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Re: Fred's Setup Thread
fredk #209732 05/28/08 07:42 PM
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Quick cabling question. I stopped at the local ratshack... er Source to check out sub cables and came away a little confused.

What is the difference between a standard RCA speaker cable and a sub cable. From some quick reading on audioholics, they are both coax. Are they basically the same thing with the sub cable being a single wire?

I was planning on picking up standard 12 guage speaker wire at Home Depot, but thinking on it, this stuff is not shielded. Is this a problem?


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Re: Fred's Setup Thread
fredk #209736 05/28/08 07:52 PM
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Absolutely nothing.

Also, no.


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Ken.C #209740 05/28/08 08:10 PM
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OK, so I can use so I can use standard single wire speaker wire from Home Depot for my sub run as well (assuming they have RCA connectors I can attach myself. Cool. I hate spending $$ on stuff that adds no value.

Off to make supper and then for a stop at home depot on the way to work.

I'm probably gonna be running on 4 hours sleep tomorrow. \:\( I love my sleep.


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fredk #209741 05/28/08 08:16 PM
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err, no. No, don't use speaker wire for your sub. Use a regular RCA cable for that.


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Re: Fred's Setup Thread
Ken.C #209744 05/28/08 08:26 PM
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I believe it is better to use coax cable/RCA cable for your sub runs as the signal is low voltage and the shielding the coax offers I think helps stop signal degradation, especially for long runs.


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Re: Fred's Setup Thread
jakewash #209746 05/28/08 08:36 PM
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OK, gotcha. Regular cable for everything but the sub, RCA (shielded) cable for the sub. Thanks.

The spragius is good. Off to Home Depot.


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Re: Fred's Setup Thread
fredk #209767 05/29/08 01:05 AM
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have you looked at monoprice for your cables?

I just paid $5 for a 10 foot HDMI cable the other day and the quality is top notch


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terzaghi #209832 05/29/08 05:50 PM
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Totally agreed on the Monoprice recommendation, but my guess is Fred can't wait nearly that long. ;\)


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Re: Fred's Setup Thread
myrison #209833 05/29/08 05:59 PM
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Nope, I wasn't organized enough to order ahead and I couldn't wait. I also don't need any sort of brand, Monoprice included, behind my cable. If standard wire works, its fine by me.

I picked up my wire yesterday on the way to work. Unfortunately, it looks like 12 guage will not fit into the clips on my Sherwood receiver. Doh!


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fredk #209838 05/29/08 06:27 PM
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You can just trim the strands on the end. It won't affect audio quality.


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