What interconnects for my amplifier?

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cameron paterson

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I have a Parasound A21, 2 Ch. amplifier and a Denon AVR-X4400H receiver. What kind of interconnects should I buy to run from my receiver to my amp? I prefer monoprice for my cables but not sure what I need for this amp...
Thank you for your time!
 
TheFactor

TheFactor

Audioholic Field Marshall
cameron paterson said:
I have a Parasound A21, 2 Ch. amplifier and a Denon AVR-X4400H receiver. What kind of interconnects should I buy to run from my receiver to my amp? I prefer monoprice for my cables but not sure what I need for this amp...
Thank you for your time!
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Monoprice or blue jeans cable if your on a budget. When I can I like to go with audioquest if my budget allows . I’ve had great results with all of the above .


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Trell

Trell

Audioholic Spartan
TheFactor said:
Monoprice or blue jeans cable if your on a budget. When I can I like to go with audioquest if my budget allows . I’ve had great results with all of the above .
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Cables from Audioquest is what you like? :rolleyes:
 
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cameron paterson

Audioholic Chief
In general though would XLR to RCA sound better. I ask because I do not have the manual to the Parasound amp.
 
William Lemmerhirt

William Lemmerhirt

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Trell

Trell

Audioholic Spartan
cameron paterson said:
In general though would XLR to RCA sound better. I ask because I do not have the manual to the Parasound amp.
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You have RCA (the source) to XLR (the sink) and the direction actually does matter as to how the three pins in the XLR are wired to the RCA and it depends on the devices you connect.

Luckily your Parasound amp has RCA inputs so just use those and call it a day.

I Goggled the manual, and here is one link, and read page 3:


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Mark E. Long

Mark E. Long

Audioholic Field Marshall
cameron paterson said:
Ok so is 15 ft. ok for this cable from receiver to amp

Monoprice Onix Series - Male RCA Two Channel Stereo Audio Cable, 3ft, Black - Monoprice.com


This one is for a subwoofer right?:

Monoprice Onix Series Digital Coaxial Audio/Video RCA Subwoofer CL2 Rated Cable, RG-6/U 75-ohm 6ft - Monoprice.com
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Either of those will work just fine and I’d look at Worlds Best cables on Amazon too Mabey a little more but better components and top notch cable of your choice .
 
Speedskater

Speedskater

Audioholic General
For long RCA to RCA interconnects, the Blue Jeans Cable LC-1 or LC-2 is the way to go.
It's the heavy braided shield that makes the difference in hum & buzz in long interconnects.
 
Trell

Trell

Audioholic Spartan
Speedskater said:
For long RCA to RCA interconnects, the Blue Jeans Cable LC-1 or LC-2 is the way to go.
It's the heavy braided shield that makes the difference in hum & buzz in long interconnects.
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This is one use case for XLR (at both ends) but not that common outside pro audio, though there are exceptions of course.
 
Speedskater

Speedskater

Audioholic General
There are lots of hi-fi active speakers and amps placed near the speakers that use long RCA interconnects.
But yes, a balanced XLR output stage >> balanced XLR interconnect cable >> balanced XLR input stage is a better plan for long hi-fi interconnects.
 
j_garcia

j_garcia

Audioholic Jedi
For pre to amp in the same rack, it probably doesn't benefit you. I use those WBC XLRs from my pre to amp though, because they create a lot less "spaghetti" back there.
 
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