Canare LV-61S Composite Video Cable "Pro Series" Cable with Impedance-matched RCA or BNC Connectors0.8 meter (2.6 foot) Length, Yellow Jacket (please click here to see a complete list of available lengths) Canare LV-61S Composite Video Cable "Pro Series" Cable. This picture shows a 1 meter cable. The actual length of the cable offered for sale on this page is 0.8 meter (2.6 foot). Canare LV-61S Composite Video Cables are made with Canares remarkable LV-61S Precision cable which makes them ideally suited for composite Video, also known as "baseband" video. We use Canares matching "True 75 Ohm" connectors, fitted with flexible color-coded silicone strain-relief boots. The boots enhance the appearance of the cables and avoid sharp bends at the connectors while providing visual identification the cables purpose. Here is an upgrade for your system that will be hard to miss -- from the professional look and feel of the cables themselves, to the superior quality of the video that they provide. Perfect for all kinds of composite video hook-ups! What Makes Canare So Great? You can tell, just 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. We have found that the key to great video cables is in the connectors. Exotic conductors and shielding are fine, but its the connectors that really make the difference. You probably already know the prices for Monster, Tributaries, and some of the other more esoteric cables -- they can be very expensive. On the basis of price alone, its hard to beat Canare, and if you consider performance, its even harder. From reading Monsters website, we were not able to see that they even claim to have constant impedance connectors! Its all very confusing, because a higher price does not necessarily equate to better performance, and most of the "technical data" on high-end cables is just a bunch of mumbo-jumbo, with little or no basis in fact. Unfortunately, superlatives do not render a superior picture. Formula for Superior Performance Heres 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 dont want any bumps at the connectors, and you dont 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. Thats what your equipment wants, and thats 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. Try to avoid multiple materials in the conductors or shielding, because of the problems associated with dissimilar metals. Low loss is desirable, but dont sacrifice mechanical integrity in favor of small differences in loss specification! Cables with foamed dielectric materials generally have lower loss, but foam is not without its own inherent problems. Shielding is important, but dont be confused by exorbitant claims. Electrical shielding is not the same as waterproofing -- you dont need two, 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. Canare Cable These cables are made with Canares most popular cable, LV-61S. They are lightweight and extremely flexible. Considerably more flexible than the Monster cables we tested. This superior flexibility also ensures longer flex life. They have PVC jackets with a smooth, non-glare finish. They even stay flexible in sub-zero weather! Hopefully, your equipment will never be subjected to such an extreme temperature, but the point is that the cables really are made of high-quality materials. Here are some specs on the cable: Outside diameter, 6.1mm (.240 in.) Low loss - less than .013 dB per meter at 1 MHz, and less than 4.2 dB even at 1 GHz! Tightly woven all-copper shield with greater than 95% coverage Nominal capacitance, 67 pF per meter at 1 KHz Nominal impedance, 75 Ohms Velocity of propagation, 66% In our experience, this is one of the finest video cables available at any price. We prefer it even to other offerings from Canare, such as the CFB series cables (which we also offer), for several important reasons. The CFB series cables have excellent high-frequency specifications, to be sure, but there is no practical advantage to using them for composite video, and several disadvantages. This LV-61S cable is much more flexible and is easier to work with. It also stands up better to handling and bending. LV-61S has more than enough bandwidth for composite video -- we have used this cable, with great success, in runs over 100 meters in length. Canare RCA Connectors It is hard to imagine a finer RCA connector than Canares. They are precision machined to maintain a constant 75 Ohm impedance. We install them using a Canare tool that always prepares the cable ends, just right. The connectors are crimped in place, using heavy, precision-machined dies. The crimps are so tight that oxygen is excluded, and thus corrosion is prevented. Its an awesome system, and the resulting terminations are in a class of their own. Generic RCA type audio plugs and cables have been around since the 1940s, but the old solder-type plugs typically have an impedance of about 25 ohms. As a result, they exhibit extremely poor return loss performance, even when mated to high quality cable. Some of the most expensive "high end" cables still rely on connector designs that are both electrically and mechanically inferior. Canares new 75 Ohm RCA crimp plugs solve these problems. Their impedance-matched design achieves excellent digital and analog performance, with a usable bandwidth to 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. The center shaft is gold plated. If you look closely at the picture at the right, you can see the internal pressure fingers, which ensure good contact, while solving the "grip of death" problem, which has been a issue with Monsters 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. See For Yourself! We have tested these Canare cables against Monster, and some other more esoteric cables. In our test setup, no other cable outperformed a Canare cable of a similar size. We tested cables ranging in length from 1 meter to 100 meters. Some of the cables we tested had specs that looked better on paper than Canares, but in our real-world tests, Canare always prevailed. This close-up will give you a better look at our RCA-type end preparations. This close-up will give you a good look at the internal gold-plated beryllium copper pressure fingers and gold-plated center shaft that are unique to Canares amazing "True 75 Ohm" impedance-matched RCA connectors. Shown here is the optional Canare BNC connector. Our standard connectors for this cable are RCAs, but if you would prefer to have one or both ends terminated with BNC connectors, just include a note to that effect with your payment. Why Cable Solutions? Customer service is our first priority. We do our best to help you find the best solutions for your particular application. Were enthusiasts too, so we know what its 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 eBay, so we are able to do something that most cable shops do not - we build and ship most custom cable orders within one business day. If you have had enough of outsourced support or worse yet, companies that do not even publish a phone number or a functional email address, we think you will be absolutely delighted that you found our company. We know how important it is to be able to get help when you need it. Thats why we have people, right here in Texas, ready to respond to your email or answer your phone call. If English is your language of choice, you will have the simple pleasure of communicating with people whose first language is English. Granted, if you call on the phone, you may detect more than a trace of a Texas accent, but that is to be expected when dealing with a family-owned business run by native Texans. We sincerely hope that you will find our heritage of courtesy, honesty, and an ethical way of doing business to be a refreshing experience. The importance of high-quality workmanship is second only to the importance of superior service. It takes good people to do outstanding work...the kind of workmanship you want for your custom cables. Ill 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. 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. Dont get stuck with bad advice, poor service, slow shipment or an inferior product. If you want the best, here it is! 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Warranty Manufacturers Warranty Statement Should any cable assembly manufactured by Cable Solutions fail due to defects in materials or workmanship within one year of the sale date, we will repair or replace, at our discretion, the defective product at no cost. Cable assemblies that fail after the warranty period has expired may be returned for repair at a nominal charge, if not damaged beyond the point of repair. This is a limited warranty and is not applicable to products which have, in our opinion, been damaged(including lightning, water, fire, etc.), altered, abused, misused, or improperly installed. Cable Solutions makes no other warranties either expressed or implied, including limitation warranties as to merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Additionally, there are no allowances or credits available for service work or installation performed in the field by the end user. 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