Hello Alan,
I'm setting up a home theatre and just finished researching cables, etc.
Audioholics has cleared the air, in my mind, that all this cable hoopla is
just that.........Audioholics had good things to say about Axiom's
down-to-earth, no BS business practices, which I really respect.
So I have decided to make my cable purchases from Axiom for my HT set-up. I
still have to confirm cable lengths but have a few questions to start.
I will be running two active sub-woofers, however my pre-amp only has one
subwoofer output (RCA or XLR). I would like to use the balanced XLR output
but how do I connect two RCA cables to a single XLR output (is this
possible)?
Will Axiom build cables to specific lengths? Or are the lengths listed on
your website the only lengths available?
Thanks for your help, greatly appreciated.
Ian
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Hello Ian,
Thanks for your e-mail.
I'm glad you didn't get seduced by the voodoo nonsense perpetuated by exotic
cable manufacturers, tweaky high-end magazines, and members of the Flat
Earth Society!
My article on cables at Axiom's web site may also be helpful:
Cable Myths Debunked
Unless you are planning cable runs of hundreds of feet to your subwoofers
and you can run your entire system with balanced XLR connections, there are
no advantages of using the balanced XLR outputs.
Just use your preamp's single RCA subwoofer output with an RCA Y-adaptor to
run two shielded RCA cables to each of your subwoofers. One of your
subwoofers may have an RCA output that would also allow you to daisy-chain
the two subs as an alternative to using the Y-adaptor at your preamp's sub
output.
Axiom does not build cables to specific lengths. Our 12-gauge speaker cable
is cut in a single roll of whatever length you prefer, and then you can cut
individual lengths.
The shielded cables are available in the lengths specified on our site.
Sub Cables
Kind regards,
Alan