formica Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 I'm going multizone in my home, and i was wondering what a good bulk coaxial cable that I could run inside my walls as interconnects? I'm looking at about a 40ft run and I know I have had some RFI issues with long (50') temporary cable runs in the past. At the moment my main preamp outputs analog only for zone 2... but who knows what the future holds? How about a RG-59U like the Belden 1505F or perhaps a RG-6U like the Belden 1694A? Anyone already ponder this question? Thanks... ROb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 I'm going multizone in my home, and i was wondering what a good bulk coaxial cable that I could run inside my walls as interconnects? I'm looking at about a 40ft run and I know I have had some RFI issues with long (50') temporary cable runs in the past. At the moment my main preamp outputs analog only for zone 2... but who knows what the future holds? How about a RG-59U like the Belden 1505F or perhaps a RG-6U like the Belden 1694A? Anyone already ponder this question?Thanks...RObSingle run Quad RG-6 would be my choice in Belden/Commscope for the extra sheilding from RFI issues. Also I would be careful of course about bend radius and securing inside walls(if prewire) not to pierce, or otherwise squeeze cable too hard(staples). RG-59 is good stuff (Belden) but larger diameter of copper, as opposed to copper clad, is my and others preferred choice for sat/cable. The Sterling Radial Quad F-conn. are decent and work as well for the inside of wall as a compression type, IMHO. If contemplating a possibility of boadband/sat I would do the 6 with dedicated single runs to source/junction box with no splitters. The 59 with full sheild is OK otherwise. Some many cheaper cables out there with 40% sheild. Sat. uses at least 60%.Certain you already know most that I said, and have your own opinions/methods, so not wanting to say too much, or offend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formica Posted May 13, 2008 Author Share Posted May 13, 2008 Thanks for the info... truthfully i'm not much of a "prewiring" specialist and I really don't want to have to redo this more than once...But given the difference in frequency of the signals for analog audio (line level) versus video... would the same cables perform well at shielding RFI and EMI signals when used in that range? In other words... given these wires weren't necessarily designed to shield RFI and EMI in the audible levels... will they? EDIT: would an "inwall microphone" cable like Dayton MLI-250 22/2 Shielded Mic/Line Cable be best for the audio purpose? EDIT #2: read a little more on the RG6-QS (Quad Shield)... and seems like i pretty good option for multipurpose... [] Thanks again… and still open to model suggestions…ROb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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