|   Are there any reasonable priced cables with good shielding? | Kenk
Jun 24, 2002 4:14 PM | | Hi All,
Last week I have tried out two pairs of expensive interconnect ($300 - $400 a pair) from my friend and I can hear a difference on back ground noise level. I basically connected the left side with the expensive interconnect and right side with my cheap AR interconnect between my amp and preamp. Next, I turned the volume all the way down, and compare the noise between my left and right speakers. After several testing with different configurations and cables, I concluded that my cheap interconnects are picking up more noise than my friends expensive cables. My question is are there any cheap (reasonable) priced interconnect that offers good shielding? I am very cheap and $300 - $400 is way too much for me.
Please advise.
Ken |
| re: Are there any reasonable priced cables with good shielding? | Warren Warren
Jun 24, 2002 6:25 PM | | Ok- First, here is a better test:
With NO source, turn the volume all the way UP, so ALL that you are hearing is noise. You should be able to measure this with a sensitive SPL meter (but probably not a Rat Shack one) that will measure close to the theoretical noise floor. You should compare cables this way, on the same speaker. This should give you a measurable difference. You are quite possibly correct that this is a sheilding issue, but it's hard to tell since you are listening to 2 different speakers.
Secondly- AR makes 2 lines of interconnects, that don't vary that much in price- I believe the difference in price between a 3 foot pair is about $10-$15 for their better line. There are also a lot of other interconnects for $50 or less, such as Outlaw, IXOS, and of course, DIY.
Enjoy!
WW |
| re: Are there any reasonable priced cables with good shielding? | Spiky
Jun 25, 2002 7:09 AM | | kustomkables.com uses a Canare wire with dual copper braided shielding for audio ICs. That's probably as much as you can hope for for good shielding. Prices are well below $50 for typical IC lengths. Or you could make your own out of this (or similar) wire, although getting decent tools will drive up the up-front cost. |
| re: Are there any reasonable priced cables with good shielding? | Kenk
Jun 25, 2002 8:22 AM | | THANKS FOR YOUR INFO, kustomkables.com's prices are very reasonable. |
| re: Are there any reasonable priced cables with good shielding? | sam9
Jun 25, 2002 8:40 AM | | My experience has been that hum can usually be resuced by moving the cable away from the source. Often the source is hard to identify so you have to move it around by trial and error. I suggest before making any purchaces that you try this to see if it makes a difference.
Generally, Radio Shack cables are about as good as pne needs and are priced fairly low. Lately, I discovered that Dayton cables sold at www.partsexpress.com are of at least equal quality and cost a bit less. |
| re: Are there any reasonable priced cables with good shielding? | Kenk
Jun 25, 2002 12:35 PM | | Thanks for your advise, I will try to play around with it. |
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