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<blockquote data-quote="thylantyr" data-source="post: 2200183" data-attributes="member: 560358">Trolling AVS forum reveals People seems to steer away from Monster cable brand andrecommend this brand;<a href="http://www.bluejeanscable.com/index.htm" target="_blank">http://www.bluejeanscable.com/index.htm</a>For unbalanced audio, here is their recommendation.Belden 1505F,<a href="http://www.bluejeanscable.com/store/audio/index.htm" target="_blank">http://www.bluejeanscable.com/store/audio/index.htm</a>Specs here;<a href="http://bwccat.belden.com/ecat/jsp/Index.jsp?&amp;amp;P1=undefined&amp;amp;P2=undefined&amp;amp;P3=undefined&amp;amp;P4=undefined&amp;amp;P5=undefined&amp;amp;P6=undefined" target="_blank">http://bwccat.belden.com/ecat/jsp/Index.jsp?&amp;amp;P1=undefined&amp;amp;P2=undefined&amp;amp;P3=undefined&amp;amp;P4=undefined&amp;amp;P5=undefined&amp;amp;P6=undefined</a>It&#039;s RG59 coax with double braided shield, 95% coverage.Low capacitance, 17pf/ft.The Markertek.com price is $287 for $1000 ...28.7 cents per foot, plus tool cost and initial $287 investment.FYI, 25&#039; Blue Jean audio cable cost $53, the same cable DIY can be madefor $13 {same wire, same RCA}.If you want the Tech Flex option, they charge another $25 for that 25&#039; cable.If you buy Tech Flex by itself it&#039;s $7 for 25&#039;.Blue Jean 25&#039; cable w/Tech Flex cost $78.DIY version $20.Catch 22. You need the tool to strip the coax and crimp the cable.<a href="http://www.bus.ucf.edu/cwhite/theater/diycable.htm" target="_blank">http://www.bus.ucf.edu/cwhite/theater/diycable.htm</a>Other recommendations from this vendor is listed here;<a href="http://www.bluejeanscable.com/store/shopbycable/index.htm" target="_blank">http://www.bluejeanscable.com/store/shopbycable/index.htm</a>Cable&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; DescriptionBelden 1694A&nbsp; &nbsp; &quot;Brilliance&quot; Precision Video Coax, RG-6 type; our favoriteBelden 7710A&nbsp; &nbsp; 3-cable bundled version of Belden 1694A, for Component/RGB useBelden 7711A&nbsp; &nbsp; 4-cable bundled version of Belden 1694ABelden 7712A&nbsp; &nbsp; 5-cable bundled version of Belden 1694ABelden 1695A&nbsp; &nbsp; Plenum-rated (Teflon dielectric) version of Belden 1694ABelden 1505A&nbsp; &nbsp; RG-59 type Brilliance Precision Video CoaxBelden 1505F&nbsp; &nbsp; High-flex Brilliance Precision Video CoaxBelden 1855A&nbsp; &nbsp; Miniature Brilliance Precision Video CoaxBelden 1808A&nbsp; &nbsp; &quot;Brilliance&quot; round flexible S-Video CableBelden 7700A&nbsp; &nbsp; &quot;Brilliance&quot; plenum zip-cord style flexible S-Video CableBelden 1800F&nbsp; &nbsp; Shielded twisted-pair balanced audio cableBelden 89259&nbsp; &nbsp; Plenum-rated (Teflon dielectric and jacket) RG-59 cableBelden 8281&nbsp; &nbsp; Large, old-style, inflexible analog video cableCanare L-5CFB&nbsp; &nbsp; Precision video coax, similar type to Belden 1694ACanare V3-5CFB&nbsp; &nbsp; Three-cable bundled version of L-5CFB, for Component/RGB useCanare LV-61S&nbsp; &nbsp; Our most flexible video coax, RG-59 typeCanare LV-77S&nbsp; &nbsp; Similar to L-5CFB but stranded conductor, more flexibleCanare L-4E6S&nbsp; &nbsp; Star quad balanced audio cableFor balanced audio, here is their recommendation.Belden 1800F<a href="http://www.bluejeanscable.com/store/balancedaudio/" target="_blank">http://www.bluejeanscable.com/store/balancedaudio/</a>Markertek price is $510 for 1000&#039;&nbsp; //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eek.gif.771b7a90cf45cabdc554ff1121c21c4a.gif//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eek.gif.771b7a90cf45cabdc554ff1121c21c4a.gif</blockquote>

[QUOTE="thylantyr, post: 2200183, member: 560358"] [B]Trolling AVS forum reveals [/B] People seems to steer away from Monster cable brand and recommend this brand; [URL="http://www.bluejeanscable.com/index.htm"]http://www.bluejeanscable.com/index.htm[/URL] [B]For unbalanced audio, here is their recommendation.[/B] Belden 1505F, [URL="http://www.bluejeanscable.com/store/audio/index.htm"]http://www.bluejeanscable.com/store/audio/index.htm[/URL] Specs here; [URL="http://bwccat.belden.com/ecat/jsp/Index.jsp?&P1=undefined&P2=undefined&P3=undefined&P4=undefined&P5=undefined&P6=undefined"]http://bwccat.belden.com/ecat/jsp/Index.jsp?&P1=undefined&P2=undefined&P3=undefined&P4=undefined&P5=undefined&P6=undefined[/URL] It's RG59 coax with double braided shield, 95% coverage. Low capacitance, 17pf/ft. The Markertek.com price is $287 for $1000 ... 28.7 cents per foot, plus tool cost and initial $287 investment. FYI, 25' Blue Jean audio cable cost $53, the same cable DIY can be made for $13 {same wire, same RCA}. If you want the Tech Flex option, they charge another $25 for that 25' cable. If you buy Tech Flex by itself it's $7 for 25'. Blue Jean 25' cable w/Tech Flex cost $78. DIY version $20. Catch 22. You need the tool to strip the coax and crimp the cable. [URL="http://www.bus.ucf.edu/cwhite/theater/diycable.htm"]http://www.bus.ucf.edu/cwhite/theater/diycable.htm[/URL] Other recommendations from this vendor is listed here; [URL="http://www.bluejeanscable.com/store/shopbycable/index.htm"]http://www.bluejeanscable.com/store/shopbycable/index.htm[/URL] Cable Description Belden 1694A "Brilliance" Precision Video Coax, RG-6 type; our favorite Belden 7710A 3-cable bundled version of Belden 1694A, for Component/RGB use Belden 7711A 4-cable bundled version of Belden 1694A Belden 7712A 5-cable bundled version of Belden 1694A Belden 1695A Plenum-rated (Teflon dielectric) version of Belden 1694A Belden 1505A RG-59 type Brilliance Precision Video Coax Belden 1505F High-flex Brilliance Precision Video Coax Belden 1855A Miniature Brilliance Precision Video Coax Belden 1808A "Brilliance" round flexible S-Video Cable Belden 7700A "Brilliance" plenum zip-cord style flexible S-Video Cable Belden 1800F Shielded twisted-pair balanced audio cable Belden 89259 Plenum-rated (Teflon dielectric and jacket) RG-59 cable Belden 8281 Large, old-style, inflexible analog video cable Canare L-5CFB Precision video coax, similar type to Belden 1694A Canare V3-5CFB Three-cable bundled version of L-5CFB, for Component/RGB use Canare LV-61S Our most flexible video coax, RG-59 type Canare LV-77S Similar to L-5CFB but stranded conductor, more flexible Canare L-4E6S Star quad balanced audio cable [B]For balanced audio, here is their recommendation.[/B] Belden 1800F [URL="http://www.bluejeanscable.com/store/balancedaudio/"]http://www.bluejeanscable.com/store/balancedaudio/[/URL] Markertek price is $510 for 1000' [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eek.gif.771b7a90cf45cabdc554ff1121c21c4a.gif[/IMG][IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eek.gif.771b7a90cf45cabdc554ff1121c21c4a.gif[/IMG] [/QUOTE]

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