[jessica00]

when/if i get an amp, will i need a high quality male-male 1/8th cable? or will a cheap one do?

 

[Pace]

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Originally posted by jessica00 when/if i get an amp, will i need a high quality male-male 1/8th cable? or will a cheap one do?

You mean the cable between the source and the amp?

What do you expect from the sound?
That pretty much tells you whether or not you need a high-quality cable.

Usually an amp has RCA-inputs though, unless you're getting a portable one.

 

[jessica00]

well, my sound card doesnt have RCA out's, so thats out of the question.

 

[Pace]

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Originally posted by jessica00 well, my sound card doesnt have RCA out's, so thats out of the question.

I ment that you require a "3,5mm -> 2x RCA" cable if you want to use some amps. You can use any soundcard for that

I bought a Tech Link 3,5mm -> 2x RCA 1,0m cable between my Terratec 6fire LT and Creek OBH-11. Don't know if it's any better than a cheaper cable, but hey, atleast it looks cooler!

It has gold plated plugs, metal connectors and little bit heftier cable than those cheaper ones.

 

[Vagamus]

Gold contacts are always good.

 

[akar]

Maybe you could post about how much you are willing to spend and what length you need.

I am sure someone will have a suggestion to fit within your price range.

 

[darkclouds]

It depends on which amp you get. Some amp has only 1/8" or mini output while others use RCA's. So, you'll either require mini to mini cable or mini to RCAs.

By the way, for hooking stuff to my audigy platinum card, I only use cheap RS stuff. At the moment, I have some cheap RS mini to RCAs running between my vintage marantz and audigy.