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Need Short Interconnects

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Anyone know where I can get a higher quality 6 inch interconnect?

I have an Alpine Headunit right now and I am running it with the PXA-H100 imprint processor, just manually adjusting it right now but it sounds freakin awesome!

I think I have 1.5' interconnects from the headunit to the processor, but I would like to lessen the clutter by finding some 6 inchers.

Hope you guys can help, catch you later.
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i haven't seen any under .5 meters :(
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Yeah me either, I think that's what I have back there now, just wish I could slim it down, it was rough getting all that wiring back in there, I hate squeezing in the headunit, makes me worry that some wire could be getting pinched, maybe I will need to just go with smaller diameter RCAs...the ones I have in there now are Monster THX, I found them on clearance at Radio Shack...but like all the other higher end Monster stuff, the shielding is hefty.
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Post by ttocs »

how much harder will it be to pull/reinstall the deck with shorter cables? I mean I would hope to have 4-5" of harness/rca that would extend outside the dash to allow my meat-claw to get in there and plug/unplug it. If you have a 6" cable I would think the processor would have to be mounted to the radio or something.

Wire ties are your friend when trying to clean cluttered cables.
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Post by KHPower »

How good r you at soldering? you could always build your own rcas and they would prolly be better than most on the market 8)
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Post by finbar »

DIYMA has a tutorial on making RCA cables,
http://www.diymobileaudio.com/forum/diy ... ables.html
You may be able to add connectors to one end of a shortened up existing cable, less work with only one pair to solder.
These look interesting,
http://www.diymobileaudio.com/forum/870415-post553.html
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Post by scottn29 »

I agree, for small lengths like that the best way os to make you own, not hard to do at all.
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