Rca interconnect cable?
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Rca interconnect cable?
I know you get what you pay for in most cases. But do the higher priced interconnect cables make a system sound better? If so what are some good brands I should consider.
Brand, mm size, etc.
I have a Kenwood DDx 812 head unit and I will be installing a Kenwood amp to power a pioneer shallow 10'' sub with a 4 ch. amp on the doors.
Brand, mm size, etc.
I have a Kenwood DDx 812 head unit and I will be installing a Kenwood amp to power a pioneer shallow 10'' sub with a 4 ch. amp on the doors.
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There is a threshold to it. Basically it lies between the quality of your install and the shielding on the cable. The greatest, most expensive cables aren't going to make up for a bad ground in the system or running the wires near a power wire with a high AC current.
You can't tell much about the wires by the size, the outer and inner insulator can be fudged to make it look better than it is. On the other hand, a quality wire can use less thickness and a better jacket. The closest thing I've seen to a quality indicator is it's flexibility, a good wire with a nice insulator should be very flexible.
Stick with brand names and probably the middle of the road offering. Verify you have no ground potentials between the components. Then there is a neat trick of wiring a cassette tape head to a 1 watt amplified speaker to find the low EMI areas to run cables and set grounds. As long as you run the RCAs in a quiet place, you don't have to have a super high rejection cable.
You can't tell much about the wires by the size, the outer and inner insulator can be fudged to make it look better than it is. On the other hand, a quality wire can use less thickness and a better jacket. The closest thing I've seen to a quality indicator is it's flexibility, a good wire with a nice insulator should be very flexible.
Stick with brand names and probably the middle of the road offering. Verify you have no ground potentials between the components. Then there is a neat trick of wiring a cassette tape head to a 1 watt amplified speaker to find the low EMI areas to run cables and set grounds. As long as you run the RCAs in a quiet place, you don't have to have a super high rejection cable.
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Most folks cannot tell the difference in quality from listening, but a very few can. I've always made my own interconnect cables for the systems that I was serious about.
Buy some nice ends, and make your own twisted pair cables if you're up for a nice afternoon project.
-Bill
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Buy some nice ends, and make your own twisted pair cables if you're up for a nice afternoon project.
-Bill
2003 IASCA Amateur Street World Champion
2003 SLAP Amateur Street National Champion
Linear Power - Dynaudio - Sony - Scosche
My Little Truck
My Other Projects
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