Review on High-Quality Mediabridge Component Video Cables with Audio (6 Feet) - Gold-Plated RCA to RCA - Supports 1080i - Enhanced SEO by Rahman Lassiter

As a home theater installer, I have to say I was very impressed with these cables when I first bought them. They are now my go-to component video/audio cable for both personal use and freelance audio/video work. In my opinion they represent exceptional value for this price range. The unassuming box they come in hides a very well made cable. They feature: 1) 5-in-1 closed cable length design, which means 5 individual cables are sealed together up to about 3 inches before being connected. This makes it very easy to route through walls, cable openings or organizers compared to a bundle of individual cables. It also helps reduce overall cable clutter and saves space behind your components. Cable marking also benefits from this design. 2) woven fabric shell. Not only is it stylish, but the smooth fabric keeps other cables and components from snagging 3) Durable, gold-plated connectors The jacket around the center pin is segmented, an expected feature of any good quality cable, and means you can easily collar it crimp when you need a firmer grip on a component's I/O port. 4) Good Shielding While I didn't cut the cable to examine its shielding, they are obviously above average as per my unofficial "noise inductance test". This is a test where I place a strong magnet on the cables while they're transmitting a signal and look for any signs of interference or signal degradation. While this is not a "laboratory quality" scientific test, it does help simulate the electromagnetic interference a cable can experience from electronic components or power cords and transformers, and if the cable passes this test, it will generally be fine with lower EMF cut off and probably have no crosstalk. Those Mediabridge cables are gone and that's one of the reasons why I now use these cables so often in HT installations where there are a lot of other cables and various electronics. In general, I don't see any flaws in the design. Since you have 5 cables bundled into 1 they are a little stiff but not very inflexible. Remember that usually the weak point and fault of most cables is where the cable connects to the connector. I don't know if these cables have some sort of strain relief in the termination shell (nothing visible), but unless you plug and unplug your components frequently I don't expect any problems with these cables. Just make sure that when you disconnect this (or any other cable) from the component, you hold the metal body of the end connector and pull - never pull on the end of the cable itself (sometimes a slight clockwise twist of the connector). when pulling helps with very tight connections). However, if I notice any unusual or premature failure of these cables, I will post my review and amend it. It's surprising that the major electronics stores regularly sell "premium" (and not so) A/V cables for $50 or more. While there is nothing wrong with these cables, they are almost always dramatically overpriced. There's just no need to spend that much if you know what to look out for. While it's possible to get a slightly better cable for more money, I haven't come across a cheaper component video + stereo audio package with this build quality. In conclusion, I can recommend these cables to any discerning customer without hesitation and will buy them again if necessary.