RCA speaker cable/patch cable
"Mike S." wrote in message
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Eeyore wrote:
"Mike S." wrote:
I have an old stereo with two (left and right) audio outputs that I
want to connect to two speakers. Should I use two mono RCA speaker
cables or one stereo RCA speaker cable, or is it the same either way?
I just didn't know if two mono cables are the same as one stereo cable.
RCA jacks have NEVER been used for speaker connections on decent stereos
IME (as opposed to cheap POS computer speakers for example).
Are you SURE those connectors are actually SPEAKER outputs ? Are they
marked as such ? More likely that they are preamp level outputs.
Not even sure what you mean by a "stereo RCA speaker cable". Never met
anything marketed as such in 40 years of taking an serious interest in
audio. To be honest, if you don't know this stuff you probably shouldn't
be
touching any wires at all.
Graham
The stereo system I'm inquiring about is from the 70's, was top
quality and still produces great sound. It's actually better than some
of the ones currently being made today. Don't believe me? Play Bobby
Helms's Jingle Bell Rock album on a new stereo system, then play it on
mine. What a difference! I'll only listen to that album on my system.
The stereo (amplifier) and speakers does use use RCA/phono
connections. I didn't realize until today that stereo RCA speaker
cable even existed (I never saw it before). Just to be clear, the mono
RCA cable has two plugs (one on each end), and the stereo RCA speaker
cable has four plugs (two on each end). I've always used two mono
cables. I was just wondering if one stereo cable would be better or
the same as two mono cables.
Your post looks more like a troll than a serious one. Allowing that you
really have rca jacks on your speakers, which is possible, unless you wish
to place the speakers right next to each other you need to use individual
rca cables. And not very many sources have rca cables for speakers. The
rca cables for low level signals have even smaller wire that the ones used
for speakers. If you are buying them commercially you want ones where a
single rca to rca cable has wire that looks like a pair of wires side by
side. Not where one rca jack connects to one round wire as these are the
low level shielded cables. The shielded cables will work if used though.
Which is why you got a lot of questions about the rca connection for
speakers. RCA connections are typically for low level signals, not
speakers. When they were used for speakers it was only for amplifiers with
rather limited output power. Like computer pc sound cards and "boom box"
style systems.
No one really listens to albums anymore either.
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