3-pole XLR female receptacle with separate ground contact to mating connector shell and front panel, vertical PCB mount, retention spring instead of latch, polished contact areas and hard gold plating. State of the art receptacle. Round plastic body XLR PCB mount panel connector. These have smallest size and highest packing density (23 mm between centres). New designed tulip type contacts with hard gold plating and polished contact areas. UL recognized component.