Analysis Plus IPOD Interconnect Cable - 1.5 Meter - 3.5MM to RCA

Analysis Plus Brings Hollow Oval Geometry to a Portable Source Cable

A 3.5mm-to-RCA interconnect lets a source built around a small headphone-style jack — a phone, portable player, or compact streamer — feed a stereo system's RCA inputs directly, with no separate adapter in the signal path. What separates a premium cable from a bargain one is conductor quality and shielding against outside noise.

Analysis Plus builds this 3.5mm-to-RCA cable around the same hollow oval conductor geometry used across its home-audio line, for connecting a phone, portable player, or laptop to a stereo or home theater system's RCA inputs.

Silver-Over-Copper Hollow Oval Conductors

Analysis Plus says this cable uses pure silver over a stabilizing strand of oxygen-free copper, woven into the company's proprietary hollow oval geometry in an oval-coaxial configuration, using two 18-gauge conductors.

Low-Loss Insulation Controls Current Bunching

Analysis Plus's hollow oval design is meant to control current bunching and frequency effects that can smear an accurate music signal, the company says, with the conductors surrounded by low-loss FEP insulation to keep the dielectric out of the way of the signal.

The Connectors

This cable ends in a 3.5mm mini plug on the source side and a stereo pair of RCA plugs on the amplifier side, the same simple connector pairing used across this style of portable-source cable.

Who Is This Interconnect Best For?

• Your source has only a 3.5mm output and your amplifier only takes RCA — this cable bridges that mismatch with no separate adapter
• You are connecting a phone, portable player, or laptop to a stereo or home theater system — this is exactly the job Analysis Plus built this cable for
• You want Analysis Plus's hollow oval conductor geometry in a compact source cable — this cable shares that same silver-over-copper construction with the company's larger home-audio cables
• You are feeding a short desktop or bedside-system run — the compact 18-gauge hollow oval design suits exactly this kind of run
• Your gear uses RCA on both ends instead — check your source's actual output jack before ordering; this cable only fits a 3.5mm jack on the source end

How Does It Connect to Your System?

Plug the 3.5mm end into your source's headphone or line-out jack, and the two RCA plugs into the matching RCA inputs on your amplifier or receiver, matching red to red and white/black to white/black.

Then power up the system as usual. Other and longer lengths available. Call for prices.

Pairs Well With

A 3.5mm-to-RCA interconnect is one link between a source and an amplifier or receiver. It usually joins these categories.

• Music Streamers — many portable and desktop streamers use a 3.5mm output
• Headphone Amplifiers — a common source for a 3.5mm line-level feed
• Digital-to-Analog Converters — some compact DACs use a 3.5mm output instead of RCA
• Stereo Amplifiers — the usual destination for the RCA end of this cable

Frequently Asked Questions

Why does this cable have a 3.5mm plug on one end and RCA plugs on the other?

Many portable players, phones, and compact streaming devices only offer a single 3.5mm headphone-style output, while most home amplifiers and receivers expect a stereo pair of RCA inputs; this cable bridges that one mismatch without an extra adapter.

What conductors does this cable use?

Analysis Plus says it uses pure silver over a stabilizing strand of oxygen-free copper, woven into the company's hollow oval geometry, the same conductor approach used across its home-audio cable line.

What does the hollow oval geometry do?

Analysis Plus says the design controls current bunching and frequency effects that can otherwise smear an accurate music signal, with low-loss FEP insulation keeping the dielectric out of the signal path.

Is this cable balanced or unbalanced?

Unbalanced. This is a single-ended connection on both ends, not a balanced connection.

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