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Default Best RCA jacks, price/performance

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Chris:

Regarding RCA-males(the actual connector), I've always considered this:
http://www.av-iq.com/avcat/images/pr...20Connector.jp
g higher quality, and
this: http://img.dxcdn.com/productimages/sku_216717_3.jpg cheap! Look at
the shield,
half the connecting area of the first example.


Buy connectors at an online store for professional PA equipment if you
want top quality. The parts cost a bit more than Radio Shack junk but
are far less expensive than "audiophile" snake oil.

The RCA cables are usually considered low-end for PA equipment. They're
mechanically weak and can't handle much shield current. That said, you
can get heavy plated brass connectors that have strong spring tension in
the fingers and room in the housing for oversized cables.

The good cables are shielded balanced pair using 3 conductor 1/4 inch
jacks. You can have an amp of EMI current in 100 feet of cable with
bass visibly shaking everything and it is fine

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