Quik Lok NC/354-K Metal 3-Pin Female Cannon XLR Connector

The Quik Lok NC/354-K is a 3-pin female Cannon XLR connector with a metal housing. Packaged in a 6-piece pouch; the price listed is for a single connector.

Cannon XLR 3-pin female metal connector, K Series

The XLR connector is commonly used for electrical connections in the professional audio and high-end audio fields. It is colloquially referred to as a Cannon connector in reference to its original manufacturer: Cannon Electric. This type of connector features a locking mechanism. The XLR connector is used to transmit the signal over a balanced line, allowing equipment to be connected over long distances without a loss of quality due to picked-up background noise. This is made possible by the presence, in addition to ground on pin 1 and the signal to be transmitted on pin 2, of the same signal but with reversed polarity (also incorrectly referred to as being 180° out of phase) on pin 3.