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!
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.
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