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?
Last I appreciate the thoroughness of your answer-- those of us who grew up in Appalachia learned that we could make a "continuity tester" with a flashlight bulb, a 9v battery, and a few alligator clips.
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