RG58 Coax as audio cable

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Light Dependant Resistor

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Hi
RG58 coax the variety that has a silver proper braid, not strands of copper is well worthwhile trying as interconnect
It needs good end fittings. I presently use it for both interconnects, digital links and speaker cable, where i keep the
outer as a shield for both positive and negative leads.

Has anyone else discovered this relatively inexpensive cable for audio ?

 

ACHiPo

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• Mar 25, 2015

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I used it for a sub cable and it worked fine. There are a lot of DIY cables using RG58.

 

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Thanks ACHipo, once installed in your system as the major type of cable, it dawns on you I find - how good it is.

 

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• Mar 25, 2015

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Not RG-58, but a very good, audio specific coax is the Gotham GAC-1 Ultra Pro. Widely available for less than $1/ft
http://www.gotham.ch/en/index.php?section=docsys&cmd=23_details&id=251

 

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A lot of audio cable is simply RG-59 or RG-6 as manufacturers can use it for audio and video. There are a lot of similar "flavors" of these cables with various levels of shielding and so forth.

I have used things like RG-62 in the past for its lower capacitance; probably doesn't really matter but I had a long'ish line to my TT at one time plus had high-Z tube preamp outputs so was counting every little bit...