Digital coax: will any RCA cable work?

[FightingChance]

I just moved my tower so my 3ft digital coax cable doesn't reach my reciever. Can I use any RCA connector cable, or will I have to spring for a 9ft one?

 

[Goosemaster]

yeah...the impedence is different, but yes, for the msot part it will always work😀

 

[keeleysam]

It should work, aslong as it isn't a horrible one.

 

[jonessoda]

Is it RCA or coax?

If it's coax, you can actually custom cut and crimp a cable of whatever length you need. It isn't expensive for the tools or connectors, either.

 

[FightingChance]

Originally posted by: jonessoda
Is it RCA or coax?

If it's coax, you can actually custom cut and crimp a cable of whatever length you need. It isn't expensive for the tools or connectors, either.

I should have been more specific; it's digital coax, which carries S/PDIF signal and has RCA plug ends. Identical in function to TOSlink (optical)

 

[EyeMWing]

Yes, it'll work just fine.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: FightingChance

Originally posted by: jonessoda
Is it RCA or coax?

If it's coax, you can actually custom cut and crimp a cable of whatever length you need. It isn't expensive for the tools or connectors, either.

I should have been more specific; it's digital coax, which carries S/PDIF signal and has RCA plug ends. Identical in function to TOSlink (optical)

the signal is digital.....the cable is still coax...


and toslink is a fiber optical cable that ONLY can transmit digital...

 

[stevent76]

i have used a standard rca as a digital coax for a long time.

 

[Quasmo]

I use a standard Television cable, and use RCA to COAX adapter I got from the "Shack"

 

[John]

Try to use a 75 ohm composite video cable.

 

[FightingChance]

Just as a follow up, I'm using a 6ft 'Monster' plain jane pair of RCA L/R cables with the right channel plugged in. I notice everytime the house has a power load, like the washer/dryer or AC turning on, the signal stops for about 1 second then comes back on, possibly due to the impedence deal as said before.

So I bought a cheap 9ft' cable off eBay. Also came across this very neat article on how 'luxury' cables are pretty much nothing but quackery: Link

 

[Howard]

Yes, but for best results, use a high-quality 75 ohm cable.

 

[zephyrprime]

I have read that both types of cable are just regular 75ohm cable. So it should work.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: stevent76
i have used a standard rca as a digital coax for a long time.

<---using high-quality RCa's as component cables right now...works liek a dream😀