2. cables
  3. 155295-46

Adding shielding to existing cables

So I have some interconnects that are picking up all sorts of RFi. I know this for two reasons, one, as I move them around the noisy/buzz sound changes, and two, when I switch them out for shielded interconnects the noise goes away.

so, I bought some tinned copper shielding and some new RCA plugs. I’m going to cut the existing RCA plugs off the existing cable and install the new shielding and new plugs. The thing is the new plugs have a plastic body so there is nowhere to easily connect the shielding to ground.

I was thinking of running a pigtail from the shielding and attachIng an eyelet to ground it to my preamp since there is a grounding lug. Would this work or is there a better way given what I intend to use?


last_lemming

Showing 1 response by bigkidz

bigkidz
3,311 posts
 
So your cable is picking up noise. I would suggest trying different ways to shield and ground the existing cable without hacking it up. I would then suggest going to your local audio store and trying out different cables first to see if they make any difference.

Happy Listening.
More to discover