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"Pro Series" precision
jacketed 4-channel cable with your choice of BNC or RCA connectors.
Our RGBS cables are built with Canare V4-5C precision video cable, terminated with
Canare's matching, high-quality, "True 75 Ohm" BNC and RCA type connectors.
The
connectors are fitted with flexible silicone boots, which enhance the appearance
of the cables, while avoiding sharp bends at the connectors. This is an
ideal way to connect video processors and similar sources to
CRT, LCD, DLP,
LCOS, plasma, monitors, HDTVs, front projector, or any RGBS video-enabled
equipment.
Why Canare?
You can tell by looking that Canare cables and connectors are well
made, and you can tell by reading the rave reviews that Canare cables are great
performers! Canare is the choice of professionals and discriminating
enthusiasts, alike. Canare cables are often the choice of the
professionals who produce and broadcast the program material that we strive to
accurately reproduce. It is hard to imagine how one could do better than
to use the same cables that were used to originate the programming!
The RCA Connectors
It is hard to imagine a finer RCA connector than Canare's.
Generic RCA plugs and cables have been around for over 50 years, but the old
solder-type plugs typically have an impedance of about 25 ohms. This is a
problem because most modern A/V gear is designed for 75 ohms impedance.
This impedance mismatch results in extremely poor return loss performance, even
when the connectors are mated to high quality cable. Some of the so-called
"high end" cables use exotic-sounding materials and make unsupportable
claims, but still fail to solve this very real and important problem.
Canare's impedance-matched 75 ohm RCA crimp plugs solve these problems.
As with the BNC connectors, they are precision machined to maintain a constant 75 ohm
impedance. We install them using Canare tools that always prepare the
cable ends, just right. The connectors are crimped in place, using heavy, precision-machined dies. The
result is excellent digital and analog performance with a
usable bandwidth to over 200 MHz! The connector design ensures consistent and
extremely reliable terminations. VSWR is typically less than 1.1 from DC
to 200 MHz. The crimp design excludes oxygen, preventing corrosion
associated with dissimilar metals, which can degrade even the best soldered
connections. It's an awesome system, and the
resulting terminations are in a class of their own.
The center shaft is gold plated. If you look closely at the picture
at the right, you can see the internal beryllium pressure fingers, which ensure
good contact, while avoiding the "grip of death" that afflicts Monster
and some of the other manufacturers' connectors. The "grip of
death" connectors put unnecessary strain on your equipment. Canare
connectors connect up smoothly, and maintain good contact, while protecting your
equipment investment.
The BNC Connectors
The BNC-type connector is the best connector that is commonly available for
applications of this type. In general, it is both mechanically and
electrically superior to an RCA connector. It has a twist-lock mechanism
to ensure that the the connection is mechanically secure, and the electrical
design of the connector does a good job of maintaining constant impedance at the
connector.
Canare takes this inherent superiority to the next level. For example,
many BNC connectors have a characteristic impedance of only 50 ohms, but
Canare connectors are engineered to maintain a constant impedance of 75
ohms. This make a lot of sense because virtually all A/V equipment is
designed to work best with 75 ohm cables. It follows that if you want the
best performance your equipment can deliver, you will need cables and connectors
that maintain this impedance.
This electrical superiority is the result of superior mechanical design, high-quality materials and precision manufacturing. Canare's BNC connectors are
almost artful in their design...and they work very well indeed.
In our experience, the key to great video cables is in the connectors. Exotic
conductors and shielding are fine, but it's the connectors that really make the
difference.
The Cable
This is Canare's best
multi-channel video cable, and it is awesome! The smooth black
jacket has special fillers to keep the bundle tight, reduce shift and
twist, and to maintain a round shape. It has a high-quality,
professional look and feel. With an outside jacket diameter of 19.2 mm (.756 in.),
it is very large cable, to be sure, but it is also very well-behaved. If you lay the cable out on the ground,
it stays right where you put it -- there is very little curl. Notice that
in the pictures, there are no ties or restraints on the coiled cable...that
should give you an idea of the flexibility of this cable.
This four-channel Canare cable is lightweight and extremely flexible for
it's size. It has a PVC jacket with a smooth, non-glare
finish, and it stays flexible even at sub-zero temperatures! Here are some specs on the cable:
- Outside jacket diameter, 17.1 mm (.674 in.)
- Individual channel OD, 6.0 mm (.237 in.)
- Low loss - less than .011 db per meter at 1 MHz, and less than .34 db even
at 1 GHz!
- Tightly woven all-copper shield with greater than 94% coverage
- Nominal capacitance, 67 pF per meter at 1 KHz
- Nominal impedance, 75 ohms
- Velocity of propagation, 66%
- Less than 2.2 nanosecond differential delay between channels
Flawless Results
To summarize, here's what you need if you want the finest video that your equipment can
deliver. You need video cables that are capable of maintaining a constant
impedance. You don't want any bumps at the connectors, and you don't want the
cable itself to change impedance when it bends. Even the finest cable changes
impedance a little bit when it is bent sharply, so avoid doing so. Nice, smooth,
consistent, 75 ohm impedance. That's what your equipment wants, and that's what
will deliver the best picture.
You also want superior mechanical integrity. Nice, tight connections that
will not degrade over time. You want to avoid dissimilar metals, which can lead
to corrosion and degrade connections. To avoid dissimilar metals, try to stay
away from soldered connections wherever you can, because solder almost
guarantees that dissimilar metals will be in contact. Good solder work minimizes the
problem, but there is also the challenge of making a solder connection without
heat deforming the dielectric material of the cable. Any dimensional change in
the dielectric will affect the impedance of the cable at that point.
Of course you also want high quality cable. Flexibility is desirable
because it avoids stress on your equipment and the interconnects. This is big
cable, but I think you will be surprised by its flexibility. Try to
avoid multiple materials in the conductors or shielding, because of the problems
associated with dissimilar metals. Consider the application - for example, just because a
cable has better specs at 2 GHz, that does not mean that it will work better at
video frequencies. Low loss is desirable, but don't
sacrifice mechanical integrity in favor of inconsequential differences in loss
specifications! Cables with foamed
dielectric materials generally have lower loss, at extremely high frequencies, but foam is not without it's own
inherent problems. Shielding is also important, but don't be confused by exorbitant
claims. Electrical shielding is not the same as waterproofing -- you don't
need three, four, or more layers of shielding to get good electrical
shielding, and all the extra layers make the cables stiff, and tend to make good
terminations more difficult to install, and more prone to failure.
Why Cable Solutions?
No one works harder than we do to get your order shipped out to you fast!
Customer service is our first priority. We do our best to help you find the
best solutions for your particular application. We're enthusiasts too, so
we know what it's like to wait for cables to hook up new gear. We stock
all of the components needed to build all of the items listed on our website, so we are
able to do something that most cable shops do not - we build and ship most
orders within one business day.
We also know how important it is to be able to
get a response when you need help, so you'll often find us working
long hours in an effort to get you the answers that you need. It takes
good people to do outstanding work...the kind of workmanship you want for your
custom cables. It usually costs more to keep good people, but the
importance of high-quality workmanship is second only to the importance of
superior service. I'll let you figure out for yourself why paying too
little for a cable can turn out to be just as bad as paying too much. Our
pricing is based upon the actual cost of building the cables.
Canare cable, Canare connectors, and Canare tools - an all Canare
system. When you take a system this good and put it in the hands of
technicians as good as ours, it becomes an awesome system! Design excellence, high quality materials, meticulous workmanship, and
superior service...put it all together and you get a superior product.
Don't get stuck with bad advice, poor service, slow shipment or an inferior
product. If you want the best, here it is.
Miscellaneous
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Click on any of the pictures below for a closer
view!
Shown here is a packaged
6 meter Canare V4-5C cable, with RCA/BNC terminations. Please select the
length and terminations that you need below.
Here, we have removed the cable from its package for a better look.
Here is a closer look at the Cable
Solutions end preparation.
Here is a closer look at Canare's excellent 75 Ohm BNC connectors.
This picture shows the outstanding Canare "True 75 Ohm" RCA connectors.
Here is a close-up of Canare's
"True 75
Ohm" RCA connector - if you look closely, you can see the internal beryllium
pressure fingers.
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