Quick: can power and rca cables be together?

[madshoe 10+ year member]

I know about speaker wire not being next to the power cable because it introduces noise in the system...

BUT what about RCA's? They are low level with lots of insulation...

thanks,

Alberto

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[lowcru 10+ year member]

They say not to run them on the same side, but circuit city did in my car, and it was fine I didnt hear anything. I switched them to the otherside anyway just to avoid any problem

 

[dbhittin 5,000+ posts]

keep all wires away from the power wire

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

Originally posted by dbhittin keep all wires away from the power wire

every single one of my wires are run all together on the same side under the molding. peace

NG

 

[madshoe 10+ year member]

^ ^umm okay, and hows that working out for you? Do you have better insulated wires?

So my antenna, speaker, and rca cables will go on the left side of the passenger seat and the power/acc cables will go on the right side of the passenger seat.

But when I get to the back seats I will have to run them together for at least 2.5 feet to get into the trunk anyway. I hope this won't give me any problems...

thanks,

Alberto

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

Originally posted by madshoe ^ ^umm okay, and hows that working out for you? Do you have better insulated wires?

 

thanks,

Alberto

i haven't had any problems...at least that i notice. What is SUPPOSED to happen if the power is run with all the other wires? peace

NG

 

[madshoe 10+ year member]

noise noise noise, smokin weed, sniffin coke (or sumthin like that....)

some people get it, some don't. whine, whir, squeal, tics...

but I am very picky when it comes to quality of music, so I want to avoid problems before I get them.

bleh, we shall see what happens...

thanks,

Alberto

 

[maylar 10+ year member]

We've been over this a hundred times. I've yet to meet anyone who can demonstrate that running power wires near your RCA's will cause noise.

It's far more likely that noise pickup would be in the form of RFI than EMI. Yet nobody ever warns about keeping RCA cables away from power window wiring (DC motors generate RFI) or power door locks (solenoid clicks), or ECM's or computers, or any of the other dozens of sources of RF interference.

And speaker wires are too low an impedance to pick up anything. Run them where ever you like.

 

[madshoe 10+ year member]

what a controversy/misconception. Well I'll run the cables whichever way is easiest, how about that? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

Thanks,

Alberto

mmm 5th gen prelude mmm

 

[maylar 10+ year member]

Sounds like a plan.

Don't be dumb about it, that's all... like wrapping your RCA cables and power wire together a few turns around a metal pillar would be asking for trouble, know whaddImean

 

[eengrms 10+ year member]

I knew this one guy who could not get the noise out of his system until he ran the RCA's outside of the vehicle underneath. It's weird, no matter what you do you cannot predict noise or really even prevent it. I say run your wires however you can easily, and if there is some noise you can always move them.

 

[jbl_marshall21 10+ year member]

well i had mine taped together when i first put my system in. then my tweeter started making a hiss noise so i ran them on the opposite side. i ended up just unhooking the tweeter but and they probaly can be ran together but i just have them on opposite sides cuz i got bored and i think it makes me look like a pro. lol //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif but anyways just do it, it'll make u feel better

 

[Torgus 10+ year member]

it takes a whole 20 more minutes to run all of them wires the correct way. i don't know why you wouldn't just run them the correct way...its easy...

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

it takes a whole 20 more minutes to run all of them wires the correct way. i don't know why you wouldn't just run them the correct way...its easy...

A) Until your post this thread hadn't been active since June of '03.

Good job! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/clap.gif.178cba2c538c68e720c727fcb024b19c.gif

B) And just what is "the correct way"??

Some will tell you that it is an absolute must to separate your power and signal wires. My own personal experience (as well as that of others if you'll read the thread) tells me that it makes no difference at all. My power and ground cables run right alongside my speaker wires and interconnects. When there is no signal for my HU to pass along to my amps the only thing you'll hear out of my audio gear is silence.

 

[wilzyx 5,000+ posts]

it takes a whole 20 more minutes to run all of them wires the correct way. i don't know why you wouldn't just run them the correct way...its easy...

and which are you saying is the correct way? my power wire, rca cables, and speaker wire are all right next to each other running to my trunk, and my ground is like 8ft long right now //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif and i have no noise at all.