"Lee" wrote in message . earthlink.net...
Okay, I know that RF cables are meant for video, not audio.
But the video newsgroups seemed to be full of noise, and I
suspect many audiophiles watch television every now and
then, so here goes. When I look at the plug end of an RF
cable, I can see some differences between brands. The
really cheap cables, and even some medium priced cables,
have the inner wire surrounded by very little white plastic
insulation material. I've seen some cables where the inner
wire can touch the metal portion of the plug with just a little
movement. If I look at a Monster cable, there is a substantial
amount of white plastic insulation, and it fills the cavity so
the inner wire cannot move at all. To quote Martha Stewart,
this is a good thing. What about Acoustic Research cables?
From online photos (I cannot seem to find one to see in
person) AR cables look nice and fat (good insulation), and
have the knurled ends to turn (instead of the hexagonal ends
which aren't as easy to turn), but I cannot see inside the plug
to see the white insulation. Anyone own an AR cable?

Lee

I don't want to spoil your fun, but RF cables require a termination
equal to the characteristic impedance of the cable itself. Your
speakers are not 75 Ohms! RF cables won't act as "RF cables" into an
8 Ohm load. You can buy speaker wire with 8 Ohms characteristic
impedance.

I know this has been said hundreds of times before but, nothing beats
Home Depot's 12 gage speaker wire.

Bob Stanton