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RCA (phono) cables for on-site termination

Hi. I'm going to be going into my very tight crawlspace in a week to run some speaker wire. I don't want to go down there twice so I will also be wiring what will eventually carry a signal from my phono (in the living room) to my preamp (in my office).

My house is 85 years old, mostly original, and we've tried very hard to be faithful to the architect all these years (it's cool if you think that's ridiculous). 

What that means is that I need to drill the smallest holes possible and therefore I will need to terminate the cable ends by myself . What I don't know is what kind of cable to use and what brand of terminals I should buy.

I'm handy with a soldering iron, I own a dozen crimpers, and I can buy another pair if necessary-- but I don't want to waste money on world-class cabling (my ears aren't that good). I just want decent wire (maybe even coax, whatever, someone here is way smarter than I am) and decent RCA terminals. Can you help?
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oldhvymec
5,101 posts
 
I’d suggest using grommets in leu of just a holes. The hole is just a tiny bit larger and a split rubber grommet will let you BUY a much better phono cable. Remove the grommet, use a wooden dowel of like material and a permanent marker to give it a look.. Easy peasy to make the hole go away again....

Regards
oldhvymec
5,101 posts
 
OP you'll need to watch that length. That is a good piece of advise. It can pick up noise pretty easy without shielding and shielding can really dummy down the SQ if your not careful.. Something to think about..

Your a ridge runner, now to get the most for your money, without losing SQ.  The burden of good common sense. Rare these days. :-)

For reference OP 36" is a push with a MC Low Output cart..  Add a SUT and an external phono preamp..  Be careful, we are trying to stay out of trouble, NOT get out of it.  Some weird anomalies in "them thar Hills" Serious antenna in  more than a few spots.. ALL considerations.

Regards
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