RCA cables...

[mgaidica 10+ year member]

will I be risking anything by using these "cheaper" RCA cables.

http://www.crutchfield.com/cgi-bin/S-ASMpl8Hx3qz/ProdView.asp?s=0&c=11&g=719&I=10624220&o=m&a=0

(if yes, what should I get that is good but cheap?)

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[evo2k3 10+ year member]

if it is for sub pre outs I usually say ok since noice is not very previlant in the sub bass range.....if its for comps or mid range, I also buy the expensive ones, thats one of the worst places to skimp out, pay the 20 bucks for good interconnects will complete the rest of your investment, whereas the cheap ones might ruin it. The more expensive ones have much better shielding and resistace to interference produced by other the other wiring in the vehicle.

 

[mgaidica 10+ year member]

ok, i just realized ill only need 2 sets, so i should be alright, before i was thinking i would need 4 sets, but whatver, thanks.

 

[Wonderbread 5,000+ posts]

prove to me taht theres is ANY audible difference in RCA wires...

it has been shown time and time again taht copper wire is copper wire..

no matter how its twisted, or wrapped, or labelled...

 

[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

Best rca's for the money.

Stinger Hyper

Those are 4 ch so just the one set will cover you.

 

[mgaidica 10+ year member]

well i was going to use y adapters at the amp, then run 2 channels, save me on the price and amount of wire in my carpaet a little. (for the sub mono amp there will be 1 Y adapter at the HU because of the one sub/fader input on the HU.)

 

[Wonderbread 5,000+ posts]

dont run y adapters if you dont absolutely have to...

first option would be to run 1 set of wires per channel (total of 3 sets for a 4 channel amp and a sub woofer)

next option would be to daisy chain... not as good cause you will lose your fade controls....

 

[mgaidica 10+ year member]

well being easier for you to see than for me to explain, drop by the jbl.com site look for their power amps, download the PDF owners manual, on each of my amps theres 4channel outputs, so what about that? I will HAVE to use y adapters, i can almost garauntee it. but try to check it out and tell me what you think remember 1200.1 and 80.4 for those diagrams.

 

[Wonderbread 5,000+ posts]

k, how many channels are you amplifing?

you are arunning a 4 channel amp and a monoblock, correct?

 

[mgaidica 10+ year member]

correct, not sure, i may bridge the 80.4 to the components and have no rear speakers for the time being, and if i like that, not at all. and the 1200.1 will be with 2 EDk's. thanks.

 

[Wonderbread 5,000+ posts]

you need 1 set of RCA's for each channel...

if you plan on running just your fronts and your sub, you will need a set for your sub and a set for your fronts..

if you plan on amping your rears as well, you will need anohter set...

 

[mgaidica 10+ year member]

right, but then Y adapters for the Front/Rear/Sub HU inputs?

 

[Wonderbread 5,000+ posts]

why y adapters?

your RCA's.....

plus right into the amp...

i dont see what the confuision is...

 

[ss3079 5,000+ posts]

Originally posted by Wonderbread i dont see what the confuision is...

Maybi yor speling?

- Steve

 

[mgaidica 10+ year member]

well if i go with only front speakers i can use only one pair of rca's, no Y's, but either way for the mono amp i will have to, if i run a 4 channel RCA up to the front i cant plug those 4 channels into the HU, i will have to et some Y's, the HU only has 1 sub/nonfader input.