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What high quality RCA type cables should I buy to replace my cheap, thin Radio Shack cables?

post #1 of 13
7/25/11 at 7:02pm
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I want to see if high quality RCA cables--two males each end--will improve sound quality my system. Would appreciate any recommendations.

 

thanks folks

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post #2 of 13
7/25/11 at 7:04pm

I bought my the premium cables from http://www.monoprice.com/

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post #3 of 13
7/26/11 at 1:16am
I buy cables from BlueJeans Cables. Excellent build quality.

If you want to try more exotic materials, I strongly recommend buying a $5 soldering iron and making your own. It's easy and there are tutorials here.

Otherwise, you'll fork out several hundred in pure profit for $20-$50 of material. You can learn to make your own in an hour or two. It's worth it.
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post #4 of 13
7/26/11 at 10:55pm

monoprice for good price/quality , blue jean for cut to length

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post #5 of 13
7/26/11 at 11:07pm

 

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Originally Posted by Uncle Erik View Post

I buy cables from BlueJeans Cables. Excellent build quality.

If you want to try more exotic materials, I strongly recommend buying a $5 soldering iron and making your own. It's easy and there are tutorials here.

Otherwise, you'll fork out several hundred in pure profit for $20-$50 of material. You can learn to make your own in an hour or two. It's worth it.


Where do you get the material from?

 


 

 

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post #6 of 13
7/27/11 at 12:56am
I don't know, Kiteki. Sorry. I've only built simple cables, the last being a pair of speaker cables made from Home Depot wire and banana plugs I found at Radio Shack. They work great, but I don't know where to find more exotic materials.

However, there are quite a few threads about building cables in the DIY Forum, so I'd look there. You should find quite a few builds and mentions of where the materials came from.
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post #7 of 13
7/27/11 at 12:15pm
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Thank you twice over. Have work bench. Will travel as this is a novel idea for a guy who has trouble using a screwdriver opening a can of beer.

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post #8 of 13
7/27/11 at 12:18pm
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Thank you for your help. Most appreciative.

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post #9 of 13
7/27/11 at 12:21pm

Check out the DIY section of the forum and this thread

 

http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/71148/diy-cable-gallery

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post #10 of 13
7/27/11 at 4:52pm
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My thanks to you. Am dealing with cognitive decline and find am bit overwhelmed by complexity of this site and being able to find things. I advocate new design and organization. Probably not totally alone. Again appreciate your reading and responding as find way to higher and higher listening heights.

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post #11 of 13
7/27/11 at 6:28pm
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Originally Posted by kiteki View Post

 


Where do you get the material from?

 


 

 



Partsconexion has a great variety of raw materials (for ICs look at 24-28 awg "hookup wire") from cheap to expensive. I agree with Erik...DIY is the best bang for buck route (for say pure silver cables) but if all you want is "premade" good quality copper types BJ is a good place to start.  If you have a lot of money invested in gear you might want to consider trying out a service like Used Cables (they allow you to test all kinds of cables from all price points). It's not the most convenient method but it beats spending a pile of money up front on more expensive types that may not work well with your system.

 

Cable selection is a tricky business.

 

Peete.

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post #12 of 13
7/27/11 at 6:45pm

Troll.........anyone?

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post #13 of 13
7/31/11 at 2:51am

Looking for high end cables? Just buy the cheapest Kimber cables. They're probably just as good as their 1,000++ dollar cables.

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