I have a small installer business and I use that system for all my audio and video cables.
The tools were not cheap, but they are top quality, along with the connectors and cable. Canare doesn't screw around. I've compared them to Audioquest, MIT, XLO, and mid/high end Monster stuff and they pass with flying colors. I recommend using the LV-77S, as it is much more flexible than the L-5CFB. The difference is that the 77 has a stranded center conductor and the 5CFB has a solid. Both are excellent cables. As for RG6/59 versus shielded twisted pair for audio: RG6 has much better noise rejection over long runs, which should not matter much in a home audio setup. The real difference is input impedence. The crimp on Canare connectors maintain the 75 Ohm impedence (which the source and receiver are expecting) all the way through the tip. Many other connectors lose this at the solder joint or where the twisted pair separates. Some "fancy" RCA connectors don't even try to keep that impdedence. It's important because at every impedence change, there's the possibility of a phase shift or some "reflected" energy on the signal. It's usually not noticable to most people, but audiophiles tend to try and get that last 0.01% out of their systems. Chris White's site there is excellent and is what got me started down this road. If you can stomach the initial investments (and I do recommend the Canare tools over the cheaper alternates), you can make some great top -quality cables this way. Good luck, Anthony -- Anthony ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Anthony's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9088 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30801 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
