Sub cable length

Discussion in 'Receivers and amplifiers' started by FiremanDB, Mar 21, 2007.

  1. FiremanDB

    FiremanDB Regular member

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    I want to move my Sub from the front of my room to the back, but it would require a cable 39' long. How far of a run can I make with a quality cable?
     
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    what do you mean by a quality cable?
     
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    I was planning on ordering a 40 foot sub cable from Blue Jeans cable.
     
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    bluejeanscable make excellent well-shielded cables. My subwoofer cable is their LC-1 model with Canare connectors at 25 feet long. Excellent performance with an Acoustic Research Y-splitter at the end. Your 39 feet should be no problem at all.
     
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    If you want to save some $$ go to Home Depot and pick up 50Ft of RG6 coax cable with F connecters on it and 2 adaptors to convert the F connecters to RCA it will cost you less thanBlue Jean cables
     
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    I have a 6 foot Blue Jeans cable connected to my sub right now and have been impressed with the quality of cables that they sell. I will be sticking with a Blue Jeans sub cable since I can get a 39' made for around $50. My only concern is the distance the signal has to travel. How far can you run the signal through a cable before you begin to hear a loss in audio performance from your sub?
     
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    you can go 50 ft
     

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