Belden 9497 as RCA Cable?!

Cables are tone controls, what are you trying to do? Make the system more bright or less bright? More low end punch? Or do you just want a great sounding even sounding cable?

This is why they make so many different types of cables they all sound different.

Matt M

Belden 9497 appears to be 16 guage wire which is very thick for the connectors so I'd advise against it for the difficulty you will have attaching it and getting the connector fit right. 

@mattmiller 

Thank you for your response.

I want bright/ great sounding even. I read if I want bring audio I need to use unshielded wire, is that a thing? 

@erik_squires 

Thank you for your response.

The connectors that I'm planning to use the inside diameter is .23 inch I think it should work (or right there on the money). Good observation, thank you!

I always use good shielded cables for line level and lower. No need to spend stupid money, check out BlueJeans cables for good honest cables. They also have all the technical data on each cable type, not something written by some ad writer with all kinds of flowery words and BS.

BillWojo

...which is very thick for the connectors so I'd advise against it for the difficulty you will have attaching it...

+1; you don't need uber thick cables for the line-level runs.  You definitely don't want to be pulling and yanking back there to get thick RCAs to fit snug either.

I always use good shielded cables for line level and lower.

Agree here, too.  One exception, however, is Kimber's PBJ (and possibly others from Kimber of similar design - never did go higher).  They sound and look great, and at least from my experience, the noise rejection of the braided geometry is real (or I've been lucky).

But I've always qualified my stance on cables: I have a hard time discerning differences between (one school of thought), but don't want to hook up my system with HD lamp cord either (the other school of thought).  If you can hear a difference; great - go after what you can easily afford (the PBJs many years ago when I bought them were $70/1m pair; they look considerably more expensive now).