EXACTLY what I was looking for.
This one is the 6 inch, "adapter" version. If you want it as a 10 foot cable, you want this: HOSA CFR-210 Stereo Female Mini to 2 RCA Male Plugs ? 10 Feet
You can accomplish the same thing with various, more common adapters (of course) but stringing them end to end started to get a little ugly. So I went online and found exactly what I was looking for. What I'm sure most people (even you) will be using this for is plugging headphones or computer speakers to the audio-out ports on a TV or game console. If you're using amplified computer speakers with their own volume, perfect. If you're using headphones, you'll need to get an in-line volume control or else, as said in another review, the volume cannot be turned up or down. Here's the one I bought. Koss VC20 Volume Control Cables To Go - 03182 - 3.5mm Stereo Female to RCA Male Y-Cable
I play video games quite often and the television sets that I own do not have earphone jacks so that I don't disturb others in the house. This enables me to have an earphone jack on any electronic appliance that has stereo jacks.
I got this cable for my PCI audio card, which only has RCA inputs and outputs (an M-audio audiophile 2496). This allowed me to use my normal computer speakers which have the usual 1/8" male plug. Quality is good, actually great for the $2.99 I paid for it. If you were to buy this from Soundblaster, they want $15 (a testament to how challenging it is to find)! I don't think Radioshack carries it either, or at least I couldn't find it.
The picture of the item "Cables To Go - 03182 - 3.5mm Stereo Female to RCA Male Y-Cable" show that the item has a gold plate connector, but item that i receive is a silver plate connector, so the sound has no fullness as my headphone does. disappoint for pay more and got less.
This little cable is the answer to bad speakers w/ an hdtv and a low budget regarding stereo systems. I took my sony pc speakers and subwoofer - added this little cable monster, and BAM. Good sound - modified. ;) live in an apartment, and don't need loud sound anyway - but can't go wrong with crisp pc speakers connected to a tv ;)
I got this adapter to connect my PC speakers to the "RCA out"(speaker out) instead of "headphone out" at the back of a high-end sound card. I wanted to use the headphone out for my audiophile-grade headphones. I also did not want to plug and unplug every time I want to use wither the headphone or speakers.
Amazon is great for making this adapter available and for a good price.
I was hoping for brass/gold plating for better looking and "theoretically" better sound. These wires are so short that I doubt it matters.
The sound was better with the "headphone out" and the adapter "RCA out" when I use my headphones. I don't want to blame the adapter, since my sound card has an headphone amp.
L/R color markings are correct. Decent adapter, just don't expect great quality for this cheap price. - Cable - Cables To Go - Headphones - Electronic Headphone Adapter'
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