Can RCA cables be joined?

Can RCA cables be joined?

RCA cables are a ubiquitous part of home audio and video systems. RCA audio and video cables can split, fray or short out over time. Splicing good sections of cable together is an efficient way to repair old cables and get them back in action.

How do you extend a phono cable?

If you want to extend the length of the cables from the TT to your amp you should connect your existing TT cables to an external phono stage, and then additional RCA cables from the phono stage to a line in of your amp (not the amp’s phono stage).

Do RCA cables go to input or output?

RCA cables and speaker wire. Your amplifier gets its input signals from the receiver’s output typically via RCA cables. RCA cables come in stereo pairs, in various lengths. When running new speaker wires from your amplifier’s output to the speakers, any size wire from 18- to 14-gauge will work fine.

What is the yellow RCA cable for?

The RCA connector was initially used for audio signals. They are often color-coded, yellow for composite video, red for the right audio channel, and white or black for the left channel of stereo audio. This trio (or pair) of jacks can often be found on the back of audio and video equipment.

What is phono stage?

So what is a phono stage? A phono stage (also known as a phono pre-amp) provides the connection between the record player and an amplifier. When vinyl was the defacto standard for audio recording, the phono stage was built-in to receivers and amps, allowing direct connection of a turntable.

How long can turntable cables be?

I generally try to keep phono cables to 3 feet or less. You can buy a decent phono preamp and put that preamp right next to your turntable, and then feed the line level signal to the amp, but you will need a line level input to take the signal off the phono preamp.

Can you splice BNC cable to RCA?

The BNC to RCA connnector can be used in CCTV coaxial cable installation, camera to TV, VCR or DVR typically when you are using a cable with BNC male connectors on both ends and you need to convert one or both of the BNC cable ends to and RCA male.

What is the maximum length of RCA audio cable?

Most RCA audio cables that are built reasonably well with shielding can be run effectively from 100 to 200 feet.

Can you strip RCA cables?

Save your rcas, speaker cable is cheap. I’m fairly certain that, yes, you can cut off the RCA male ends. I would leave about 12″ of cable at that end, just in case you want to use the RCA connectors, then you could pigtail the new cable to it.