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<blockquote data-quote="helotaxi" data-source="post: 344366" data-attributes="member: 550915">Home audiophiles are notorious snobs and have a ton of money just looking for something to blow it on.&nbsp; They swear that a record sounds better than a CD because the CD is digital, not analog.&nbsp; They spend $400 on a wooden volume knob because they claim that the vibrating metal knob introduces noise into their amp.&nbsp; If that is the case, then our car systems are just doomed.Home and the car environment are totally different, BTW.&nbsp; Remember that your home amps are powered by 60Hz AC.&nbsp; 60 Hz is audible and any interference from it would be audible as well.&nbsp; Your car stuff uses DC.&nbsp; As long as you avoid the ECU and other high current wiring with your RCAs, expensive cables are not needed.&nbsp; You are more likely to introduce noise into your system by having a faulty ground than you are by using cheap RCAs.&nbsp; If you think you can hear the difference between the $20 PG RCAs I have laying around and the super esoteric, pure silver conductor, quad shielded, second mortgage expensive cable, especially in a car environment then you are fooling yourself.&nbsp; And a fool and his money don&#039;t deserve each other.As for the Wal-Mart cable, power cable is power cable.&nbsp; It doesn&#039;t come shielded.&nbsp; As long as you are using the correct guage, get whatever you can afford.&nbsp; I use Audiopipe cable cause I could get the colors I wanted (silver and black) at a really good price.&nbsp; RCAs I have Bullet series from Stinger cause I like the way they look.&nbsp; The critical areas for getting a relatively noise free system</blockquote>

[QUOTE="helotaxi, post: 344366, member: 550915"] Home audiophiles are notorious snobs and have a ton of money just looking for something to blow it on. They swear that a record sounds better than a CD because the CD is digital, not analog. They spend $400 on a wooden volume knob because they claim that the vibrating metal knob introduces noise into their amp. If that is the case, then our car systems are just doomed. Home and the car environment are totally different, BTW. Remember that your home amps are powered by 60Hz AC. 60 Hz is audible and any interference from it would be audible as well. Your car stuff uses DC. As long as you avoid the ECU and other high current wiring with your RCAs, expensive cables are not needed. You are more likely to introduce noise into your system by having a faulty ground than you are by using cheap RCAs. If you think you can hear the difference between the $20 PG RCAs I have laying around and the super esoteric, pure silver conductor, quad shielded, second mortgage expensive cable, especially in a car environment then you are fooling yourself. And a fool and his money don't deserve each other. As for the Wal-Mart cable, power cable is power cable. It doesn't come shielded. As long as you are using the correct guage, get whatever you can afford. I use Audiopipe cable cause I could get the colors I wanted (silver and black) at a really good price. RCAs I have Bullet series from Stinger cause I like the way they look. The critical areas for getting a relatively noise free system [/QUOTE]

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