how about bigger rca cables

[LGA 10+ year member]

would bigger rca cables make a difference in the sound of the system and give it more power or not

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[knukonceptz 10+ year member]

RCA's work on low voltage, you will not need a very large gauge wire for that signal

 

[noob with an RS 10+ year member]

yea, and since they use low voltage i figured i could just buy RCA connectors at radio shack and solder them onto 18-22 gauge wiring. i use them to feed sound from my computer to my DJ mixer. you guys think im losing any quality at all? it sounds fine to me, then again, im using book shelf speakers that arent very detailed but get the job done for when im on my turntables

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

You might get more noise pickup with unshielded conductors...but if you aren't getting noise, don't worry about it.

 

[dleccord 5,000+ posts]

i never seen bigger rcas. did you mean the jackets? if not, link?

 

[bamaboy 5,000+ posts]

i use 1/0 awg RCA cables, only the bst for me

 

[dleccord 5,000+ posts]

heh

 

[thatsgonnahurt 10+ year member]

for the automotive environment using large wire for interconnects is a waste of money. if your headunit has 2 volt preouts and your amp has an input impedance of say 10 kohms how much current will the interconnect see? not much! personally i wouldn't use larger than 26 gauge if i were to make my own, and i would twist them together for noise cancellation.