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<font color='#000000'>I know with A\V interconnects between components cable quality differences do matter but regarding the mono subwoofer interconnect...
Is it just as important to have a quality (heavily shield and what-not) subwoofer RCA cable?
If so, how about the Acoutic Research brand cables?
Thanks!</font>
<font color='#000000'>Or RG-6 Quadshield terminated RCA is very cheap and very good
Cheers Ray</font>
audioengr
02-11-2003, 04:11 PM
<font color='#000000'>I have had good results for subwoofer signal with cables like the Belden 89740. It is an 18 AWG pair Teflon insulated. ~$60 for 100 feet from Allied Elect. (Allied 216-0634). If you want a shielded version, the Belden 88760 is the same thing with shield.(Allied 216-0646) ~$70 for 100 feet.</font>
<font color='#000000'>audioengr;
thanks for sharing a good cost effective recommendation. *Does this cable come preterminated, or does the user have to buy RCA plugs and self terminate? *Also, most people will need a y-cable at the subwoofer side otherwise their sub level will be down 6dB or so if the L+R inputs are summed, (which the majority of subs are in my experience).
I think its a good idea to go with shielded since subwoofer cable runs are usually quite long and people generally route them in parallel near power chords.
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