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does rca wires have impedance?

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Topic: does rca wires have impedance?

Posted By: sufferrar
Subject: does rca wires have impedance?
Date Posted: January 08, 2004 at 1:28 PM

does rca wires have impedance or some kind of limitation when come to carrying powered signal from a deck to speakers?will it be possible to cut off the jacks in an rca wire and use it for carrying powered signal from a deck to speakers and having it play properly....

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Posted By: mikeshonda750
Date Posted: January 08, 2004 at 2:34 PM

Heh, it will work... by why? If your using a peice of equipment that will require you to use RCA out's instead of a wire terminals where you can screw them/ clip them down, it is not designed to do what your wanting it to do.

Resistance is dependent on load/size/connection. If your expecting to run 50+watts through RCA cables, then you cannot expect good performance. About the only way you could ever get it to handle any ammount of wattage would be to buy solder in RCA's, and solder in your 12-14 gauge+ speaker wire.... but still doesent make it right... what are you using that has RCA outputs on it? most times, the RCA output is intended for hooking up another amp and carries very little wattage

Just MHO



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