DIY Interconnects

[Haknhendrixx]

<font color='#000000'>I would like to construct RCA Interconnect cables to connect my CD - PreAmp - Amp.

Interesting article published on audioholics -
http://www.audioholics.com/techtip....-p1.htm (http://www.audioholics.com/techtips/audioprinciples/interconnects/CrossCoax_vs_ZipCord-p1.htm)

and a reference to Jon Risch DIY Belden cable.
http://www.geocities.com/jonrisch/index2.htm )

The former article suggests that zip cord is equally suited as an interconned cable as the Belden cable.

Would appreciate a "final" recommendation. &nbsp;If it is the ZIP cord version, could you direct me to a DIY discussion on what conductors to attached where on the RCA connector?

Thanks in advance.
HAKN</font>

[gene]

<font color='#000000'>Hakn;

The comparison you referred to was for speaker cables not interconnects. *I suggest reviewing our Cable Budget Guidelines (http://www.audioholics.com/techtips/buyingguides/interconnects/cable_budget.php)

Coax or Twisted pair cables work very well as interconnects.

As for speaker cables: 12AWG Zip cord will have less resistive losses and less capacitance than Jon Risch's Cross Coax cable. &nbsp;10AWG Zip Cord is even better and can be bought at Partsexpress (http://www.partsexpress.com) for less than $0.45/ft (Sound King). &nbsp;They also sell banana and spade terminations.

See our article on how to construct cost effective speaker cables at: DIY Speaker Cables (http://www.audioholics.com/techtips/setup/interconnects/DIY_speaker_cables.html)

[edited; added DIY speaker cable link]</font>