Hensley300 Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 I recently upgraded from a bulky heavy solid oak room hogging entertainment center to a nice light glass and metal bell'o rack and tv stand. Unfortunately, I was previously using .5 meter length monster 400 interlink II cables to connect most of my components and 1 or 2 meter for the others. Now that the new ent.center has a cable management system to hide those unsightly cables I am stuck with a problem: do I spend the extra money for 6 meter cables or do I buy female connectors and link several of my cables together and save some dough? 1. will I pick up substantial interference from doing this? 2. how much will my audio sound degrade and by doing this am I defeating the purpose of high quality cables? Thx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksdad Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 you should be ok with the females, but a good rule to remember is the more points of connection you have, the more risk of failure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 I've often thought about doing the same thing, though my technical base of knowledge is more a state of ignorant bliss than anything else. My best advice: do it. If there is indeed a degradation of signal, it (IMIO) would be something that could be perhaps measured, but not likely distinguishable by one's ears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffinator Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 ---------------- On 3/25/2004 10:55:07 AM Hensley300 wrote: I recently upgraded from a bulky heavy solid oak room hogging entertainment center to a nice light glass and metal bell'o rack and tv stand. Unfortunately, I was previously using .5 meter length monster 400 interlink II cables to connect most of my components and 1 or 2 meter for the others. Now that the new ent.center has a cable management system to hide those unsightly cables I am stuck with a problem: do I spend the extra money for 6 meter cables or do I buy female connectors and link several of my cables together and save some dough? 1. will I pick up substantial interference from doing this? 2. how much will my audio sound degrade and by doing this am I defeating the purpose of high quality cables? Thx ---------------- 6 meter? 18 feet? Are you sure you need them that long? If it's a permanent installation, use females, and wrap them in electrical tape to secure the connection. Those barrel connectors are notorious for slipping off at inopportune times. If you do find yourself needing some more cabling (and don't feel like paying outrageous Monster prices) then feel free to e-mail me from the forum. I carry Ultralink and XLO cables, and I don't believe in the "sell them at retail" principle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minn_male42 Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 ---------------- On 3/25/2004 10:55:07 AM Hensley300 wrote: I recently upgraded from a bulky heavy solid oak room hogging entertainment center to a nice light glass and metal bell'o rack and tv stand. Unfortunately, I was previously using .5 meter length monster 400 interlink II cables to connect most of my components and 1 or 2 meter for the others. Now that the new ent.center has a cable management system to hide those unsightly cables I am stuck with a problem: do I spend the extra money for 6 meter cables or do I buy female connectors and link several of my cables together and save some dough? 1. will I pick up substantial interference from doing this? 2. how much will my audio sound degrade and by doing this am I defeating the purpose of high quality cables? Thx ---------------- i would recommend replacing the entire run with one cable..... everytime that you use an RCA barrel (or any type of connector) to connect two cables you expose the signal to interference..... i have my computer in a different room from my audio/video system..... i had three RCA cables connected together with the barrels that you are contemplating.... i had a great deal of interference and noise in the signal.... i replaced the 30 foot run with a 22 gauge 2 conductor shield cable and soldered on the appropriate connectors on each end.... (the grounds of the right and left signal are common)...... result: all the noise and hiss were eliminated!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hensley300 Posted March 27, 2004 Author Share Posted March 27, 2004 Griffinator, the reason why I now need longer cables is because my new rack and tv stand have a cable management system whereby I can run the cables inside the side arms, etc and eliminate their unsightly presence giving a cleaner look whereas before, I just ran the cables out of the back of my old entertainment center and there was no need to hide them so the cables could be as long or short as the distance to the actual piece of equipment. Now, I need longer cables to compensate for not being run directly to the equipment but following a path so they are outta sight outta mind. BTW-thanks for the offer, I purchased all my klipsch speakers new on ebay and now have most of my cables. I do foresee me needing more in the future, so when I do, ill holla at ya. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffinator Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 No prob. Just e-mail me from the forum and I'll get you a price list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBB Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 I agree with the rest of the guys. Try to avoid those connectors if you can, especially on long runs. Those cotten pickin things always end up pooping out on you when there's a problem and they seem to the last thing you check just before you pull your hair out trying to trace a short. zzzzzz zzzzzz zzzzzz "Oh there's what's wrong!" Yeah. 2 DAYS LATER! he he he he Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hensley300 Posted March 27, 2004 Author Share Posted March 27, 2004 man, you guys have been helpful. Yea. with an all new sony 3000es receiver, klipsch speakers and stereo/tv rack its worth it to get new longer cables. Im just getting digital coax cables for the first time (my previous receiver was a 1993 model). So, now ive got 7.1 150x7 rms@ 8ohms with klipsch rb35's up front, 25's in the back, and rs-25,s for surround. and a rw-10 for the sub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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