analog-audio reach is asserted. [C994A]
Verified device listNot included. Check exact device and accessory documentation.
A boundary, not an omission to guess around.

24AWG ×2 oxygen-free copper with 90% OFC spiral shield and REAN TRS plugs. Touring/live-sound use is described; no wet-location, burial or building-route approval is established.

Before you connect

What to check

  1. Read the jack's signal assignment and level, choose the exact length, and keep headphones, line, instrument and speaker roles separate.
  2. Check condition with power disconnected where the equipment guidance permits; stop for damage, heat or unknown powered connections.
  3. Keep published source support separate from physical test results.
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Direction and fallback

The passive cable is an interconnect between documented balanced phone-jack output/input roles; the source/destination is set by equipment. An unbalanced endpoint or insert jack needs its own wiring guidance; a TRS shell does not force balanced operation.

Worked selection example

A balanced line output into a documented balanced line input is the intended class of use; verify nominal level, input range and wiring in both equipment manuals.

What to observe next

Read the jack's signal assignment and level, choose the exact length, and keep headphones, line, instrument and speaker roles separate.

Your next step

Move from the form to the requirement.

The source trail

Evidence for this page

AI-assisted inspection is not independent engineering review. Source scope and access limitations are disclosed below. Procedural checklists are editorial requirements, not hardware measurements.

C994ASource checked · pending review

Named series is intended for balanced phone-jack audio interconnection. It does not establish a stereo headphone or headset microphone mapping. Speaker-power delivery and phantom-power applicability are not established; do not use it as a power-amplifier-to-passive-speaker lead by plug similarity. 24AWG ×2 oxygen-free copper with 90% OFC spiral shield and REAN TRS plugs. A named series, no selected length in the inspected page. Select the exact SKU/length and endpoint conditions; no universal analog-audio reach is asserted.

Hosa · HSS-000 Pro Balanced Interconnect ↗

Locator: Product description and Connectors/Conductors/Shield fields
Access: public page. Named HSS series balanced phone-jack use; selected length and endpoint operating levels remain separate.

S1112: full source recordInspect review dependencies →

Claim scope: Hosa HSS-000 Pro Balanced Interconnect series. Next review due 2027-01-21.

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Evidence behind this page

Scope first. Source second. Approval separate.

1 linked sources · 1 scoped claims · 0 sources with inspection/access flags.

Page scope: content_program_cable_selection

Assessment 2026-10-23 · earliest scheduled source review 2027-01-21. This is a recorded-date assessment, not a live source check. Page-level independent review is not established by this panel.

Inspect 1 source scopes, access limits and dates

S1112 · HSS-000 Pro Balanced Interconnect

Hosa · Manufacturer / product-owner domain · inspected 2026-10-23 · due 2027-01-21

Within inspection window

Scoped support: Named HSS series balanced phone-jack use; selected length and endpoint operating levels remain separate.

Not established / limitations: Named HSS series balanced phone-jack use; selected length and endpoint operating levels remain separate.

Locator: Product description and Connectors/Conductors/Shield fields

Trace 1 claims to their source records

C994A · P814

Named series is intended for balanced phone-jack audio interconnection. It does not establish a stereo headphone or headset microphone mapping. Speaker-power delivery and phantom-power applicability are not established; do not use it as a power-amplifier-to-passive-speaker lead by plug similarity. 24AWG ×2 oxygen-free copper with 90% OFC spiral shield and REAN TRS plugs. A named series, no selected length in the inspected page. Select the exact SKU/length and endpoint conditions; no universal analog-audio reach is asserted.

Claim scope: Hosa HSS-000 Pro Balanced Interconnect series

Source links: S1112 · Evidence trail →

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