Iminlesbian t1_j6ish4i wrote on January 30, 2023 at 5:10 PM

Reply to comment by Yoink1019 in eli5: Why do most airlines still use 2-pin audio jacks for the in-flight entertainment systems on their planes? by JJGLC92

You can have Stereo audio just come through one ear. It doesn't mean the amount of headphones it comes out of, it's whether the sound is a mono channel or a Stereo channel.

New_Equivalent_8846 t1_j6ix02r wrote on January 30, 2023 at 5:38 PM

No, if you mix down a stereo signal to one channel it becomes mono audio. If you then send that channel to 2 headphones or speakers it's still a mono signal; ie you get the same signal in both ears.