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Part 2: Help me choose a new subwoofer cable...

This is a follow up to my recent thread, "Help me choose new speaker cables," which I found very helpful.

I am moving my equipment out of the listening room. The distance between the preamp and the sub will be long, roughly 30 feet. Unfortunately, I cannot run a balanced connection, since my preamp does not have balanced outputs. My two main questions are...

1. How do I minimize noise, other than getting a shielded cable?

2. How should inductance/capacitance/resistance values inform my selection?

Any help would be greatly appreciated, either with answering these questions or with specific cable suggestions. Thanks!

Bryon

P.S. My budget is $300-$500.
bryoncunningham

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bryoncunningham OP
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Al - You are a useful man to have around. Like a one man Wikipedia for A'gon. As always, your help is much appreciated.

Having said that, reading your post gives me the impression that whatever differences may exist among subwoofer cables, they are not particularly audible. Is that your view?
bryoncunningham OP
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Pdn - Thanks for the suggestion. I've been using an Audioquest diamondback sub cable for the past couple years with no complaints.

Al - Thanks again for your advice. I have decided to go with a Blue Jeans LC-1. It could not possibly have been more affordable: $49 for 30 feet. This is a change from my usual habit of spending hundreds on cables, the rationality of which I have started to question over the past several months. Your view about subwoofer cables is another nail in the coffin of my expensive cable habit.
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