I have a simple home system. mostly analog, mostly "vintage":
Sansui 8080 DB, Dual 1249 and 1229Q TT, a couple ART precision phono pre's (thank you amirm for the reviews! They're great for my application), Kenwood CD player, etc. All RCA cable connected. RCA switch box in there too as I run it all through the 8080DB's aux in.
This is pretty much the way it's going to be until I'm not on this planet anymore, so I'd like to clean up the assorted types of RCA cables that are moving the signals around. This is purely just for appearances sake as it sounds fine with the assorted different cables, ends, etc. I'm not chasing noises or anything like that. It's just a "personal satisfaction thing" of making things look nice, even though no one is ever to ever see it. Think of it as finally finishing that hot rod out in the garage and putting the final paint job on to make it look nice.
I've got a 1000' spool of RG59 sitting unused in the garage, leftovers from a different life. 20 AWG copper core, copper braid shield. Real copper, not CCA or steel, so it's decent stuff. I'd really not rather spend more money on cable if this is fine for use. Copper in any significant length gets expensive quite fast! Is there any (good) reason NOT to use the RG59 to build interconnects for my various components?
The ends will be soldered on locking RCA plugs.The type with barrels that tights down and clamps around the outer female RCA connector. Nothing exotic, they're just brass knockoffs of WBE connectors.
Longest run would be approx 12-15 feet to a Pioneer CT-F750 cassette deck that I keep in the system to occasionally play some old cassettes.
My apologies in advance if this starts one of those "cable debates". That's not my intent. I'm just asking if there's any negatives to using RG59 for interconnects, other than it not being as flexible as some other wire choices.
Cheers
Sansui 8080 DB, Dual 1249 and 1229Q TT, a couple ART precision phono pre's (thank you amirm for the reviews! They're great for my application), Kenwood CD player, etc. All RCA cable connected. RCA switch box in there too as I run it all through the 8080DB's aux in.
This is pretty much the way it's going to be until I'm not on this planet anymore, so I'd like to clean up the assorted types of RCA cables that are moving the signals around. This is purely just for appearances sake as it sounds fine with the assorted different cables, ends, etc. I'm not chasing noises or anything like that. It's just a "personal satisfaction thing" of making things look nice, even though no one is ever to ever see it. Think of it as finally finishing that hot rod out in the garage and putting the final paint job on to make it look nice.
I've got a 1000' spool of RG59 sitting unused in the garage, leftovers from a different life. 20 AWG copper core, copper braid shield. Real copper, not CCA or steel, so it's decent stuff. I'd really not rather spend more money on cable if this is fine for use. Copper in any significant length gets expensive quite fast! Is there any (good) reason NOT to use the RG59 to build interconnects for my various components?
The ends will be soldered on locking RCA plugs.The type with barrels that tights down and clamps around the outer female RCA connector. Nothing exotic, they're just brass knockoffs of WBE connectors.
Longest run would be approx 12-15 feet to a Pioneer CT-F750 cassette deck that I keep in the system to occasionally play some old cassettes.
My apologies in advance if this starts one of those "cable debates". That's not my intent. I'm just asking if there's any negatives to using RG59 for interconnects, other than it not being as flexible as some other wire choices.
Cheers
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