Can anyone tell me what kind of connection this is?

Only the corporate owned Radio Shack stores/operations were closed by the bankruptcy. Not the privately owned Radio Shack stores as they are usually still open if they chose to be. Several around here are open as usual as they are privately owned and so was the Radio Shack in Celina, TN when we were in it a couple months ago and who'd first given me this info.

When we got back home I asked the same question at 2 of the local area Radio Shacks and got the very same answer as neither are corporate owned stores and are open as usual and plan to continue as all the items they carry on the shelves are constantly available and will be. Products will be the same but may not have the Radio Shack name or logo on them. Radio Shack simply bought from the same suppliers/manufacturers and had their name/logo/packaging put on them. These same suppliers and manufactures are still in business as usual and supply to many other retailers/wholesalers/electronic item supply etc finished goods manufacturers base and Radio Shack was only a very small part of their annual product supply and sales.

Radio Shack filed bankruptcy not their suppliers or the privately owned stores. May be some differences in some states due to state statutes but I do know about MI, TN, FL, for sure.

just saw a set of speakers plus bass module at Sam's club for $44.00. had inputs for 3.5 mm and RCA plugs.
bumpy

monkey44 wrote:
Hmmm, I have several sets of these with RCA male plugs on both ends - are they now a rarity - can I sell these on CL or EBay, or Antique Roadshow and retire.

I even have some with three leads on each end - all male.

Sorry, no. Those are hardly rare, and are becoming obsolete. Worth more for the scrap copper than anything else. I also have about a dozen sets of them that came with various stereo and home theater components I've purchased over the years.

Nowadays, home theater consists of a "smart tv" and a self-contained "sound bar" if you want more than what the TV speakers can provide. Connections are HDMI to the DVR, and wifi to the internet for downloading movies.

Nobody seems to do the component stereo/home theater system anymore, and I don't blame them. No matter how hard you try it ends up being a dusty mess behind the cabinet.

bobman wrote:
didn't radio shack go out of business?

I loved that place was sad to hear it

no just a different setup. still gots lots of stuff.
and no $6.95 shipping like at Amazon.
bumpy

Hmmm, I have several sets of these with RCA male plugs on both ends - are they now a rarity - can I sell these on CL or EBay, or Antique Roadshow and retire.

I even have some with three leads on each end - all male.

didn't radio shack go out of business?

I loved that place was sad to hear it

mkirsch wrote:
RCA male plugs on speakers isn't something you'll commonly find anymore. Maybe in the '50s up into the '70s and some cheaper stereos from the '80s and '90s, but not now.

All you need is an adapter like this from Amazon:



Then you can plug in any set of headphones or a set of computer speakers.

Great idea. I was wondering if that t would work to connect computer speakers. Think that's the route I'll take.

HarryBB wrote:
MKIRSCH - I have the same plugs on my Lance. 1.) they are factory install 2) they are for speakers 3) I do have a set of headphones - albeit 40 yrs old - that will plug into them one channel at a time 4) I also have external speakers with the male counterpart to these plugs that work quite nicely for R&L channels.

PS: I'm not a technician. There is nothing fancy going on with these.

In this day and age there is. The RCA plug is only commonly used for connections on the back of component systems anymore, and there isn't a whole lot of that going on either, with HDMI taking over the lion's share of home theater connectivity.

You said it yourself. Those headphones are 40 years old, and probably older. Find a new set in a store right now. Nearly all headphones come with the 3.5mm stereo plug.

RCA male plugs on speakers isn't something you'll commonly find anymore. Maybe in the '50s up into the '70s and some cheaper stereos from the '80s and '90s, but not now.

All you need is an adapter like this from Amazon:



Then you can plug in any set of headphones or a set of computer speakers.

Thanks so much for all y'all's input. I guess I'll just keep searching for some speakers with rca cables.