interconnect cable 15' long

Jaime · 9th December 2006, 09:13 PM

I want the power amps near the loudspeakers.

The distance between the amp and the preamplifier is more that 15 feets.

You can suggest a good cheap DIY interconnect cable for this situation? I will need an input transformer in the power amp?

Best regards Jaime

ak_47_boy · 9th December 2006, 09:35 PM

cat-5 based is your best bet

sorenj07 · 9th December 2006, 09:45 PM

is 15 feet long enough to start worrying about capacitance and resistance? the IC's aren't balanced are they?

DigitalJunkie · 10th December 2006, 12:32 AM

I've used cat-5 before for longish cable runs..

Ground all the extra wires!..You might only use 2 pairs (left and right + and - ) and then have 2 pairs left over-ground them!
It will help kill some of the noise..
I've also put a ferrite cores (from old monitors,etc) at each end of the cable,to help keep RF/noise out aswell.

I once had a homebrew cat-5 cable that was about 35 feet long,and there was very little noise/hum with the two tricks mentioned above.

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9th December 2006, 09:13 PM	#1
Jaime diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Montevideo	interconnect cable 15' long I want the power amps near the loudspeakers. The distance between the amp and the preamplifier is more that 15 feets. You can suggest a good cheap DIY interconnect cable for this situation? I will need an input transformer in the power amp? Best regards Jaime __________________ I write in English worse than Tarzan

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9th December 2006, 09:35 PM	#2
ak_47_boy diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2006	cat-5 based is your best bet

9th December 2006, 09:45 PM	#3
sorenj07 diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2006	is 15 feet long enough to start worrying about capacitance and resistance? the IC's aren't balanced are they?

10th December 2006, 12:32 AM	#4
DigitalJunkie diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Portland,Oregon Blog Entries: 4	I've used cat-5 before for longish cable runs.. Ground all the extra wires!..You might only use 2 pairs (left and right + and - ) and then have 2 pairs left over-ground them! It will help kill some of the noise.. I've also put a ferrite cores (from old monitors,etc) at each end of the cable,to help keep RF/noise out aswell. I once had a homebrew cat-5 cable that was about 35 feet long,and there was very little noise/hum with the two tricks mentioned above. (Edit,Typos)