Why do my red and white A/V cables say "digital" on them?

[Caveman1]

I have some component cables left over from a previous cable installation. They seem to be good quality compared to most generic cables. Therefore, I "peeled" off the red and white A/V cables from the other 3 cables, and used them for my 2-channel HK 3490 stereo receiver. However, even though they seem to work fine, I noticed that the word "digital" is printed on the cable itself. Therefore, is it a bad idea to use these cables for regular analog A/V? Can I damage something, or should I just ignore the "digital" written on the cables?

Any responses will be appreciated.

Thanks.

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

digital probably means the cables are coax (shielded) and have 74 Ohm independence. These are fine for analog or digital audio.

 

[highfigh]

I have some component cables left over from a previous cable installation. They seem to be good quality compared to most generic cables. Therefore, I "peeled" off the red and white A/V cables from the other 3 cables, and used them for my 2-channel HK 3490 stereo receiver. However, even though they seem to work fine, I noticed that the word "digital" is printed on the cable itself. Therefore, is it a bad idea to use these cables for regular analog A/V? Can I damage something, or should I just ignore the "digital" written on the cables?

Any responses will be appreciated.

Thanks.

'Digital' has been a buzz-word for a long time and they put it on speakers (there's never been a digital speaker), cables, etc.

If it was made using Liberty or some other manufacturer's cable, 'digital' refers to digital serial cable, which is very similar to regular cable but for the purposes of making it easy to discern in the field, it's better than having all black cables and needing to read the label.

 

[Caveman1]

So is it absolutely 100% safe to use these cables on my stereo receiver?

 

[BMXTRIX]

Yes, perhaps even 110% safe.

 

[Caveman1]

Okay, I found the name of the cables I am using. I am using the 6 foot version of these:

Steren Python A/V cables - I am using the two black-ended RCA cables in the bunch.

What does RG-59 mean? Would you all consider these to be good quality RCA cables? Or would Monster RCA cables be even better?

Thanks again.

 

[Alex2507]

What does RG-59 mean?

This will explain what all the different coaxial cables are and what they are good for.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coaxial_cable

Would you all consider these to be good quality RCA cables? Or would Monster RCA cables be even better?

That's kind of a loaded question but to answer it quickly Monster Cable lies cheats and steals. If you buy it in a store like Best Buy, Sears or Radio Shack you are being ripped off ... like a prom dress. (I really can't help myself.)

Use the search function and read up on what they are about.
There's absolutely no reason to rehash all that crap.

I personally don't like Steren cables for component video carrying an HD signal but for audio they are as good as anything else out there. I recently had a few questions about a particular RG-59 cable that might be of some interest to you.

http://forums.audioholics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=68973

 

[BMXTRIX]

Would you all consider these to be good quality RCA cables?

A well built cable is a well built cable. They seem fine, but listening is part of the experience. Most around here will recommend that you buy any future cabling from either Blue Jeans Cable or from www.monoprice.com

I'm a big fan of Monoprice.

 

[s162216]

Digital's the buzz word alright - they even put a very prominant DIGITAL logo on the packaging of a lens cap for my SLR and on photographic filters now most say 'digital' in very large letters on the packaginf, despite the fact that theres nothing digital about them nor can they be used on just digital cameras, they work fine on my film SLR's. In fact their exactly the same.

 

[ratso]

A well built cable is a well built cable. They seem fine, but listening is part of the experience. Most around here will recommend that you buy any future cabling from either Blue Jeans Cable or from www.monoprice.com

I'm a big fan of Monoprice.

just my 2 cents (and i do agree with what bmx said) but i thought i should add that i USED to be a big fan of monoprice. however i bought a couple of rca cables that the connectors did not fit on rca posts. they were so tight that i almost damaged a post trying to get one on/off. i am, however, a big fan of blue jeans (and also their "budget" cable company tartan cables).