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In Reply to: RE: For professional installations, I have custom-ordered 9-inch interconnects posted by John Marks on January 26, 2016 at 06:23:18
I used to sell equipment and parts to the recording industry in the 80's in NYC area. Almost all line connections were with Belden 8451 shielded cable. about .25 cents a foot these days used with Switchcraft RCA connectors 3502 about $1.25 or swichcraft A3F/M XLR connectors for about $2.50I'm sure it was used back in the 70's too...not sure about 90's as I changed careers.
So all those great recordings mastered on 24 track Otari tape machines were wired with inexpensive wire and cables.
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LOL!! I promise, I'm kidding. I'd also promise the "rats nests" of cheap cables in almost any other given recording venues might shock some folks.
Yeah but those rats nests are made up from balanced XLR or TRS cables so as long as they are shorter than about 150ft it doesn't matter to the sound, shorter lengths are just a matter of convenience.
Things are slightly different for technically inferior single-ended RCA cables.
I use 16 gauge speaker wire and RadioShack RCA cables. Either I have tin ears or somethings afoul in the cable advertising industry!
Using the shortest possible cables, as a means of maintaining signal integrity, is over-rated by some folks.
For example, I know a guy who runs microphone cables to his preamps which are only 40 feet away (including the 12 foot mic stands). So he sits there in the front row at a concert with all his LEDs flashing, and wearing his best jeans and blue work shirt. I, on the other hand, run 100 feet of cable, and sit in an unobrusive spot where hardly anyone even notices me. Yet, my recordings are at least equal to or better than his. What do I do with any excess cable? Glad you asked. I loosely/randomly coil it up under the table. Cable is Belden 8412 with Switchcraft A3M/F XLR connectors.
With regard to cabling among closely spaced components, the same concept applies. Leave some extra length - it's not going to materially affect the sound. Let's say you've got two components which are positioned such that a one foot cable will suffice. What will you do when you want to re-configure that rack? Build new cables? Why not build them longer in the first place? Regarding "neatness" - two words: "cable ties". Although, I was lucky enough to learn how to do the old hand-tied style from a guy who'd been it doing it for years. Unfortunately, I've long since forgotten how.
I can't think of a time when I've successfully wired an RCA phono connector. I buy 'em already done.
:)
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