Another DIY cable post...

[adwilk]

So i'm interested in this DIY cable stuff and i made a simple digicoax last night, and i must say, it sounded a lot better than that old yellow video cable i separated from the audio cables i got from radio shack. I'm just kidding... it did seem to appease my mental curiosity a bit though. So i was wondering... if you use a good coaxial cable that already has the f connectors on it, could you just use the f-rca adapters, your would you really be that much better served to cut the f's off and solder on new rca adapters?

EDIT: and just to make sure, assuming i home-make them, Every cable with an RCA plug can be interchanged??? IE subwoofer/digicoax... red/yellow/white to use with component video. As long as they are good cables..

 

[jaxvon]

You could definitely do that.

 

[j_garcia]

Why would you bother buying a cable and cutting them off when you could just get some coax cable to use with the correct connectors?

 

[jp8869]

The way to go if you want to make your own coax rca cables is to buy a roll of quality rg-6 cable (you can buy a 500 ft roll for under $100) buy a compresion tool capable of putting on compresion(snap-nseal) rca connectors ( you can buy a kit from parts express with a crimp tool stripper tool and a variety of connectors including some rcas for like $90) The investment in tools is a little expensive but once you have them you can make all the custom length cables you want and the rca connectors are chaper than f-rca adapters and you have less connections.

http://www.************.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&DID=7&Partnumber=360-047

 

[Hi Ho]

I find the twist-on type connectors to be the easiest to use and provide as solid a connection as the crimp-on types with no tools required.

I have crimp tools and all the works but I still prefer the twist-on connectors. They look nicer too.

 

[adwilk]

Why would you bother buying a cable and cutting them off when you could just get some coax cable to use with the correct connectors?

Welll, i wouldnt actually be buying the cable. I already had some high quality coax cables that are already terminated. I was just wondering what would be the best way, in terms of quality, to go RCA....

 

[Hi Ho]

You could just buy some connectors like THIS. There is no need to cut off the existing terminations.

 

[j_garcia]

If you don't want to pay shipping, they sell those same connectors at Radio Shack.

 

[Hi Ho]

I forgot to mention that. I wasn't suggesting that he buy them at Crutchfield. They are cheaper at RadioShack.

 

[jp8869]

I find the twist-on type connectors to be the easiest to use and provide as solid a connection as the crimp-on types with no tools required.

I have crimp tools and all the works but I still prefer the twist-on connectors. They look nicer too.

I hate em I hate em I hate em. I guess for home audio the twist ons are ok. I am a marine electronics tech and have replaced many of them on boats cause the cheap@@@ people put them on a boat when for an extra .20 cent apeice they coulda used snap-nseals

oops sorry about the rant but there are some very nice looking compresion rcas Ill try to find a link to them and post it later

 

[Hi Ho]

A boat is a completely different situation than a house. I see no problem in using twist-on connectors indoors.