Thornton Melon Posted November 5, 2008 Posted November 5, 2008 Can I use high quality component cables as interconnects for connection between Blu Ray 5.1 outputs and AVR 5.1 inputs ? Or is there a difference between RCA and COMPONENT cables. Just curious, as I have some component cables not in use any more and I could save a few bucks. Cheers. Thornton
fawlty99 Posted November 5, 2008 Posted November 5, 2008 Yes you can. I think they are rated for 75ohm resistance for video but that makes no real difference for audio.
gravey Posted November 5, 2008 Posted November 5, 2008 Can I use high quality component cables as interconnects for connection between Blu Ray 5.1 outputs and AVR 5.1 inputs ?Or is there a difference between RCA and COMPONENT cables. Just curious, as I have some component cables not in use any more and I could save a few bucks. Cheers. Thornton I had an occassion a couple of years ago where I used some old composite/analogue leads - Yellow/Red/White - that were lying around to connect a DVD player to a 37in LCD via Component connections. It worked OK, Might have been the equivilent of running a Ferrari on standard fuel (or in this case a hotted up Falcon) but it did work. I don't know for sure but I suspect electrically all the (without regard to quality) the same. Graeme.
Mr.Bitey Posted November 5, 2008 Posted November 5, 2008 Yeah, they'll be fine. If your making your own interconnects, its quite common to use 75ohm coax cable - component video cables should be 75ohm == no probs Cheers, Bitey
mwd Posted November 5, 2008 Posted November 5, 2008 Yes I do it no problem at all Denon and Sharp BD Player. After advise from the helpful people here. ( There may even be a thread about it about this time last year ). with lots of good information on how and why you can.
Mr.Bitey Posted November 5, 2008 Posted November 5, 2008 If you can - make sure all of them are the same, if you cant do that then at least make the stereo pairs the same :-) eg. fronts, rears, surrounds. Doesnt matter so much if the center / sub ones are different (still not ideal, but not as bigger deal). Cheers, Bitey
Thornton Melon Posted November 6, 2008 Author Posted November 6, 2008 Yes you can. I think they are rated for 75ohm resistance for video but that makes no real difference for audio. Thanks for the info guys,I will definately give them a try,and post the result. Cheers. A Jaycar salesguy also told me that "low impedance"RCA cables are also available,but may be no better. Cheers. Thornton
Gutty Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 (edited) Hey guys, Got a new 2ch pre on it's way, would 2 matching decent quality digital coax cables(Kords quantum dynamix) be OK from CD to pre ? Or should i just put my hand in my pocket for a new set of stereo/analogue cables ? For what it's worth, the CD is a CA 640C and the pre an MF A5. I realise this player is possibly now the weak link, but would like to get cables sorted now assuming a possible player upgrade some day. The cables from A5 pre to Elektra will be Kordz Vortex stereo cable that i already have. And while on the subject, the pre is coming from the U.K. and will need a new power cabel, will any old PC power cable be OK ?(assuming it's not 2mm diameter) Any opinions welcomed. Feel free to PM me if you'd rather not voice your opinion here Cheers Matt Edited November 10, 2008 by Gutty
Juicester Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 if you believe any of the hype - cables have their own sonic signature. vis a vi - you should try and match with the existing interconnects you have... who knows - its all a bit subjective. I personally invested in some decent stereo interconnects - can be had cheaply if you buy from the UK. Whilst your CDP is a bit out of its depth with your lovely new pre, dont forget it can punch above its class, so it's not totally imbalanced. Perhaps the Cyrus 8se will be on your list soon... Chris.
Gutty Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 Perhaps the Cyrus 8se will be on your list soon... Chris. Well you never know.... but ATM i'd be going a second hand MF A3.5 CD if i could find one. Not that i'm really looking, gotta get the pre first, and my new TV unit and see how much space i've got... is going to be a tight squeeze me thinks. Maybe even downgrade(?) my Sony BDP-S500 to the much slimmer S350 if i have to. As for the cables, i don't normally buy into too much of the bollox hype, just buy decent quality and assume they're doing what they're supposed to. But this got me thinking: Line level audio is best used with an interconnect with a pure copper conductor, but not a blended conductor such as silver plated copper. This latter option will produce timing problems, amongst other things, due to the signal travelling through two different conductor materials (video on the other hand benefits from silver plating - see "Skin Effect" in the Glossary for more info) My digi coax cables do have a silver coating...
Juicester Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 maybe just hit the c-link site and grab a few more kordz stereo interconnects.. whereabouts did you pull that info from on the silver coating? found this on the Chord website - a lot of their high end interconnects use silver... Will silver cables make my system too bright?No. Silver has a somewhat undeserved reputation for bringing a slightly bright tonal balance to some systems. We use silver-plated conductors extensively, and through experimentation have established that the tonal qualities of silver conductors will be affected by the type of material surrounding or insulating them. (dielectric). By using the right insulation material silver conductors are able to carry micro dynamic information extremely well and have a remarkably wide and neutral bandwidth. Interconnects and speaker cables that use silver or silver-plated conductors in combination with Teflon insulation are particularly subject to changes during the burn-in period
Gutty Posted November 11, 2008 Posted November 11, 2008 .... burn in period... Keh wha? Bring the van around, say... thursday Bitey ? Got some cook'n for you to do.
Gutty Posted November 11, 2008 Posted November 11, 2008 whereabouts did you pull that info from on the silver coating? CLink site... 2 new cables ordered. Thinking the coax is probably not long enough anyway, and when the pre shows up, i don't want to be waiting on cables !
Mr.Bitey Posted November 11, 2008 Posted November 11, 2008 Van' been ordered... Cooking services is chargable by the 5 minute increment Cheers, Cookey
Juicester Posted November 11, 2008 Posted November 11, 2008 i guess you guys won't be interested in one of these then? cable cooker this is no joke.... people actually do this.
Mr.Bitey Posted November 11, 2008 Posted November 11, 2008 White Van Services does not joke. Cheers, Bitey
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