02-21-2022, 02:36 PM
My requirements were:
A number of cables' product photos don't even show the orientation of the pins at all, making them a "buy & see" which I can't afford right now.
The TRS angle adapter is just generic garden variety 1/8 TRS, as would be used for stereo audio. I got a bag of them on ebay. Just don't mistakenly buy TRRS (with the mic return, like for old wired earpods).
I haven't been as lucky with USB angled adapters - the ones I've found are just too tall all around, and absolutely block the second matching port from being used 'angled'.
- Low enough profile to slide under my desk on a sliding tray (all others were much too tall)
- Pins facing in the correct direction (a lot of options were flipped 180)
- Somewhat long (I know 2m isn't much, but a lot of angled cables are for pedal boards, so usually just a few inches to 12 inches long...and have the pins oriented sideways)
- Affordable (the only other option that met all my requirements were custom-made, so that was my option of last resort)
- BONUS: Cable girth doesn't block the second row from use. I feel lucky that these can be used in every port without blocking. I wasn't really expecting to find any that allowed this.
A number of cables' product photos don't even show the orientation of the pins at all, making them a "buy & see" which I can't afford right now.
The TRS angle adapter is just generic garden variety 1/8 TRS, as would be used for stereo audio. I got a bag of them on ebay. Just don't mistakenly buy TRRS (with the mic return, like for old wired earpods).
I haven't been as lucky with USB angled adapters - the ones I've found are just too tall all around, and absolutely block the second matching port from being used 'angled'.