Best Interconnect Cables Receiver to Amp

KennyD3
KennyD3 Posts: 7
edited December 2010 in Basic Hookup/Wiring Questions
I am looking to connect my receiver to a 5 channel amp. What is the best way to do this? What brand cable like Audioquest or Monster that is rated as a high quality connection.

Thanks!
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  • BorisBoris
    BorisBoris Posts: 23
    edited December 2010
    http://www.monoprice.com/home/index.asp

    Knock yourself out
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  • cstmar01
    cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
    edited December 2010
    do you need balanced?
    http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?cablintr&1295219576&/Nordost-ODIN-1m-balanced-ic%27s

    or unbalanced

    http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?cablintr&1295512106&/Nordost-Odin-1M-RCA

    awesome cables but probably not the price range you were looking for. It normally helps if you state a budget.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited December 2010
    KennyD3 wrote: »
    I am looking to connect my receiver to a 5 channel amp. What is the best way to do this? What brand cable like Audioquest or Monster that is rated as a high quality connection.

    Thanks!

    Out of what you mentioned? Audioquest, NEVER the M brand.

    Personally, for your application.... www.signalcable.com
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited December 2010
    Signal Cable makes great entry level IC's
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited December 2010
    BorisBoris wrote: »
    http://www.monoprice.com/home/index.asp

    Knock yourself out

    I'd pass.
    Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
    Thanks
    Ben
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited December 2010
    Lasareath wrote: »
    Make sure you tell Frank that you are a Polkie and you'll receive a 5% discount!
    (Frank is the owner at Signalcable)

    Great catch!
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • John K.
    John K. Posts: 822
    edited December 2010
    Kenny, welcome to Club Polk. The way to connect the pre-outs on a receiver to the inputs on a separate amplifier is to use a coaxial cable with an RCA plug on each end. This cable performs a very simple function in providing a shielded(from outside electrical interference)pathway for the electro-magnetic wave traveling down its outside to the amplifier. The only mistake that's likely to be made on this is to spend the ridiculous amounts that some try to charge the gullible. There's no correlation between sound quality and price in this area and you can't do better than something like these from MonoPrice .
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited December 2010
    Come on John you have stooped even lower than usual with those craptacular cables. Again buy something decent used. If you don't like what you hear then sell them and you have lost nothing.
    Ben
    Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
    Thanks
    Ben
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  • John K.
    John K. Posts: 822
    edited December 2010
    Ben, thanks for your kind words. When I got a new sub(about $1100) four years ago this was the exact cable that I got(12' length)and have used since.
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited December 2010
    Correction:
    There's very little correlation between sound quality and price in this area when using entry level gear. However, I only know what I read since I have no experience with either good gear, or good cables.

    :rolleyes:
    Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
    Sony XA-5400ES SACD; Pass XP-22 pre; X600.5 amps
    Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes

    Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
    Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
    Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables

    Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
    Three 20 amp circuits.
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  • Fongolio
    Fongolio Posts: 3,516
    edited December 2010
    Yet another cable debate? Really?

    Buy what you can afford. If it sounds like crap, try something else.
    I use Ben's silvers and am very happy with them.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,989
    edited December 2010
    Second the Ben's silvers, Good value,good sound. Lets not all gather up the pitchforks for another cable debate....please.
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited December 2010
    Personally I would want to know what equipment brands and models.
    Michael ;)
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  • angelsfann02
    angelsfann02 Posts: 589
    edited December 2010
    What is the budget, cause on this one skies the limit. What receiver & amp you using?
    LIVING ROOM:
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    Emotiva XPA-5, Emotiva USP-1, Polk LSI15's, Polk LSiC, Velodyne 12", Mirage Nanosat Prestige rears, MIT AVT Speaker Cables, Audioquest King Cobra Interconnects, Panamax M5300pm Surge Protection/ Power Conditioning
    BEDROOM: VIZIO 32" LCD, Pioneer Elite VSX-23txh, Pioneer Elite BDP-23FD, Parasound HCA-2205A, Mirage Nanosat Prestige Speakers 5.1, Mirage S8 Sub, Monoprice cables, APC Surge Protection.
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited December 2010
    I'd also ask what speakers and speaker cables are being used as well.

    The more I read and listen for myself - the more I agree that there is some thought needed for targeting system synergy across all components - which includes cables - all of them.

    H9: If you don't trust what you are hearing, then maybe you need to be less invested in a hobby which all the pleasure comes from listening to music.
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  • KennyD3
    KennyD3 Posts: 7
    edited December 2010
    Thanks everyone for your expertise. The equipment I am setting up is as follows:
    Denon AVR3311, Emotiva XPA-5 amp: LSi 15, LSi9, LSiC and DSW Pro500. I figured for speaker cable the Belden 5000 series 10-gauge - I have to run 50+ feet. I really want to do this right and with the amount of cash I already put out, I don't want to compromise with the connections. I am using this for both HT and music.

    Again, THANKS MUCHO!:smile:
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,327
    edited December 2010
    My vote is audioquest!!!! With what your running and price they will not disapoint!!!
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  • Outfitter03
    Outfitter03 Posts: 563
    edited December 2010
    This is a pretty good source for Audioquest if you are buying new. Some specials in here that may be in your price range.

    http://hcmaudio.com/hcm.asp
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,201
    edited December 2010
    Go Audioquest , you can't go wrong with any of their cables.
    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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  • dfledezma
    dfledezma Posts: 148
    edited December 2010
    I would recommend signal cable. Thanks to the people in this forum i just got some RCA to connect AVR to AMP, excellent service as well.
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited December 2010
    I'd go with the warmest cables you could possibly find on a budget. Signal or Audioquest would be my vote. Signal or Audioquest Sidewinders if you want to keep the hit to the wallet to a minimum.
    I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.

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  • kevhed72
    kevhed72 Posts: 5,059
    edited December 2010
    KennyD3 wrote: »
    Thanks everyone for your expertise. The equipment I am setting up is as follows:
    Denon AVR3311, Emotiva XPA-5 amp: LSi 15, LSi9, LSiC and DSW Pro500. I figured for speaker cable the Belden 5000 series 10-gauge - I have to run 50+ feet. I really want to do this right and with the amount of cash I already put out, I don't want to compromise with the connections. I am using this for both HT and music.

    Again, THANKS MUCHO!:smile:

    I would skip the 10AWG and stay with 12AWG - 10 is pretty difficult to work with. Also, think about running the 12AWG Belden for the surrounds only and something a step up for the center and fronts - Signal 2 or Silver maybe.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited December 2010
    kevhed72 wrote: »
    I would skip the 10AWG and stay with 12AWG - 10 is pretty difficult to work with. Also, think about running the 12AWG Belden for the surrounds only and something a step up for the center and fronts - Signal 2 or Silver maybe.

    Agreed. While I like 10awg for everything, it's a bit non-compliant when it comes to tight corners, like surrounds. You have to keep in mind the shielding, wrap, winding and sheath which increases the thickness even more.

    Kevhed's suggestions are solid and I prefer the Signal Analog2 but I'd skip the Signal Silver Resolution option for anything HT.

    HT is easy and the cost savings in regards to silver vs copper are large and the sonic benefits are small in this application. YMMV.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • angelsfann02
    angelsfann02 Posts: 589
    edited December 2010
    I got a good pair of Signal's type 4's for my fronts. I will be using Monoprice 12g. for my surrounds ,and Monoprice interconnects. The way I see it, if I dont like them I can upgrade easily as they are inexpensive.
    LIVING ROOM:
    Pioneer PDP-6070HD, Pioneer Elite SC-25, Pioneer Elite BDP-05FD,
    Emotiva XPA-5, Emotiva USP-1, Polk LSI15's, Polk LSiC, Velodyne 12", Mirage Nanosat Prestige rears, MIT AVT Speaker Cables, Audioquest King Cobra Interconnects, Panamax M5300pm Surge Protection/ Power Conditioning
    BEDROOM: VIZIO 32" LCD, Pioneer Elite VSX-23txh, Pioneer Elite BDP-23FD, Parasound HCA-2205A, Mirage Nanosat Prestige Speakers 5.1, Mirage S8 Sub, Monoprice cables, APC Surge Protection.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited December 2010
    angelsfann02 wrote: »
    I got a good pair of Signal's type 4's for my fronts. I will be using Monoprice 12g. for my surrounds ,and Monoprice interconnects. The way I see it, if I dont like them I can upgrade easily as they are inexpensive.

    Sounds great and an excellent way to look at it in regards to upgrades. Please let us know what you do, just out of curiosity.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • cheif pontiac
    cheif pontiac Posts: 138
    edited December 2010
    That is some pretty decent equipment. Did not your sales person have any advice? Spending about 10% of your total investment on cables is a good guideline. depending on budget Monoprice can get you going. Unless you over extended yourself buying your equipment I am sure you can do better. Monoprice leaves a lot to be desired. I don;t think there is anything of lower quality including stock interconnects. I would be a plus 1 on the signal cable, supporting a small U.S. company works for me.

    I have had many years of excellent performance in many setups with these. I own about dozen pairs.
    http://cgi.ebay.com/Monster-Cable-I300-MKII-Stereo-Audio-RCA-Cables-1M-/220636733363?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item335ef95fb3
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  • rdb2001
    rdb2001 Posts: 791
    edited December 2010
    angelsfann02 wrote: »
    I got a good pair of Signal's type 4's for my fronts. I will be using Monoprice 12g. for my surrounds ,and Monoprice interconnects. The way I see it, if I dont like them I can upgrade easily as they are inexpensive.

    Signal type 4's? Are those an older speaker cable from them?
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  • messiah
    messiah Posts: 1,790
    edited December 2010
    Type 4's are Audioquest, not signal. They are pretty decent entry level cables.

    Monster is mostly crap. They have made a few good products over the years, but I refuse to buy anything with their name on it because they are a bunch of d-bags.

    You can also ignore anything John K says in a cable thread. He's just jealous that he can't afford good cables. He also hates Christmas, slaps babies, and puts ketchup on hot dogs.

    I am pretty happy with the Kimber Kables that I've been using, but really want to try out the MIT's.
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  • rdb2001
    rdb2001 Posts: 791
    edited December 2010
    Type 4's are Audioquest, not signal. They are pretty decent entry level cables.

    Yeah, I knew that. I was just wondering did he know what he ordered.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited December 2010
    I hope he went with the Signal but either choice is solid.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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