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cmo
07-17-2004, 01:39 PM
which cables are best to hook up a dvd player to a reciever, and then the reciever to a tv?
does using different cables for different components affect the overall sound, or shoulld i stick to one cable through my entire system

Mash
07-17-2004, 04:52 PM
Use the cables that fit your plug sockets. Mix to your little heart's content.

Rat Shack Gold are very nice, pretty, and substantial for not a lot of $. The cheapies that come with many pieces of equipment will also work, but they have proven a bit unreliable to me, and finding an intermittent cable problem is a bother.

Some folk get intense about their cable religion but it's a waste of time. Try one fancy brand of cable throughout one channel and a different brand of fancy cable throughout the other channel and then flip back & forth with the balance. Most very probably you will hear no differences beyoud speaker room-placement effects.