wall jacks

[mark709]

I'm putting all my HT gear in a closet. I've learned from this site that high quality cable is very important. Is it ok to install a wall jack for component video or should I run 1 set of cables directly from source to destination? It seems like the wall jack might compromise the signal quality.

Thanks,
Mark

 

[jonnythan]

Lots of people use wall jacks in very expensive installations. I can't see how a quality wall jack would compromise the signal. I'm sure others will recommend specific jacks.

 

[f0am]

im no expert but the way i look at my stereo is a bunch of tinted glass you take some tint off each peice it gets clearer... by adding another peice of glass into the picture you are making it just a little more darker.
If you are seeking perfection then yes go straight into your source, if you arnt worried about having a little loss here and there then jacks are fine and look beter = P.
I personally would go straight to the source if in a closet no one will see it anyways

 

[Tom Andry]

Well, I'll tell you this - All Audioholics staff uses wall plates. We use them for speaker, video, audio, and just about everything else. I personally have yet to read anything but anecdotal evidence suggesting that a wall plate degrades your signal in any way.

 

[f0am]

I have always asumed that a direct connection is beter then a spliced connection. By adding a plate your technically splicing it.
Your adding another peice to the puzzle each peice adds up. I usualy if possible eliminate any peice I can.

Teach me different = ). (not being sarcastic)

 

[jonnythan]

You would be "taught different" (sic) by simply trying it out.

There's no signal degredation. Lots, if not most, very high-end, high-quality systems, including professional systems where results are all that matter, use wall plates. I've personally seen expensive recording studios that cost thousands of dollars per hour full of wall plates and personally used extremely precise scientific instruments use plates and "splices," typically BNC connectors.

It's simply not an issue.

 

[mtrycrafts]

I have always asumed that a direct connection is beter then a spliced connection. )

That is the problem, assumptions. There is no evidence that these makes any audible difference. And, even to measure would need a lab grade meter in the umpteenth decimal place to see anything.

The other is all your assumptions about those colored plates and audio. Bury that assumption and may get someplace.