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#64526 10/15/04 05:35 PM
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I am currently starting to get into the home theater "obsession". I bought a Harmon/Kardon AVR130 and am going to purchase the epic grandmaster speaker set in the near future. My question is about cables. I will probably buy the bulk speaker wire from axiom and also some bananna plus from here as well, and my first question is this: does anyone know if the dual plugs on this site will fit my receiver? Just by eyeing teh terminals in the back i think they might but has anyone tried this?

My second question is about subwoofer/digital coaxial cables. What is the difference (if any) between these? Do I need to buy a special type of cable for these two applications of can I use one of the RCA-type cables that I have laying around my appartment? I know that many people will probably tell me that I should buy the best cables I can afford, but if I would rather use cables that I already have (if possible) for two reasons 1) I live in an appartment and so the ambient noise levels will probably cancel out any gains I may get from more expensive cables (aslo I do not yet have a very critical ear but I will soon be working on that ) and 2) I am a student and as such I will basically be blowing my wad of cash on the receiver and speakers and would rather use substandard cables now and buy better ones as I can afford them/move into a house where the gains from cables will truly be apparent


Thanks in advance for any feedback,
Owen Sweatman


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#64527 10/15/04 05:59 PM
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As a matter of fact, almost nobody here will tell you to buy the best cable you can possibly afford. What you should do is buy the least expensive cable of good quality. In the audio world, spending more money doesn't necessarily mean you'll get a product that sounds better. This is expecially true with cables.

That being said, a few places that we often recommend for cables are Radio Shack (no joke), Parts Express, and Blue Jeans Cable.

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#64528 10/15/04 06:00 PM
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For sub and SPDIF (digital coaxial) cables - just use any good coaxial cable. (coaxial means there is a centre core, an insulator then either a braid or foil shield around it - as opposed to just two wires running alongside each other)

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#64529 10/15/04 06:08 PM
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Are Partsexpress and Bluejean both good places to get interconnects between an amp and preamp?
I am new to the whole separates game and don't know where to look for quality cables at a good price.

If you were looking at the Partsexpress site for other cables (Component, coax, sub) would you recommend the lowest priced Dayton or the AR RCA II's?

Thanks!

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#64530 10/15/04 06:12 PM
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Partsexpress is a great place to buy cables - anytime I don't need one "absolutelythisvery****ingminute" I buy most of my stuff professionally through them.

Bren R.

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#64531 10/15/04 06:25 PM
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Thank you for the replies. From your responce can I understand that a coaxial cable and an RCA (the kind that has one video and two audio cables that almost anything can be hooked up with) are not the same thing?

I know that a coaxial is a single cabel, but could you use the video cable from the RCA set as a subwoofer interconnect?


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#64532 10/15/04 06:30 PM
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In "short" yes.


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#64533 10/15/04 06:39 PM
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HA! Excelent. Now that I know what kinds of cables I need to get I CANNOT WAIT to move in november so that I can buy some SPEAKERS!!!


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#64534 10/15/04 06:45 PM
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Huffer,

I use Dayton interconnects in my setup, and I like them very much. I feel they are a high quality cable for mid to low prices.


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#64535 10/15/04 07:46 PM
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RCA refers to the type of plugs on the end of the cable. Coaxial cable refers to the type of cable. In practice, the words used fairly interchangeably to refer to a coaxial cable witih RCA jacks on the ends.


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