SUB Wire (1 Viewer)

[MichaelJ]

What if any is the difference between Digital Coax Line and 12ga. speakerwire for hooking up to powered Sub. I have about a twenty foot run to my new SVS 25-31PCi. I don't want to impede the signal or degrade it

 

[Bob McElfresh]

The rule is:

- Use Coax cable for line-level, un-amplified signals to a self-powered sub.

- Use Speaker wires to send AMPLIFIED/speaker-level signals to a sub.

In general, running a coaxial cable to the sub is the prefered way.

You can make your own sub-cable by buying ordinary CATV coax with "F" connectors and buying some "F to RCA" adaptors from Radio Shack. (Yes, this is endorced by SVS Subwoofers). This can give you a 25 foot cable to play with for under $12.

Once you pick the final placement for your sub, then you can buy a better-looking cable from one of the custom sites. Or SVS was selling a nicer cable for a discount price. Once you know your length, drop them an email and see if you can still get the nice price.

Good Luck.