Subwoofer cable?

[smokey982]

Anyone ever you regular old RG6 cable (the kind that cable companies run into your home) for a subwoofer? I'm putting my new sub across the room from my receiver and I need to get a cable run behind the run somehow. My only options are to go through the attic or under the floor in the crawl space. I read somewhere that any RG6 cable would do. Has anyone ever tried using that? If it would work, I could run the RG6 and terminate the ends with F connectors. And then I can use some F connector to RCA connector adapters that I found at Radio Shack. Any ideas?

 

[harshness]

I'm assuming that this is a powered sub.

My guess is that you'll never hear the difference (it isn't going to materially impact the frequency response of a subwoofer) if you use RG6 cable.

 

[al]

We use RG6 cable often for subwoofer connections. Works well!

Al

 

[dfergie]

I have 3- 50' RG6 runs Kinda like you describe, but cut the ends off and put RCA connectors on to run Component to my HT room, works fine...

 

[SatinKzo]

I also use RG6, they make little converter plugs for RG6 with F connectors to RCA plugs if you look around. I think monoprice has them for wall jack installations.

 

[Paul Wozniak]

Both of my subwoofers are connected with RG6 that I made up myself.