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grayvz
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Sep 5, 2017
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Any one know a good short RCA to RCA cable? Thinking of pairing this with the desktop O2 amp.
Sep 5, 2017
simon--poole
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Sep 5, 2017
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grayvzSchiit PYST cables are good and around the right size.
Sep 5, 2017
Cokeman
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Sep 6, 2017
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simon--poolePYST cables are good, but overpriced, $25 is crazy. I just took the bit extra length and got these 1.5ft Monoprice cables for $6. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003L1717K/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Sep 6, 2017
simon--poole
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Sep 6, 2017
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CokemanDefinitely an option too! Personally I've always found Monoprice just a little too cheap, but you're right about the PYST be on the expensive side.
Sep 6, 2017
Cokeman
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Sep 6, 2017
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simon--pooleYeah they aren't the best quality, but I couldn't bring myself to spend $25 on 6in RCA cables. You literally could get 50ft RCA cables for under $20. PYST cables should be $5-$10 IMO.
Sep 6, 2017
simon--poole
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Sep 6, 2017
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CokemanYou're entirely correct, but I guess I see it as a waste buying even a budget DAC/Amp and slightly gimping them from the start.
Sep 6, 2017
Cokeman
1971
Sep 6, 2017
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simon--pooleEh...that's subjective. As long as you aren't using the absolute cheapest RCA cables, whether or not something like a Monoprice cable, vs a Schitt cable would affect sound quality is debatable.
Sep 6, 2017
simon--poole
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Sep 6, 2017
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CokemanTbh my past experience with Monoprice would categorise then as the absolute cheapest (threw out the previous cables I bought from them in under 24 hours) but perhaps they've improved since.
Sep 6, 2017
Cokeman
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Sep 6, 2017
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simon--pooleMonoprice has been stepping their game up recently. Especially in the audio world, with the M560s and M1060s.
Sep 6, 2017
cliff_hanger
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Sep 6, 2017
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grayvzAnything that meets your aesthetic standards should suffice-- RCA cables are positively ancient technology & shouldn't be capable of affecting sound at all, short of simply not working.
Sep 6, 2017
Cokeman
1971
Sep 6, 2017
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simon--pooleActually look, the Monoprice cables are the same ones JDS Labs sell on their site. https://www.jdslabs.com/products/180/rca-to-rca-cable
Sep 6, 2017
madmax69
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Sep 10, 2017
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cliff_hangerthats rubbish,rca cables are important,you normally get what you pay for,much like anything,not sure on your system,but normally pay %20 of what your system is worth,
Sep 10, 2017
Cokeman
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Sep 10, 2017
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madmax69Man that’s one of the dumbest things I’ve ever heard. You are saying that you should buy RCA cables that cost about 20% of your system’s worth? So if I had a $4000 DAC AMP setup you are telling me that I should buy $800 RCA cables? GTFO
Sep 10, 2017
madmax69
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Sep 10, 2017
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Cokemanive read what you think about this and that,and i think your full of s---,you havent a clue,
Sep 10, 2017
Cokeman
1971
Sep 10, 2017
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madmax69Obviously troll. You are telling me to buy $800 RCA cables. So anything you say is irrelevant.
Sep 10, 2017
madmax69
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Sep 10, 2017
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Cokemanplease just go away,idiot,go find some one else to bitch with
Sep 10, 2017
madmax69
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Sep 10, 2017
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madmax69just a snipit of some review i was reading 10 mins ago" Conclusion I expected to hear some improvements compared to my own, very basic speaker cables, and not much difference for the interconnects but, if anything, it was the other way around! The speaker cables are still of good quality, though, and practical in use. Given their relatively modest price there is very little to complain about. The interlinks are more expensive. But they did beat my DIY interlinks, if only by a whisker, and I have to admit that I was quite surprised and impressed by that. I haven't been hearing shocking differences, but to be fair I wasn't expecting them. I guess I am a bit of a cable sceptic in the sense that I think that the sonic gain you can get from cables is limited and spending big money on cables is only sensible for top-of-the-range, cost-no-object high-end systems. The improvements that can be made with power supplies, like the Naim Flatcap, vibration control and good system matching are simply bigger, to my ears, than the effects of different cables. Having said that, these two Chord cables are still relatively affordable and do seem to be of good quality. I'm not sure how much further you could take this, but at this level it certainly still seems a sensible investment for a mid-range music system. So, all in all I think these cables do deserve a recommendation. But only for use with good components. I do still think that the old 10% rule isn't a bad approximation. Perhaps we should change it to 10 - 20%. Spend that amount of your total budget on cables and you should be fine. And if your budget happens to be large enough for these cables I would certainly recommend an audition. © Copyright 2008 Maarten van Casteren "- www.tnt-audio.com
Sep 10, 2017
Cokeman
1971
Sep 10, 2017
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madmax69How mature. If you are going to be a troll, at least be a good one. If you are telling people to buy $800 RCA cables then no one is going to take you seriously man. Please leave.
Sep 10, 2017
madmax69
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Sep 10, 2017
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Cokemanmaybe you cant read,ill leave it to you "the expert",with ya little micro system and cheap head phones.
Sep 10, 2017
Cokeman
1971
Sep 10, 2017
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madmax69LMAO man you aren't even trying, worst troll ever. I think you are the one who can't read. " But they did beat my DIY interlinks, if only by a whisker " That is about speaker cable, which is different from RCAs man. Just stop ok before you look like more of an idiot.
Sep 10, 2017
madmax69
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Sep 10, 2017
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Cokemanill to others to descide on your miserable fate
Sep 10, 2017
Cokeman
1971
Sep 10, 2017
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madmax69Says the guy who probably joined Massdrop in the last 48 hours and has 0 upvotes.
Sep 10, 2017
madmax69
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Sep 10, 2017
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Cokemanlets leave these lovley other people to there discusion,they dont need you babbling on
Sep 10, 2017
Cokeman
1971
Sep 10, 2017
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madmax69Says the guy who started the whole thing by trolling.
Sep 10, 2017
madmax69
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Sep 10, 2017
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Cokemanbabble babble babble,go away you child
Sep 10, 2017
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