Single Digital Audio, Subwoofer, and Composite Video Cables at Blue Jeans Cable

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Single Digital Audio, Subwoofer and Composite Cables
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Single cable for digital audio and other applications

Need a single audio interconnect cable for a digital audio connection (e.g., an SPDIF cable to hook a DVD player to a surround receiver), for a powered subwoofer, for a composite video-only connection, or for some other application? In addition to offering two-cable and three-cable sets for a variety of other applications, we offer single cables, terminated with Canare RCA plugs, for these uses. We offer these cables in a wide variety of lengths and will cut to custom lengths also. These will be supplied with color-coded Canare silicone boots in the following colors, unless otherwise specified in your order: digital audio, orange; subwoofer, purple; and composite video, yellow.

Our recommended cable for these uses differs by application; in general, we recommend Belden 1694A both for composite video and digital audio, and Canare LV-77S for subwoofer. The 1694A cable is particularly well suited to the high-frequency uses because of its excellent EMI and RFI shielding and its tight impedance tolerance, while LV-77S is the best cable we've ever seen for hum rejection, critical in a subwoofer. For further discussion on these points, and a discussion of some alternative cables for each application, take a look at our pages on Composite Video, Digital Audio and Subwoofer cables.

The Coax for Digital Audio or Composite Video: Belden 1694A

Our favorite cable (many others are available; see below) for these applications is Belden 1694A "Brilliance" precision digital video coaxial cable, a 75 ohm coax engineered for low attenuation, low capacitance, and tight impedance tolerance. These cables are exceptionally well shielded to keep outside electromagnetic interference from entering and polluting the signal; the shielding consists of three layers, two of foil bound together with polyester tape, and one of a dense tinned copper braid, for the best protection both against EMI and RFI. View the technical specs for Belden 1694A.

The Coax for Subwoofer: Canare LV-77S

The most important issue in subwoofer interconnect cabling is minimizing electromagnetic interference (EMI) from such sources as power cords, transformers and fluorescent lights. Although Belden 1694A's braid/foil combination is highly effective at dealing with a mix of EMI and RFI (important at the higher frequencies digital audio and composite video involve), Canare LV-77S, with its heavy double braided shield, is more effective at keeping out low-frequency noise that can make your subwoofer hum. View Canare's description and specs for LV-77S.

The Connectors: Canare RCAPs

Connectors are a critical part of any cable, because if the coax isn't well-joined to the connectors, or if the connectors don't make firm electrical contact with the jacks, it doesn't much matter how good the coax is. For mechanical stability and electrical performance, there's no better RCA plug available than the Canare RCAP. These Canare plugs are designed for the best possible impedance match with 75 ohm video coax, so that they perform well not only at analog audio frequencies, where impedance matching is essentially irrelevant, but also at higher frequencies and when handling digital signals, where an impedance mismatch can degrade the signal. These plugs crimp tightly to both the center conductor and the coaxial shield, so that the shielding of the whole cable assembly is tight and uninterrupted. The RCAP's gold-plated "internal pressure contact fingers" provide a strong, tight, electrically sound connection with equipment jacks, without the excessive tightness of many competing designs. View Canare's description and specs for the RCAP plugs. Need BNC plugs or F-connectors instead? See below.

We hand-cut and terminate each of these cables ourselves, using Canare tooling, so we know they're done right and tested before they go out. We think you'll be impressed with their performance; but we also offer a complete, unconditional return privilege. If for any reason--or for no reason--you're not completely, utterly satisfied, just return the cables within 30 days and we'll refund your purchase price in full.

Other Alternatives:

In addition to our standard configurations, we can supply the following options:

Other coaxes:

We carry a variety of coaxial cables from which we can make individual cable assemblies. A few are listed below; for a complete list, click here.

Belden 1505F Coax:

Belden 1505F is a high-flex version of Belden's 1505A precision video coax, with a double-braid shield; it therefore makes a superb digital audio or composite video cable where greater flexibility is needed than 1694A will provide, and a more economical subwoofer cable than LV-77S (it finished in second place in our hum rejection tests, just barely behind LV-77S). If you need flexibility to deal with tight spaces behind equipment, or difficult bends in installation, or if you expect to handle your cables on a regular basis due to mobile use or what-have-you, 1505F provides tremendous flexibility while maintaining a precision video cable standard; like 1694A, it is sweep-tested to 3 GHz and is capable of handling high-bandwidth signals over long runs. View the technical specs for Belden 1505F.

Canare L-5CFB Coax:

Although we're partial to the Belden 1694A cable, there are some who prefer this similar offering from Canare, L-5CFB. Our view: both are tremendous products, and you won't be disappointed with either. The L-5CFB cable is physically similar to the Belden, but is a bit thicker and slightly less flexible. Its capacitance and attenuation figures are a tad higher than the Belden, but these distinctions are very slight and hardly worth mentioning; like Belden 1694A, this cable was engineered for superb performance in handling both analog and digital signals and is suitable even for very long runs. View Canare's description and specs for L-5CFB.

Belden 1695A Coax:

Belden 1695A is a Teflon-dielectric version of 1694A and carries a plenum fire-safety rating; its performance is essentially identical to that of 1694A.

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