[geeks] T-3 Coax as Audio Cable

Sridhar Ayengar ploopster at gmail.com
Fri Oct 5 00:24:42 CDT 2007


Dan Sikorski wrote:
> Sridhar Ayengar wrote:
>> I have two 50-ft lengths of Belden 734A coax cable.  I also have a pair 
>> of surround speakers on 7' tall stands in the back of the room.  The 
>> amplifiers for said speakers are located at the base of each speaker. 
>> Can I use said coax cable to connect the amplifiers to the processor? 
>> Will it sound ok?  Too much interference from such a long run of line-level?
>>   
> It will sound horrible, not at all danceable.  Just ask Dave Clark.
> 
> http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/04/1354224
> 
> (James Randi Posts $1M Award On Speaker Cables)

Does this mean it'll sound fine?  I'm having trouble parsing your message.

Peace...  Sridhar



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