how to make your own monster cables ???

[nick101181]

I was wondering how to make my own monster cables. I am currently using coax from my vcr to my wintv go capture card. I noticed even from commercial vhs tapes that there is a tiny bit of interferance in the video. I know most people capture with composite that have the same card I do and I want to try to see if the quality makes a difference. I'm gonna need I would say more or less 12 feet and a rca to smaller stereo jack adapter to plug the sound into my soundcard. I want to get some good quality cables cause I heard they help the quality alot and improve on noise in the lines. I will need good cables because I may get a satellite in the next few months and I need the best quality available without an expensive price. My goal is to capture Directly to mpeg2 with no re-encoding and burn straight to dvd from satellite. I figure if I have a pure sourceand good cables so I don't introduce any interference then this can be done. Does anyone know in canada where I can get this adapter and cords for less than 30 bucks? or should I make my own which I think is way cheaper? Does someone have a guide on how I could make my own high quality cables? I know using those el cheapo rca cables doesn't give that good of a quality based on a lot of people's reviews. anyway thanks

[johns0]

Try radio shack for cable and rca ends,if your good with a soldering iron then you will save your self some bucks.Use google to search on `how to solder cable ends`

[redwudz]

If you have a Radio Shack available, you might save yourself some time and energy with this cable, 12', 3 RCA's and the following adapter RCA to 1/8" stereo plug. RS #15-1508 ($17US) and RS# 274-883 adapter ($6US). These are more than sufficient quality for most purposes. You can also make your own 'monster' cables, but without some soldering practice, it will take a while.

EDIT: Sorry RS is apparently not available in Canada.

[Tommyknocker]

EDIT: Sorry RS is apparently not available in Canada.

http://www.radioshack.ca/

[Bob W]

I have been in the electronics industry all my life and I would never waste my time making cables.

There are several online sites to buy better quality cables than "Monster" at half there price. I recently bought two twenty foot component video cables from http://www.ramelectronics.net that are 3/4 inch diameter for a mere $44 each.

[johns0]

Ive been in the electronics repair industry for 22 years and i would rather make my own cables,lots of these monster cables are poorly soldered together and break quickly if moved too much.

[gmatov]

What the hell would you use a 3/4inch cable for? Bragging rights? You could put an entrance into a small house with wire like that.
Speakers? Talk about overkill!!!

[johns0]

Most of that thickness(proly closer to 1/2") is the casing,you can only have so thick of wire to be soldered onto rca and mini plugs.

[Bob W]

What the hell would you use a 3/4inch cable for? Bragging rights? You could put an entrance into a small house with wire like that.
Speakers? Talk about overkill!!!

Industrial grade. Anyway the price was right and no store in my city had cables twenty feet long.