Are the everyday blue, green, red (video rca) cables good enough to use for connecting devices via s/pdif. Or should i buy a specific cable? Thanks.
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JeffTD
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MarcusGHedwig
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Can't hurt to try though, and I'd be interested to hear your results, as im pretty sure it's all just copper wire (the quality of which would only matter with cable lengths greater than, say, 10 ft.). Of course, no reason to risk fucking up a good recording cuz you used cheap cables, I'm just curious 
JeffTD
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I should say that theoretically it should work as both a video and coax cable should be 75ohm but I've personally had click/pop/sync issues using standard RCA video cables.
I already have so many video rca cables so thats why i asked, i also do not want to risk a recording over a 20$ cable, i just couldnt seem to find any reason not to use them though.
Uros
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The fact that it has a RCA connector doesn't mean shit (well, the only thing that is for sure that it can't provide a balanced audio connection, but it's irrelevant here), if it's not a used with a coaxial cable. So you should use either a coaxial cable with RCA connectors, or an optic cable with TOSLINK connectors. Use any other cable and you risk sync problems and signal degradation. You can certainly try.
When you see a RCA connector on a video cable, it usually means it's made for consumer equipment (professional systems use BNC connectors).
When you see a RCA connector on a video cable, it usually means it's made for consumer equipment (professional systems use BNC connectors).
Any RCA cable will work, but it might not work super well. I've got one for reamping with my Kemper, and I can't say I've ever heard a difference in signal quality. However, if there's nothing playing and I've got the SPDIF input monitored, there is a very quiet, ground loop-style humming and popping.
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Elder
RGB video cables are 75 ohm coaxial.
To the OP, you should be fine. If you're planning on longer cable runs, you might want to look at something with better shielding.
Uros
Sonic Incision
^^Not necessarily, they can also be 50 Ohms. Yeah, they are coaxial, but are rather thin, so more likely to pick up interference. "Normal" digital coaxial cable is better shielded.
