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dholmes
dholmes Posts: 1,136
edited July 2006 in Basic Hookup/Wiring Questions
Is a subwoofer cable the same thing as a component cable? They both look like rg59.
My HT set-up Panasonic front proj, 120 in ws screen, ATI amp,Integra 9.8 pre-pro, 2 Polk rti150, cp 1000, 4 fx 1000, Pioneer blu-ray 2 SVS sub pb 12-ultra 2, & Paragon popcorn popper. ps 3 Coaster leather HT recliners.
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  • dholmes
    dholmes Posts: 1,136
    edited July 2006
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    Okay, arent they both made from coax cable? thanks
    My HT set-up Panasonic front proj, 120 in ws screen, ATI amp,Integra 9.8 pre-pro, 2 Polk rti150, cp 1000, 4 fx 1000, Pioneer blu-ray 2 SVS sub pb 12-ultra 2, & Paragon popcorn popper. ps 3 Coaster leather HT recliners.
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  • Burnzy
    Burnzy Posts: 250
    edited July 2006
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    Yes, they can both be made from coax cable.
    SYSTEM
    HDTV ..........Sony KP-57WV600
    CD / DVD......Sony DVP-C675D
    AVR ............Denon 2801
    MAINS .........Polk RTi8
    CENTER .......Polk CSi5
    Surrounds ....Polk FXi3
    Sub ............Polk PSW-250
    Cables.........Zebra Cables
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited July 2006
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    There are definetly sub cables that are not rg-59.

    RT1
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,546
    edited July 2006
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    They're both RCA unbalanced connections, RG59 is just one type of many topologies.
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Source: Rotel CD14MkII CD Player - Speakers: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • amulford
    amulford Posts: 5,020
    edited July 2006
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    Normally a good sub cable has very good shielding.

    I got this from Blue Jeans Cable, which is where I also bought my sub cables for the HT. It might be BS, but it sounds about right:

    In some ways, the subwoofer cable interconnect is the least demanding application in home theater. While HD video demands cables able to carry high-bandwidth signals, at tight impedance tolerances, the subwoofer cable has the relatively easy job of carrying a very low-frequency, very low-bandwidth signal. But a subwoofer cable has a critical job to do, and needs to do it well: keep out hum. Hum can come from ground loops (cable won't help you if that's the case, but see our isolation transformer below) or, often, from EMI (electro-magnetic interference). High-energy, low-frequency noise, like the 60-cycle hum from nearby power cords, fluorescent lights, and other miscellaneous sources, is the hardest type of interference to shield against, and the best defense here is a dense and highly-conductive braid shield. Our recommended subwoofer interconnect cables have not one, but two, dense braid shields, and in our testing we've found these coaxes to outperform conventional single-braid, braid-and-foil, and unbalanced twisted-pair cables when it comes to hum rejection.
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  • wallstreet
    wallstreet Posts: 1,405
    edited July 2006
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    My component video and sub cable are rg6
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