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From: ed@mtxinu.UUCP (Ed Gould)
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: Re: cable from hi-fi to VCR
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Date: Sun, 6-Jan-85 21:42:41 EST
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>   My VHS HiFi deck is located about 20' away from my stereo components,
>   so in order to record FM simulcasts and play back through my stereo
>   system, I'll have rather long runs of cables carrying line-level
>   signals.   Are there any problems which could arise from this--
>   frequency response aberrations, increased noise or hum, etc.
>   Should I buy special cables, or will any rotgut $1.99 department store
>   cable do?

>   I'd use the highest quality connecting cables I can get, for two reasons:
>   1)  There's a lot of EMI/RFI out there and you don't want that stuff getting
>   into your signal lines  - for better or worse most VCRs, like most line
>   level audio stuff, are high impedance  (typically around 10K or so) and thus
>   are susceptable to hum, hash, and noise pickup.
>   2)  You want a cable that has low attenuation at video frequencies.

What I've done with my Beta HiFi is connect it close to my stereo gear
(with 1.5 meter Monster Cables) and run a long (23 - 30 feet) coax
from the RF output of the VCR to the TV.  Running an extra 20'
of RF cable isn't a problem, partly because it's all impedance matched
at 75 ohms, and this keeps the audio leads short.

-- 
Ed Gould
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