n0rad

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I noticed that pretty much all RCA cables say they are twisted, so I was curious if this would help with possible noise.

I will soon be running 3 sets of RCA's from my deck to my trunk (a good pair, a better pair, and a great pair). Would it make a difference to twist the 3 sets of RCA together rather than just running them side by side?

Also same question for 2 sets of speaker cable running back up to my front components.

Tom.F.1

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NO, the noise rejection acchived with twisted pair wire is achived in the differential input on each single input of the amp.

Twisting multiple pairs won't matter. , in theory, it would increase crosstalk between pairs, but not so you'd ever hear it.

Keeping your high level, high current speaker wire away from your low level rca's would be a better idea. Keeping RCA cables away from noisey car cables is your best bet.

n0rad

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Where does everyone run their RCAs/speaker cable then? I am going to have all my cables running down the center of my car because otherwise I will have to like rip up all my carpet. Is this a bad idea? How much distance should be between the RCAs and my speaker wire for my front components?

boombox

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depending on the car but i have ran the power wire on which ever side the battery is , and rca on the other side. In my latest car i ran rca down the middle and power wire along the passenger side.

Twisted wires are shielded better and i believe the thin expensive wires that are braided work alot better with more power but someone will say differenty. Im talking 3000rms +