Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site mtxinu.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!zehntel!dual!unisoft!mtxinu!ed From: ed@mtxinu.UUCP (Ed Gould) Newsgroups: net.audio Subject: Re: cable from hi-fi to VCR Message-ID: <237@mtxinu.UUCP> Date: Sun, 6-Jan-85 21:42:41 EST Article-I.D.: mtxinu.237 Posted: Sun Jan 6 21:42:41 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 8-Jan-85 05:41:36 EST References: <36@angband.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: mt Xinu, Berkeley, CA Lines: 24 > 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 {ucbvax,decvax}!mtxinu!ed