Looked around a bunch on here and think I have my answer, but just looking for confirmation.
I'm trying to make a pair of longish RCA cables to add a second zone to my stereo. It's going to run through the basement so I received Canare star quad cable as a recommendation to keep out the interference.
I read a couple of threads on here about how to construct these properly and have one last question.
Of the three wires, signal (Blue), return/drain (white) and shield (braid), which one do I leave unconnected at one end of the cable? I've read posts/articles that say the drain should only go one way, but most of what I've read said the shield should be the wire left floating.
Thanks!
I'm trying to make a pair of longish RCA cables to add a second zone to my stereo. It's going to run through the basement so I received Canare star quad cable as a recommendation to keep out the interference.
I read a couple of threads on here about how to construct these properly and have one last question.
Of the three wires, signal (Blue), return/drain (white) and shield (braid), which one do I leave unconnected at one end of the cable? I've read posts/articles that say the drain should only go one way, but most of what I've read said the shield should be the wire left floating.
Thanks!
Thank you. If the shield and the ground are both going on the collar, can they be twisted together?
If you mean twisting the return wire and the shield braid together within the metal body of an RCA plug, I can see no need to do that.
Canare Star-Quad cable is an excellent choice for an XLR balanced interconnect cable for use in a harsh interference environment. But this interference rejection only works when used in XLR balanced interconnects.
It does nothing in a RCA unbalanced interconnect.
Just use a coax cable with a heavy braided shield.
It does nothing in a RCA unbalanced interconnect.
Just use a coax cable with a heavy braided shield.
This. LV-77S is a good choice. So is 1505F. Basically you want as heavy a shield you can get within the realm of acceptable flexibility.