Hi,
Im building my own RCA Interconnect cable using Canare L-2T2S Two-Conductor Shielded Cable.
I'm getting mixed information on:
1. Solder shield to Sleeve, Twist the 2 conductors and solder to Tip.
2. Twist 1 conductor with shield and solder to Sleeve, solder the remaining conductor to Tip
Which way is correct and why?
Thanks,
Quy
Im building my own RCA Interconnect cable using Canare L-2T2S Two-Conductor Shielded Cable.
I'm getting mixed information on:
1. Solder shield to Sleeve, Twist the 2 conductors and solder to Tip.
2. Twist 1 conductor with shield and solder to Sleeve, solder the remaining conductor to Tip
Which way is correct and why?
Thanks,
Quy
Hi, if you are making a single ended connection then coax is almost certainly the correct cable to use. However, if you want to see just about every option under the sun then this thread may amuse you Cable shield as a Faraday cage
I use method 2 because its always sounded best to my ears.Hi,
Im building my own RCA Interconnect cable using Canare L-2T2S Two-Conductor Shielded Cable.
I'm getting mixed information on:
1. Solder shield to Sleeve, Twist the 2 conductors and solder to Tip.
2. Twist 1 conductor with shield and solder to Sleeve, solder the remaining conductor to Tip
Which way is correct and why?
Thanks,
Quy
Make sure you only connect the shield at one end and use that end at the source.
Exactly! for an unbalanced, single ended RCA analog interconnect cable, a coax is by far the best choice.Hi, if you are making a single ended connection then coax is almost certainly the correct cable to use. ...................
But if you are stuck with a Shielded Twisted Pair (STP) then:
a] attach one wire tip to tip
b] attach the shield shell to shell
c] the second wire may be connected shell to shell
the most important thing about this type of interconnect is low end-to-end resistance of the shield.
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and of course shielding
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I'd go with option 1.
Yes a coax is best for RCA, but you can use starquad or the two-conductor shielded cable and it will work just fine. Most RCA cables I make use starquad cable because I have a lot of it on hand.
This isn't UHF, most of us have cable runs under 10 meters, and most equipment has a fairly reasonable output impedance so a little extra capacitance shouldn't be the end of the world.
Just remember, the wavelength at 20kHz is something like 15 km. If this were a microwave communication system we'd be having a different conversation.
Yes a coax is best for RCA, but you can use starquad or the two-conductor shielded cable and it will work just fine. Most RCA cables I make use starquad cable because I have a lot of it on hand.
This isn't UHF, most of us have cable runs under 10 meters, and most equipment has a fairly reasonable output impedance so a little extra capacitance shouldn't be the end of the world.
Just remember, the wavelength at 20kHz is something like 15 km. If this were a microwave communication system we'd be having a different conversation.
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