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Post by zstar on Nov 7, 2011 15:14:39 GMT -5
monoprice or bluejean subwoofer cable which one would one choose?
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Post by jackfish on Nov 7, 2011 15:25:55 GMT -5
For runs 25' and under this will do - Steren Python Home Theater RCA Audio cable. www.cablegiant.com/default.aspx?p_id=4&product_id=1520&multi=7266High-Definition Home Theater RCA Interconnects * Bare Copper Center Conductor * 99.99% Pure Oxygen-Free Copper Wire * Low-Density Foam Dielectric * Spiral-Wound Bare Copper Shield, 95% Coverage * Ultra-Flexible Rubberized PVC Jacket, 6.0mm OD * 24K Gold-Plated Heavy-Duty RCA Connectors * Color-Coded * Fully Molded Construction
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Post by moovtune on Nov 7, 2011 16:44:11 GMT -5
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Post by richardrc on Nov 7, 2011 19:53:26 GMT -5
Are you handy? Then make your own XLR with monoprice.
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Post by jlafrenz on Nov 7, 2011 22:37:30 GMT -5
I have cables from both and both work very well.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2011 17:40:19 GMT -5
I have cables from both and both work very well. Same here, and I echo the sentiment. I am impressed with the Blue Jeans build quality, and use them a lot but I keep monoprice around because they are inexpensive and this gives me flexibility. Right now, I'm using monoprice to run the dual x-ref 12s. No complaints. Once I stop moving them around and settle on a semi-permanent location, I may get custom lengths from Blue Jeans.
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Post by NezFF on Nov 20, 2011 10:58:46 GMT -5
I have both, but only use Blue Jeans. I use this for all my amp interconnects and sub cables.
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Post by jamrock on Nov 20, 2011 11:52:51 GMT -5
I use Emo's 12ft X-Series and they work just fine
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Post by selkec on Nov 20, 2011 12:36:57 GMT -5
For runs 25' and under this will do - Steren Python Home Theater RCA Audio cable. www.cablegiant.com/default.aspx?p_id=4&product_id=1520&multi=7266High-Definition Home Theater RCA Interconnects * Bare Copper Center Conductor * 99.99% Pure Oxygen-Free Copper Wire * Low-Density Foam Dielectric * Spiral-Wound Bare Copper Shield, 95% Coverage * Ultra-Flexible Rubberized PVC Jacket, 6.0mm OD * 24K Gold-Plated Heavy-Duty RCA Connectors * Color-Coded * Fully Molded Construction Copper sheilding is terrible. I would never ever use this. Its not a sheild at all in fact it acts like an antenna and can suck in outside interferrence. This is also why we dont use it in the cable and satellite industry. Its a no no. It was only good back in the analog Tv antenna days when you wanted to get more signal from over the air. Im surprised they are using this as a selling point. All I can is Bad Bad Bad. Unless you want to hear am fm radio thru your subwoofer EDIT...your best bet would have someone make you a cable out of quad shield Rg6 coax.
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Post by gomer on Nov 20, 2011 12:58:57 GMT -5
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Post by a1uc on Nov 20, 2011 13:02:51 GMT -5
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Post by CrazyBlue on Nov 20, 2011 13:08:22 GMT -5
I use Blue Jeans for everything. Very well built cable at a good price, and their customer service is excellent. I also like that they offer up some science to explain their choice of cables and terminals.
Having said that, if you want low price and have XLR connections, the Monoprice XLR cable is pretty good. I bought a 3' pair to test my XDA-1 direct to amps, cost was $12 and change to the door. They're fat but flexible, and the terminals are better than their RCA terminals.
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Post by selkec on Nov 20, 2011 13:49:36 GMT -5
I dont need to gomer. I been installing cable and satellite for long ebough to know. ANy installer knows this. Copper does not block all the rf over the air. This is a bad thing. On a daily basis I get trouble calls for noise on the plant where a stupid customer decided to buy a cable from radio shack that is copper braiding. They then call us saying the cable is not working right. Or its so bad that we have to trap out their house due ti incoming noise getting in the plant. We then go in remove the cheap ass copper braid. put in tri or quad aluminum sheild rg6 and tadaa. No more interferrence getting into our cable plant and the tv works again. So if copper is so good? ?? Why you tell me that it can cause so much issues with cable tv that we can detect it 50 miles away in our monitoring system when a customer hooks it up?
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Post by dad311 on Nov 20, 2011 13:57:34 GMT -5
I have a Monprice sub cable without any shielding. I'm getting a hum in the sub and I know its the cable. Make sure you buy double shielded cable.
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Post by selkec on Nov 20, 2011 13:59:33 GMT -5
I have a Monprice sub cable without any shielding. I'm getting a hum in the sub and I know its the cable. Make sure you buy double shielded cable. well dont buy copper sheilded no matter what that stupid link says. lmao. ue good rg6 aluminum sheilding. Also you may need to use a cheater plug to fully get the ground hum gone.
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Post by gomer on Nov 20, 2011 13:59:59 GMT -5
In fairness, quad shielding RG6 has 2 foil and 2 braided. It is because it takes all that to fully block. The old RG 56 was neither shielded enough nor hold high enough bandwidth for digital cable needs. Our subs have a far lower requirement. I can also say that there are TONS of people that use braided shielding with subs and you don't hear about radio transmission pickups. I'll also say that it isn't the copper. If there is RF pickup, it is because the shielding isn't complete enough (independent of the metal used) and it makes it to the signal carrier.
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Post by selkec on Nov 20, 2011 14:08:22 GMT -5
Im not saying braiding is bad. Im jst saying copper braiding is bad. I know from experience that it pulls in outside rf waves. Remember the old ghosting or interefference you would see in the antenna days. You can thank copper braid for a majority of that.
Im just saying why even chance it with anything copper. Stay away from it when trying to shield. get some good rg6 and be done. thats all..... Besides....Beldin does not say copper is better anywhere in that article and if they do say that. Ill personally drive anyone there and tell them otherwise. My dad lives 2 miles from the plant that makes it in richmond Indiana. There must be a reason cable companies stay away from them. lol
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Post by gomer on Nov 20, 2011 15:06:25 GMT -5
I'm just saying that there is no fundamental reason (engineering/physical chemistry/ E&M etc etc) that I can think of on why copper is bad and aluminum or tin or steel etc is better. I'd be really interested to know why if there is indeed a why (if someone knows, please post). I fully get that a poor braid can be problematic, but I am perplexed as to while copper would be problematic as a metal. My guess is that your experience with copper braided cable had bad braiding and the other cables which had X other metal had better braiding or multiple levels of shielding. I've seen braiding have 55% up to 98%(?) shielding. For example, Belden 89259 has 95% www.bluejeanscable.com/pages/technicaldocs/89259tech.htmThis cable is pure copper and has been used by tons of DIY "audiophiles". You'd think that if it was the copper, that these "golden ear" types would have heard the radio problems and have trashed it the moment they could. Beldon 9201 (all copper) is an RG58 with only 78% shielding and was pretty common before in data transmission.
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Post by a1uc on Nov 20, 2011 15:15:52 GMT -5
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Post by dad311 on Nov 20, 2011 16:12:32 GMT -5
I just check my Monoprice cable and it has double shielding. However, the Monoprice cable produces hum and my Monster cable cable does not.
Need to figure out why..............
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