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I was talking to someone yesterday on the phone about rca gauge size and I mentioned I was gonna a use some spare 12 gauge silver plated wire to make my rca connections and trim what I need to fit into locking rca plugs which max size seems around 16 gauge I’m gonna get and you know heat shrink everything that will protect it etc etc. I realize it’s over kill and yes it is all short lengths from dsp to amps no hu involved.

He educated me about having to high of a gauge size for rca will yes lower resistance it also he mentioned other things about independence and I think ohm load carry maybe voltage as well? I can’t remember honestly. And I thought rca was nothing more then just signal passing thru from what I have read online.

Forgive me for not going into detail because I am a little confused in this matter tried searching on Google for this matter and couldn’t find a answer. I am just trying to understand they details of why this is bad to use to big of a size for rcas for education as well as decisions on proper wire gauge size for rcas.

Not lookin for answers about quality of rcas just mainly wanting to understand why having to big gauge size for rcas is such a bad thing to do? Asking for a detailed description or even a link on here or somewhere else to mainly understand

 

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So is it gonna be a issue if I use the 12gauge and trim it to a 16 gauge ? Like I said I already have wire and I’m gonna use it because I’m not gonna spend more money buying more wire.

 

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Capacitance and inductance will be way out of balance… there is a reason rcas have decent sized dielectric and low conductor sizes to get low capacitance and reasonable inductance and low resistance

Yes this is what the guy was telling me but I need you to dumb this down a little bit for me so I can understand better of why this is bad I want to understand

 

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Canare Star Quad microphone cable is under $.50 a foot. Why put yourself through the brain damage to save a few dollars?

Canare L-4E5C Mini Star Quad Microphone Cable (Black, By the Foot)

Miniature Star Quad Microphone Cable, 23 AWG - Sold by the Foot (Black)

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I want to understand the difference of what dumdum said not buying cheaper wire to save money. This is a knowledge thing for me more then it is about money. If the situation is necessary then I will make the decision to change but why would I spend money and let my other wire sit around? Seems kinda dumb to have more stuff then I already have I’m not running a car audio shop man I don’t want more stuff

 

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I think I found my answer here still reading though

Audiogon Discussion Forum

How do the inductance and capacitance of ICs impact the sound? I have seen some ICs that have low inductance but high capacitance. On the other hand, so...

forum.audiogon.com

 

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Capacitance blocks bass, inductance blocks highs.

Thank you that’s what I was looking for to understand

 

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They both exist in all conductors in varying amounts and ratios (relative to each other).
If you look at a passive crossover, the coils are inductors that block (reduce) highs, and the capacitors reduce bass.
So, for a cable, you want as little inductance and capacitance as possible, within reason. Whatever you do, don't coil up your excess rca cable length while you're using it, inductance goes up pretty quickly in a coiled rca cable, your highs will just go away. But then you are building your own cables to avoid having excess.

This is good information to know honestly. Well if this is the case then I might as well go back to my original plan and just buy some stager silver solids. Yes it’s expensive but I am also building a expensive system. And yes I even have a limit of means but I’ve already invested a lot of money and those silver rcas have good reviews. I’ve been wanting them just was still deciding on routes to go between klei absolutely harmony or wbt silver rca connectors. Those are all expensive no matter how you look at things. I guess I’m getting to the point where I’ll have to order some eventually just deciding things is the deal for me. I was hoping to use my wire but with the understanding of having a balance now for size it’s best I got with the silver solids.

 

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Don't waste your money on those super expensive cables! Just get good quality cables that are made well, the biggest difference in quality is in the construction and reliability of connections. Just don't buy the cheapest you can find.
I ran Stinger 4000's but they had breaks in connection inside the connectors (solder?), other than that they had excellent signal quality. I switched to custom made cables that are equally excellent, but with rock solid connections.

I honestly been itching to try them out and I have mono price premium rcas right now cheap and works but I wanna do a comparison test they aren’t crazy expensive but aren’t cheap either