Belkin PureAV AV20300-12 12-Foot RCA Audio Cable
by Belkin Inc.
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Manufacturer: Belkin Inc.Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: CD-ROM
Platform: Windows
Model: AV20300-12
Product features:
- Cable - Audio Cable
- Connector(s) - RCA
- Provides maximum isolation from electromagnetic and radio frequency interference with double-shielded construction
- Isolates noise with 100-coverage aluminum/Mylar foil shield
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Customer Review: The actual wires inside are tiny.
Summary: 1 Stars
I needed to connect one of these Belkin cables from an RCA output to a spring clip (wire) connector on a speaker, so I cut off the RCA heads on one side. The actual copper wires inside of these cables are shockingly small, consisting of a twisted pair (2) of thin copper strands that I would estimate together to be smaller than regular 22 gauge speaker wire. I have posted a photo showing the RCA connectors and the actual wires inside for comparison to show how tiny the wires inside these cables actually are.
These Belkin cables are 12 feet long, so if the wire inside was 22 gauge which is the smallest common gauge of speaker wire (and I believe they are in fact smaller than that), 12 feet would be the absolute maximum acceptable wire length without signal degradation if you are connecting to 8 ohm speakers. In other words if they were 22 gauge wire they would be BARELY acceptable at this length for connecting to 8 ohm speakers. And note that many speakers are not 8 ohm speakers, but are 6 ohm speakers, 4 ohm, or even 2 ohm subwoofers, and this length for such a small wire would be UNACCEPTABLE to connect to those speakers. Btw, I am not talking about audiophile wire mumbo jumbo, these are just the basic standards for wiring speakers that are determined by physics and everyone agrees on. In other words, if you are connecting your system with these speaker cables you are probably losing some of the signal quality because the wires inside these Belkin cables are too thin for the job, they are like the very thin wires you might see inside some $5 electronic toy, that is the size of wire we are talking about.
The one positive thing about these cables is that they do seem to be well shielded, with not only a foil cover around the wires but also many aluminum (it appears) strands surrounding the further insulated copper wires inside, so the shielding does seem to be pretty good. I'm not an expert about wires, so all I can say is "seems to be pretty good", but it does seem the advertising is honest that they have put some effort into the shielding on these cables.
I'm very disappointed in the quality of these cables after (luckily?) discovering how thin the actual wires inside the cables are. I had already ordered this cable and found out I am going to need a regular speaker wire instead, and was planning to just cut the RCA ends off of this cable and use it as speaker wire to save myself a few dollars, but it turns out the copper wires inside these Belkin cables are far too thin for satisfactory use as speaker wire even over relatively short distances. So they're just a throw away, really.
I certainly don't reccomend them, but if you have them already and they are working ok for your purposes don't worry too much about it, if you are connecting 8 ohm speakers with them (which is most home speakers I think) then you are probably not missing much if anything. But generally, you need thicker wires than this to hook up your AV system if you want to maintain your system's signal integrity (if the wire is too thin it has a high resistance and you get signal degradation).
Description of Belkin PureAV AV20300-12 12-Foot RCA Audio Cable
Designed to outperform cables that come with your audio device, Blue Series RCA Audio Cables provide a high-quality RCA connection for better sonic accuracy and more detailed, natural sound. Blue Series RCA Audio Cables use advanced engineering methods and the highest-quality materials to reduce noise and interference and deliver cleaner, natural, more accurate sound from your components.Digital Cameras & Photo Categories
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