Need Subwoofer Cables

NewPolkie
NewPolkie Posts: 12
edited August 2004 in Subwoofer Hookup & Bass Management
Hey Guys,

Any idea where I can get some good quality, but not too expensive cables. Monster cables are good, but I am not sure they are worth the money. I need the following:

DVI Cable: 15-20 ft.
Subwoofer Cable: 20-25 ft.

I checked out BetterCables.com, but they are as expensive as Monster. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
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  • scottvamp
    scottvamp Posts: 3,277
    edited August 2004
    The entry level cables from Monster are about base-line price for quality cables. May want to try Wal-Mart????
    Just walk into CC/BB and find a price your happy with!!! Simple...
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  • John K.
    John K. Posts: 822
    edited August 2004
    NP, keep in mind that any cable with an RCA plug on each end(whether or not it's labeled a "subwoofer cable")works. Generally a shielded coaxial cable is suggested and here's a reasonably priced one. Th same source has the DVI cable at a good price.
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  • dbournival
    dbournival Posts: 131
    edited August 2004
    This is the one I use on my #2 system, I can't say the M Series Monster cable on my #1 system is any better.

    http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=1051384792390&productCategoryId=cat08056&type=product

    But I never tried a A/B comparison...
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,654
    edited August 2004
    Subwoofer dosnt matter, you can use a stock pos cable as long as its shielded.
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    edited August 2004
    the difference between a stock pos rca cable and a nice rca cable is pretty big though, especially when you are using it for a subwoofer hookup. i just went from a rat shack rca cable to a straight wire rca cable and the difference is huge. bass is louder, tighter and deeper with the new cable. the bass also seems to fill the room alot better with the newer cable.

    i would suggest you dont skimp on the sub cable.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,654
    edited August 2004
    The biggest difference you can make for a subwoofer is a freakin y-splitter.

    You wanna talk about an improvement?? that'll do it...

    Or you could use speaker wire and forget all that cable mess ;)
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • Tank
    Tank Posts: 8
    edited August 2004
    RG-6 satellite coax with RCA plugs... it does a great job and it's CHEAP.
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  • goingganzo
    goingganzo Posts: 2,793
    edited August 2004
    i can buld you one just like frank from sigonal will do it for 40 bucks for time and effort. and i am not sure on shiping cost. i use this same cable for my sub and it is about 35 feet long. the olny thing is it is a 75 ohm cable. but it sounds great and i used it for my parents sub too. if you want to tell me why a 75 ohm cable is bad i would like that.
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  • goingganzo
    goingganzo Posts: 2,793
    edited August 2004
    for dvi http://www.ramelectronics.net/avs.htm#dvi a good product at a good price i have the 30 foot dvi in my ht and it is pure as silk for the pic.
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  • brody05
    brody05 Posts: 329
    edited August 2004
    As stated above, try straightwire, I use the straightwire chorus for my subs and did a test a few years ago and found it to outperform many of the more expensive cables such as dedicated sub monster cable, you can buy it by the meter and terminate it with straightwire plugs, if you cant solder yourself it is a 10 minute job for a techy to do, much cheaper and better value for money and it looks good too.
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,021
    edited August 2004
    I bought an AR sub cable and I have no probs what so ever
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  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    edited August 2004
    trey,
    im not really sure if you were talking to me but the straight wire cable isn't the one with the y splitter. im using a monster cable with a t splitter in it right now. the straight wire cable was a regular rca that i just used for the sub. no y splitter. i hooked it up with only one of the inputs.
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  • brody05
    brody05 Posts: 329
    edited August 2004
    You can buy the splitters as well, straightwire as far as I know dont make pre made one into two let alone at the lengths required for subs, thats why it is great to be able to silver solder your own and you can do a better job than that of most pre terminated cables. Straightwire chorus is a great cable at an even better price and works well with sub signals, I got a 3 db gain when I changed to it myself, good indication of cable quality and it is silver coated......

    I know there is better, but at what cost??? Like I said above I did a test of some known brand cables at up to the $40per meter mark and found chorus came out on top, thats the only reason why I bought it as I needed 36 meters didnt want to go to hard out on the price per meter thing, from memory about $10- $12-(US) per meter.
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