In the earlier days of PCs and digital before I got a CD player, I used to use my computer's CD player. I would just run a cheapo Radio Shack cable. It had a 1/8" pin on one end for the line out on the sound card and a pair of RCA's for the amp end. I though it sounded pretty good. You can get audiophile quality interconnects now with this arrangement, but I've never compared them to the cheaper interconnect I used.
1/8" mini to male RCA's
As an experiment, I connected my laptop as a source (Pandora internet radio) to my home stereo system by using a cheap Radio Shack 1/8" mini on one end from the laptop headphone jack with male RCA's on the other end to connect to either my preamp or amp directly. I was amazed at how good the sound was.
My question to you is: Have any of you compared this cheap Radio Shack cable to the more expensive ones available from Kimber, Audio Quest, Cardas, etc?
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and comments.
My question to you is: Have any of you compared this cheap Radio Shack cable to the more expensive ones available from Kimber, Audio Quest, Cardas, etc?
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and comments.