Using 5 wire component cable as interconnects?

Keiko wrote: »

Do yourselves a favor and just place that one on your iList.

Oh please, save us all, Keiko!

If it were only that simple. You seem to have a very small mind

H9

neokeelo wrote: »

Can I use a component video cable to carry audio? Will it sound different? I have a 5 cable set ( 3 component, and 2 for audio)
Are they basically the same thing?
I want to use them to hook up from my receiver to my amp but I want the signal strength and sound to be the same on all channels.

The connections and cables look exactly the same to me.

Be sure to use the 3 component video cables (RGB) for left, center, and right... in that order only! The 2 audio cables are suitable only for surrounds - red on right, white on left.

Amateurs, or know-it-alls:

"MATERIAL: CDA 101-COPPER

In the game of cable marketing, everything can become exaggerated. For example, for years some cable companies played the 9's game, referring to their copper with a series of 9's to represent elevated purity. It started out as a legitimate idea, but within a year this had escalated to claims of nine-nines (99.9999999) pure and greater! How is this possible? To put it simply, it's not. The purity of copper can be measured, but the limit of the purity tests is 99.99 (four nines) pure. Copper quality is never referred to with a series of 9's in the metals industry, it is referred to with CDA numbers. The CDA number verifies that the copper is measured and certified to a specific purity standard. There are many grades: CDA 104, CDA 103, 102 and 101. CDA 101 copper is the highest purity copper on the metals market. It comes with papers that prove its authenticity. This is the copper that Shunyata Research purchases and uses in every product from signal cables to power cords and conditioners.

The majority of cable manufacturers buy their wire pre-made from major US or overseas suppliers. In many cases, it will be the least expensive wire available given that it is hidden from view. There are a few exceptions such as Siltech and Cardas, among others. Shunyata Research is one of the few companies that purchases its own CDA 101 copper in raw ingot form. The copper is then drawn into all the wire forms that are used throughout the Shunyata line. The power cords, power distributors and signal cables all benefit from this top quality material. More than that, using completely matched metallurgy lends a symmetry and coherence to the performance of any system. Given the sheer volume of wire that connects and powers all the components, a power and signal wiring system is an integral component unto itself. Purchasing CDA 101 copper and having it made from scratch into the many wire compliments is an expensive process but is a critical component of Shunyata's success -- attention to_every_detail"

Great technical read, assuming you can understand the ideas.

http://www.shunyata.com/Content/technical-SignalTech.html

ROHfan wrote: »

Please teach me. Teach me how your ears can tell a difference when the meter reads "identical" on all tests. Go ahead. I'm all ears.

Soooooo, what cables have you actually tried?

Wire threads are fun.

ROHfan wrote: »

Go ahead. I'm all ears.

Actually I don't think you are "all ears", if you were you would have the opportunity to hear some differences. You are "all eyes" as in what you can read on a spec sheet or see on a meter reading.

The eyes are more deceiving than the ears.

Go luck to you.

H9

I have always used my ears to determine what sounded good.

H9

My eyes can't hear anything.

Not dodging, just avoiding another cable thread that has been beaten to a pulp over and over and over and over and over and over...... If you don't already know where I stand on blind testing then you haven't been paying attention. Read Darqueknights published paper and you'll see what I mean.

H9

Always predictable, and repetitive.

I bought a pair of the MIT cables that were regularly $249 on sale for about $50. I noticed the highs were more laid back and I had to turn the volume up a bit.......that's all and they've been played at least 500+ hours. They're a reasonably well made cable but I think the termination is a weak point. I'm ok with them but I would be disappointed if I'd paid full price for them. I'd like to try them with my ADS 810s and 710s but the banana plugs won't fit in the recesses where the speaker connections are. About 30yrs ago I splurged and spent about $6 on a pair of I think Radio Shack interconnects and I still have them. About 10yrs, back I paid $50 for a fancy looking pastel colored pair of Tara interconnects and they're somewhere in my garage. They no longer pass a signal and the ends are well soldered on. Must be something broken under that pretty shielding. I never did notice a difference with them till things got very quiet on one side of the system. I'm not against trying different cables but for me they're not the highest priority in my audio chain. When I get my AR9s hooked up (hopefully next week) maybe I can try my MIT cables on them. They'll probably blow the back door off it's hinges.

Insults do piss me off.

speaking of cables ,guys I can fully understand the burn in or warm uptime for tube gear ,but how is burn in measured in cables.This I do not get at all. One other point about going a little higher end,I tried this w/Monster THX I-Cs and of course there it was the dreaded grip of death that temperarially took out my Onkyo pre P301. I was warned by most of you guys and did not take the advice and was I ever so sorry for that.

tonyb wrote: »

Thats the whole point LW, measurements don't equate completely to what is heard. Some will stand by the theory that if it's audible, it can be measured. I say bah-humbug.

There's measurements for everything, but sometimes our brains trick us into thinking there's a difference.

Dear ROHfan,

Your silence is deafening.

F1nut aka "The Hair"
Family member since 2002