are subwoofer cables snakeoil?

[docferdie]

<font color='#000000'>why do you need a special cable when hooking up a subwoofer. the signal is a line level analog signal like the subwoofer out of an SACD player so I don't understand why you can't just use a low capacitance interconnect like you do with the rest of the system. I actually swapped out a Monster300SW cable and put in a home made 75 ohm coaxial cable with a capacitance of 17.3 pF/foot and I couldn't tell the difference. Am I just deaf today or does this make good physics sense?</font>

 

[gene]

<font color='#000000'>A shielded twisted pair low capacitance cable would work ok for reasonably short runs, a shielded coax would be even better for long runs since they are usually lower in capacitance. &nbsp;There is no reason why you can't use a good video cable as a subwoofer cable.</font>

 

[Shinerman]

<font color='#000000'>Short Answer, &nbsp;Yes, they are snakeoil. &nbsp;

I have Boston VR965 towers with built in subs. &nbsp;I use standard Radio Shack Gold RCA type cables. &nbsp;They were about $10 each for a 9ft run. &nbsp;

Shinerman</font>