Reddit mentions of KabelDirekt RCA Stereo Cable, Cord (3 feet Short, Dual 2 x RCA Male to 2 x RCA Male Audio Cable, Digital & Analogue, Double-Shielded, Pro Series) Supports (Amplifiers, AV Receivers, Hi-Fi)

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In seriousness:

BlueJeans is good if you value performance and well made, they aren’t nice looking though, very industrial. I would be weary of any power cords that aren’t UL Listed or similar.

I’ve gotten some amazing RCA connectors off eBay for <$10 (sold out of 1m, here’s 3m), the turbine-style connector actually look like gold, unlike these which I also own, they look like plain brass in real life.

I use GearIT white-braided speaker cables, not amazing build-quality, but for <$50 I’m satisfied. I’m surprised that even for <$150/pair most companies are using plain looking banana plugs (example: 1, 2, and 3). I want some WBT knock-offs, like these.

There are some fancy looking optical cables for cheap, like so.

You can use the micro-USB cable that came with the Modi 3 to connect directly to the computer. It can pull both power and data over the same cable in most cases. Any micro-USB cable from, say, an old phone charger will work in a pinch if you want to connect both the USB data and the USB power ports. Then you just run RCA cables from the Modi to the Magni.

Something like this?

all of your gear is powered?

Ok, then you're going to need 2 RCA male to male cables (example: http://www.amazon.com/KabelDirekt-feet-Stereo-Audio-Cable/dp/B00DI89I04/ref=lp_597546_1_9?s=aht&ie=UTF8&qid=1453783555&sr=1-9) to run from each independent CDJ to the mixer.

Options:

1. Play directly off of USB drives. You won't have the ability to see waveforms but you're going to get very good at matching up tracks for mixing once you get the hang of it.
   
   
2. If you want to connect it to your macbook your best bet is to run DVS on it. To do that you're going to need a Rane SL2 box to run DVS. What this will do is help bridge between the CDJ and your computer through Serato.

There is a guy named James Randi who had a contest that will pay US $l,000,000 to any person who demonstrates any psychic, supernatural, or paranormal ability under satisfactory observation. Saying basically if you can prove that your "hi-end" cable "sounds" better that a cheepo then he'll give you a million bucks. It was obviously never won and ended in a lawsuit but still interesting.

I have dozens of cables and an empty wallet. The only difference i've ever heard was in an RCA shoot-out between Belden 1694a coax cable (75ohm), Kable Direct, and this QVS cable I got from Microcenter. The Belden sounded good and had a very dark tone. I ended up using them in my home theater for the long runs through the floorboards. The other two sounded similar but I found the QVS to be a bit more revealing. But in all fairness I think I liked them better because I spent more for the pair. I still use both everyday.

It's easy to get caught up in the hype of hi-fi audio. Save your money.

If your source is digital it's important in my experience to keep everything digital up to signal cables: FLAC files -> reader/streamer -> DSP/preamp with digital volume control -> DAC.

Talking about signal cables (if using RCA) it's important to choose a well shielded model. I had hiss and noise issues with standard thin RCA cables, that I solved completely with this model:

https://www.amazon.com/KabelDirekt-Analogue-Double-Shielded-Amplifiers-Receivers/dp/B00DI89I04/

Cables can act like antennas. Is the RCA cable from your turntable removable? 3ft from your turntable to phono preamp? Then 3ft to your receiver too ? Try 2 sets of these KabelDirekt RCA 3ft Double-Shielded.

More pricey options may not work any better. Blue Jeans Cables BJC LC-1 or so called WORLDS BEST CABLES.

Is the phono preamp plugged in directly to a wall outlet and not in a power strip with other components?

KabelDirekt RCA Stereo Cable, Cord (3 feet Short, Dual 2 x RCA Male to 2 x RCA Male Audio Cable, Digital & Analogue, Double-Shielded, Pro Series) Supports (Amplifiers, AV Receivers, Hi-Fi) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DI89I04/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_c06HDbBQ5HVVP

What cables are you using to make the connection? The Red/White RCA on the DAC should go to the matching Red/White RCA on the Speaker.

How old and what quality are your current cables, and how long to they have to be to reach?

These are pretty good, and they come in 3ft, 6ft, 10ft, 15ft, 20ft, and 25ft -

https://www.amazon.com/KabelDirekt-Analogue-Double-Shielded-Amplifiers-Receivers/dp/B00DI89I04/

Make sure both of the Logitech speakers are plugged in correctly and securely.

Hi all,

I'm looking for some cartridge assistance/general information on a first TT I am purchasing as an x-mas gift for my girlfriend (she's rad).

I've read all the links and guides and have finally settled on two choices for a new TT: the Fluance RT83

or the Denon DP-300F

The Denon DP-300F is on sale for black Friday currently so I am leaning towards it. That being said, I would like to replace the cartridge on it with a Ortofon 2M Red. How difficult would it be for someone completely new to TT's like myself to replace the cartridge? Would I be better off purchasing it already upgraded from another source and just pay the difference for the work and peace of mind that it is done correctly: https://www.turntablelab.com/products/denon-dp-300f-turntable-ortofon-2m-red-upgrade

Also, as a side note, I am looking at pairing both with an active speaker (I'll upgrade and do things the right way as I get more funds--ugh!). And if I go with RT83 I'll pick up a Schiit Mani pre-amp as well. To hook everything up, all I'll need is two pairs of RCA cables for connecting the TT to the pre-amp and then another pair to connect pre-amp to speakers correct? I would hate to get everything all packaged together for x-mas and then figure out I didn't even get the right cables to hook this bad boy up.

Cheers

I've been pleased with these for some of my setups. I have more expensive ones on my main setup, but my two cheaper amp/headphone setups work great with these. Honestly one of them replaced a lost Audioquest cable and I thought this sounded better, and only $10.

KabelDirekt (3 feet) 2 x RCA Male to 2 x RCA Male Stereo Audio Cable - PRO Series https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DI89I04/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_q2l-ybZ9H39HP

Edit: sorry, didn't realize you were looking for a 6". My fault.

Seems like your MB is the most likely culprit as you already pointed out. I first thought it's a problem because you are double amping the signal, but you said you tried to same setup with your friends MB and you heard no static. Easiest test would be maybe borrowing your friends DAC for a day and seeing if that resolves the issue. If it does you can go ahead and buy one for yourself. The Modi 2 Uber is a great piece of equipment and will do the job. Your MB has optical out so i'd say you use that to connect your PC with the DAC and a normal RCA to RCA cable like this cheaper one will also do.