Topic: Need help building 1/4" > RCA cables...

[mmmatt]

Well... I'm hoping Canare is right, only because I don't want to pull these cables apart and start over.  I was having pretty serious noise problems with the "off the shelf" RCA cables I have been using, and these will be a big improvement regardless.  If there is any detectable noise though, I will pull them apart and try it your way.  Plus I redid all the cables for my buddies bar a month ago and wired this way with starquad.  I need to keep a clean conscious or I'll be over there with my soldering iron because I feel guilty!

Matt

[leegeddy]

Well... I'm hoping Canare is right, only because I don't want to pull these cables apart and start over.  I was having pretty serious noise problems with the "off the shelf" RCA cables I have been using, and these will be a big improvement regardless.  If there is any detectable noise though, I will pull them apart and try it your way.  Plus I redid all the cables for my buddies bar a month ago and wired this way with starquad.  I need to keep a clean conscious or I'll be over there with my soldering iron because I feel guilty!

Matt

matt;

good luck and hope it works out for ya.

fwiw, i use the Canare GS cable for some of my home stereo ICs. the longest run is 10-12' (i think). haven't noticed any noise with them.

marc

[mmmatt]

Thanks for all your input Marc!!!  +T

[leegeddy]

backatcha, matt! building these things is half the fun.

marc

[krebsy]

Matt,
  How did the Canare method of wiring work out for you? Also, would a coax digi cable be wired the same way?  I'm working on getting my rig bag set up somewhat permanently. I'm trying to get patcher cables in place so when folks ask, I don't need to pull the UA-5 out of my bag to connect their cables.  Of course, the easiest answer would be to just buy some damn pre-made cables, but I like the punishment!     Thanks for any help.

[mmmatt]

Matt,
  How did the Canare method of wiring work out for you? Also, would a coax digi cable be wired the same way?  I'm working on getting my rig bag set up somewhat permanently. I'm trying to get patcher cables in place so when folks ask, I don't need to pull the UA-5 out of my bag to connect their cables.  Of course, the easiest answer would be to just buy some damn pre-made cables, but I like the punishment!     Thanks for any help.

Well... the canare wiring made a huge difference in the noise I was getting from my other cables.  But my other cables were absolute shit, so who knows what the biggest difference was.  I don't think the method I used hurt things any, but I don't know for sure that it is any better than what Marc was suggesting.  As for coax... I'm not sure.  I have never made coax before, but typically it is wired like marc was saying if I'm not mistaken.  As for the patcher cord, I do the same thing, and it works out great.  Unlike some, I like to be accomodating to patchers and give them a clean feed without ripping my rig apart to do it!  Good luck!  You may want to post a new thread or search the forum for info on making coax.

Matt

[krebsy]

After my other post, I did some googling that I should've done in the first place.  It looks like a true coax digital cable should be made of 75 ohm coax cable terminated with RCA ends.  I'm assuming you do the same shield to the sleeve trick with this cable.  It also seems that an RCA interconnect cable gets the job done just as well, but the spdif protocal specifies the 75 ohm cable. Glad things worked out for you and thanks for the help.