interconnects

K-daugh

do interconnects between receiver and five channel amp have to be "digital coaxial" or "analog"

fishbones

analog

angelsfann02

Are you looking to buy some at Monoprice? I had the same confusion when looking at theirs too.

K-daugh

yes i am looking at monoprice if im hooking up a five channel amp to my receiver can i use the high quality coaxial :3ft High-quality Coaxial Audio/Video RCA CL2 Rated Cable M/M RG6U 75ohm Gold connector (for S/PDIF, Digital Coax, Subwoofer & Composite Video) or should i use the analog:3ft Premium 2 RCA Plug/2 RCA Plug M/M 22AWG Cable - Black

K-daugh

i would rather the high quality coaxial

steveinaz

Blue Jeans uses Belden coaxial on their analog interconnects. Very good stuff, on the cheap.

K-daugh

im sticking with monoprice its all i can afford at the moment was wondering which monoprice cable to get?

steveinaz

Get the best cable you can afford. I use some monoprice "premium" RCA's on my vintage 70's rig.

K-daugh

yeah thats what i am leaning towards they would work for interconnects right?

steveinaz

Yep, if you're lookig at their "premium" RCA's...they seem fairly well made and relatively respectable performance.

K-daugh

thank you

steveinaz

These are the type I have in the 70's mancave:

http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10218&cs_id=1021803&p_id=2869&seq=1&format=2

Nothing to write home about, but they get the job done.

rooftop59

I use the monoprice premium interconnects for the multi-channel analog outputs on my bp and they work fine. I don't have high end stuff to compare them to, but them seem awfully close to my dayton reference interconnects. I say go for it.

K-daugh

oh see thats where im alittle confused do i get those or do i get the digital ones

K-daugh

monoprice said the digital ones will work just fine

rooftop59

this is what you want, but of course the length will vary:

http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10218&cs_id=1021803&p_id=5346&seq=1&format=2

K-daugh

ok so just get three pairs for a five channel amp

rooftop59

yep. done.

steveinaz

K-daugh wrote: »

monoprice said the digital ones will work just fine

Yep, digital is fine too--they are probably the exact same cable.

K-daugh

thanks guys im gonna go with 5- 3ft digital ones monoprice says they are a better quality cable than the 2 rca style and they support digital and analog

steveinaz

Must be the RG-6 based one right?

K-daugh

yes sir

steveinaz

That should work nicely--it's got a larger center conductor.

rooftop59

sweet cables...learn somin new everday here on cp!

bamark

+1 on the Premium Monoprice cables. They look good, work great, and did not cost a lot. I changed out all my RCA cables to these (1.5 and 3ft), and am quite satisfied

steveinaz

They are pretty well made given their extremely low price. A no-brainer even for the non-enthusiast to replace the cheapy's they throw in the box with components.

K-daugh

right right.....they may not be equivalent to mit or cardas or even signal cable but if your ears have never heard these high end cables then the monoprice are more than acceptable.....also if your pockets dont allow the 400 dollar interconnect then monoprice is even more relevant....and no im not trying to start a cable war im just stating my somewhat educated opinion....and yes i am on the monoprice bandwagon....at the moment!!!!

steveinaz

It's not that a particular cable is better or worse than another; but more about the changes in tonal character, and/or lack of grain that different cable materials/topolgies can provide.

K-daugh

steveinaz wrote: »

It's not that a particular cable is better or worse than another; but more about the changes in tonal character, and/or lack of grain that different cable materials/topolgies can provide.

your absolutely right but if my ear already likes the tonal character of a monoprice cable then why change....If for some reason i feel like something is missing but i cant quite put my finger on it then yes maybe it would be time to upgrade.... IMO where monoprice cables are so cheap...this should be a starting point for everybody ....if they dont like them they can upgrade and there only out say maybe $100.00 for an entire system.... that is a bargain....but its better then dropping say five hundred on cables and still not being satisfied...again this is only my opinion ..which means nothing to my wife and kids generally....so why would it be taken seriously hear lol:biggrin:

John K.

K-d , although the pre-outs of course send analog signals to the amplifier for amplifying by adding more voltage, it doesn't matter if the coaxial cable carrying them down the outside of its conductor is labeled "analog" or "digital" by the seller. These cables can differ in their characteristic impedance from around 40 ohms to the 75 ohms specified for digital connections, but the difference has no significance for your use.

Yes, sellers such as MonoPrice and the Tartan Cable division of Blue Jeans have demonstrated to savvy buyers that there's no correlation between price and sound quality in this area. You seem to have a good grasp of this reality now, but don't buy into the mythologies that the peddlers of high-priced pieces of magic wire try to keep alive despite the lack of solid evidence to support them.

ben62670

Again John has no evidence that we can't hear what we hear:rolleyes: