Thread: Poll - What brand/type rca cables are you using in your carputer?

Belkin shielded 9-way serial cable, carries audio, audio switching, power switching and keyboard signals from my player unit to my headunit.

Rob

Rockford-Fosgate, purchased on eBay, 21.00 for all three.

all computer cables: the cheapest, and most generic I could find!,,

Car stereo cables, Monster-Cable and Rockford Fosgate, and a couple generics.

Radio Shack RCA cables running from my AUX in to my laptop.

Generic USB and VGA cables.

All the cables have ferrite's on them to reduce noise.

MONSTER!!! Shielded noise protection RCA 12'

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ory=32809&rd=1

Belkin VGA cable, unbranded RCA/USB cables, unbranded squeaker cable


Garry

Has anyone ever noticed any actual difference in sound quality between a good quality generic cable and a hidiously expensive Monster cable?

I've read stuff on the net before stating that the the advantages they claim are all bull****.

Personaly, their claims of "networked phase compensation" seem quite silly.

Monster Cables for RCA (RCA for both computer and amp) and Monster Cables for power my 4-gauge to the trunk. And Monster for the fuse holder at the batt, but not sure what brand of distro block and battery mount I am going to go with. For my USB to the dash, I found some 15' powered USB cable ($20 ) and for VGA, 2 ($20ea..) Belkin 10's. I had to buy the VGA/USB locally, because I was rushed with it, so it sucked in price. I also have a cheap ($20) 4-port USB2.0 hub in the dash (Hidden, behind glove box) and a USB->Serial thingy for my IR, but it doesn't seem to be working (OR the IR receiver died, I have to play with it on my computer)

fluffy2097 - I am not sure if Monster is any better. I love it for my SVid and PS2 SVid and my Component (Isn't that it, the 3-wire for vid?) for TV use, but for Composite (1-wire, yellow?) for my VCR, it looked like ***. Worse then the stock VCR composite. I might have those names (Composite/Component) backwards tho..

I've used a combination of Monster, RF, RCA, RadioShack, and no brand cables.

When I used the really cheap thin RCA cables (3-4ft), I picked up some power wire interference (high pitched whine) in my rear speakers. This was due partly to the tangle of wires I had in the trunk. I used thicker monster cables for the front channel, and didn't notice any interference.

I also have a pair of old 1/8" to rca cable (brand rca). I found that over time, the thin 1/8" connector goes bad. You have to bend it extreme positions to get both channels working. The monster cables have solid/thick connectors, so it may help prevent this. But the thick connectors have a drawback. I can't fit 2 in a row on my Audigy 2 without extensions.