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Three feet, on purpose

Cyberguys! 190 0027

A three-and-a-bit-foot stereo lead in oxygen-free copper under a braided jacket. The shortest cable on this shelf, which on a desk is the point rather than a compromise.

Cyberguys braided 3.5 mm to 1/4 inch TRS stereo cable

Cyberguys! 190 0027

A three-and-a-bit-foot stereo lead in oxygen-free copper under a braided jacket. The shortest cable on this shelf, which on a desk is the point rather than a compromise.

Connection
3.5 mm (0.14 in) TRS to 6.35 mm (0.25 in) TRS, stereo, male to male (from the title)
Length
3.3 ft — the shortest length published on this shelf (from the title)
Conductor
Oxygen-free copper with shielding — the only listing on this shelf to name oxygen-free copper (maker’s bullet)
Signal
Stated to support balanced to unbalanced transmission, with strong anti-interference capability (maker’s bullet)
Jacket
Braided outer cover with gold-plated connectors (maker’s bullet)
Named compatibility
Yamaha, Casio and Roland keyboards, digital pianos, bass amplifiers and home theatre systems (maker’s bullet)
Shielding
Described as shielded. No layer count or coverage is published; one cable on this shelf publishes two layers (maker’s bullet)
Manufacturer reference
190 0027
Weight
30 g (1.1 oz) in the product record
Amazon reference
B0FPQZ3SZQ
EAN
0826341058438
  • The shortest lead on this shelf, which on a desk means no coil on the floor and less aerial
  • TRS at both ends and said so, where most listings here describe stereo without naming contacts
  • 3.3 ft will not reach from a desk to an amplifier across a room

Best for: A desk: interface to monitor, or laptop to a 1/4-inch input, with nothing left over.

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Specifications

Connection
3.5 mm (0.14 in) TRS to 6.35 mm (0.25 in) TRS, stereo, male to male (from the title)
Length
3.3 ft — the shortest length published on this shelf (from the title)
Conductor
Oxygen-free copper with shielding — the only listing on this shelf to name oxygen-free copper (maker’s bullet)
Signal
Stated to support balanced to unbalanced transmission, with strong anti-interference capability (maker’s bullet)
Jacket
Braided outer cover with gold-plated connectors (maker’s bullet)
Named compatibility
Yamaha, Casio and Roland keyboards, digital pianos, bass amplifiers and home theatre systems (maker’s bullet)
Shielding
Described as shielded. No layer count or coverage is published; one cable on this shelf publishes two layers (maker’s bullet)
Manufacturer reference
190 0027
Weight
30 g (1.1 oz) in the product record
Amazon reference
B0FPQZ3SZQ
EAN
0826341058438

3.5 mm TRS to 6.35 mm TRS, stereo, 3.3 feet. Oxygen-free copper, shielded, under a braided jacket. Gold-plated. $15.99.

Three point three feet is the whole argument. It is the shortest length on this shelf, and on a desk that is a feature rather than a shortfall: the shelf’s own reasoning says that length you do not need only serves to tangle, and that a long unbalanced lead behaves as an aerial. Interface to monitor, laptop to a 1/4-inch input — three feet does it with nothing coiled on the floor to catch a foot.

It also names its contacts. TRS to TRS, stated, where two other leads on this shelf describe themselves as stereo without ever using the word. On a shelf whose first lesson is counting rings on a plug, that is the specification that matters.

Oxygen-free copper is named here and nowhere else on this shelf. What it buys is resistance to the slow internal corrosion that raises a conductor’s resistance over years, and over three feet of audio cable this page will not claim an audible difference. What it signals is a maker who specified the wire, which usually means a maker who specified the plug.

The costs are plain. It cannot cross a room — for that the 6.6-foot leads here exist. The shielding is stated without a layer count, where one cable on this shelf publishes two. And at $15.99 it is the most expensive of the four 3.5-to-6.35 leads on this shelf while publishing the fewest figures of the four.

The product record gives 30 g (1.1 oz).

Availability

Read on the day this page was built: $16 at the American Amazon shop.

Read from Keepa on the day this page was last revised; stock and price both move without notice.

Prices quoted in this text were read on 2026-10-07. The live price is at the top of the page.

The questions players ask

Is a short cable really better?

On an unbalanced run, yes. The shelf’s own reasoning is blunt about it: length you do not need only serves to tangle, and a long unbalanced lead acts as an aerial that picks up the mains. 3.3 feet is enough for an interface to a monitor, or a laptop to a 1/4-inch input, and short enough that there is no loop on the floor to tread on. The trade is absolute — a cable that is too short cannot be made longer, and it pulls the plug sideways when something moves. For anything across a room, the 6.6-foot leads on this shelf are the answer.

What is oxygen-free copper worth?

Less than the marketing suggests, and not nothing. Oxygen-free copper resists the slow internal corrosion that raises resistance in a conductor over years, which matters most where a cable is coiled, flexed and stored damp. Over three feet of audio cable the audible difference against ordinary copper is not something this page will claim. What it does tell you is that the maker specified the conductor at all — it is the only listing on this shelf that names the copper grade — and a maker that specifies the wire has usually specified the plug.

Instruments it is stated to fit

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