duffa Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 (edited) just double checking before i buy , is the sound output from a pc tower 3.5mm jack .. and if i want to connect to a hi-fi would this be ok ? >> click Edited January 3, 2010 by duffa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny1987 Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 just double checking before i buy , is the sound output from a pc tower 3.5mm jack .. and if i want to connect to a hi-fi would this be ok ? >> clickyus ; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeeWee Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 If your stereo has rca inputs then that should be fine. Saying that if you can use a shorter run of cable I would opt for it, 20m is rather excessive tbh & could affect the quality.The audio output on an average tower is usually green btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidrick Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Aye, that's right. I wouldn't think 20m of modern cabling would harm quality noticably, but it does seem excessive unless your hi-fi is in a different room. In which case I'd investigate hard wiring wall sockets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeeWee Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 (edited) Aye, that's right. I wouldn't think 20m of modern cabling would harm quality noticably, but it does seem excessive unless your hi-fi is in a different room. In which case I'd investigate hard wiring wall sockets. Not if purchased from a decent shop stating that you need good quality but ebay £4.29 inc postage jobbies I would be rather wary about if it was me? It will more than likely be low quality thin cable & not guarentee'd to be terminated that well too.Possible faults could be hiss, noise, pops & crackles at that price. Dont get me wrong, I purchased some lovely ballanced 1/4 inch patch cable for my studio at a reasonable price but you need to be aware of what your buying & for what purpose. Forget getting swayed by all the 24c gold plated connectors too. If 3 meters is enough (nearly 10 foot) I would rather go for these (i know they have gold terminals i just meant dont let that sway you if they dont)clicky In fact he does 5metre too here.clicky http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/2/1/6/6/9/0/webimg/326683764_o.jpg Edited January 4, 2010 by PeeWee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidrick Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 True. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duffa Posted January 4, 2010 Author Share Posted January 4, 2010 just measured and its only 10 metres i need Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny1987 Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Aye, that's right. I wouldn't think 20m of modern cabling would harm quality noticably, but it does seem excessive unless your hi-fi is in a different room. In which case I'd investigate hard wiring wall sockets. Not if purchased from a decent shop stating that you need good quality but ebay £4.29 inc postage jobbies I would be rather wary about if it was me? It will more than likely be low quality thin cable & not guarentee'd to be terminated that well too.Possible faults could be hiss, noise, pops & crackles at that price. Dont get me wrong, I purchased some lovely ballanced 1/4 inch patch cable for my studio at a reasonable price but you need to be aware of what your buying & for what purpose. Forget getting swayed by all the 24c gold plated connectors too. If 3 meters is enough (nearly 10 foot) I would rather go for these (i know they have gold terminals i just meant dont let that sway you if they dont)clicky In fact he does 5metre too here.clicky http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/2/1/6/6/9/0/webimg/326683764_o.jpg personally an audio cable is just an audio cable theres not much in it at all i dont think, i ued to have a FM transmitter and used only the basic cable he posted about... also had one of the more expensive cables and when tested... there really was not much difference from what i could tell IF ANY! that was also streaming at 220Kbps video & 199k audio so quite high rates really, so when you compare the two cables on that spec you would expect a change in sound quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duffa Posted January 4, 2010 Author Share Posted January 4, 2010 ended up going for this one , think its same as one you linked peewee > click Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeeWee Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 ended up going for this one , think its same as one you linked peewee > click They should be fine for whay you need mate yeah, far better than the others you linked.Danny there is quite a lot to audio cable its actually quite in depth & differences do vary.Im qualified in this area (qualified recording studio engineer) so I know a little about what im talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny1987 Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 ended up going for this one , think its same as one you linked peewee > click They should be fine for whay you need mate yeah, far better than the others you linked.Danny there is quite a lot to audio cable its actually quite in depth & differences do vary.Im qualified in this area (qualified recording studio engineer) so I know a little about what im talking about. oh cool im not a pro but i do know there is not much difference between the two types of cable listed in this post, as i said i have used both similar and there is not really any noticable difference, just Be cautious about cable vendors that don't specify cable metrics or downplay the importance of measurements. if you are just looking to play pc sound to your hi fi i dont suppose it really matters whether you have a £1 or a £10 cable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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