Cables Unlimited AUD-1100-25 3.5mm Male to Male Stereo Cable (25 Feet, Black)

by Cables Unlimited

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.7 x 1 x 7.4 inches ; 5 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000V6R2OK
• Item model number: AUD-1100-25
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (93 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #8 in Electronics > Accessories & Supplies > Audio & Video Accessories > Cables & Interconnects > Audio Cables
  • #8 in Electronics > Home Audio & Theater > Home Audio Accessories
  • #64 in Electronics > Portable Audio & Video > MP3 Players & Accessories > MP3 Player Accessories
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001

Product Description

Connect a speaker system or microphone with these premium stereo audio cables.These 3.5mm male-to-male audio cables will provide the solution needed to connect your high performance system.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

64 of 65 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Very poorly shielded cable., December 12, 2009

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Systems_Consultant (Eden Prairie, Mn United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Cables Unlimited AUD-1100-25 3.5mm Male to Male Stereo Cable (25 Feet, Black) (Electronics)

This cable would be OK for a set of headphones but you should not use it in the signal path between a source device, like an MP3 player or computer, and an amplifier. The shielding is so poor in this cable that it will pickup a considerable amount of 60Hz EMI (aka hum) and you won't like the results.

I bought this cable to connect my high-end Dell portable computer to the Sony pre-amplifier unit of my home entertainmenet system. I wanted to use my portable as an MP3 player since it's a lot easier to program and create playlists on a 17" computer screen than any of the portable MP3 players I've seen. When I had everything hooked up I experienced a very noticeable hum from my stereo speakers even before starting the player application on the computer. At first I thought I had a ground loop so I removed all other external cables (power, usb, ethernet) from the computer, running it on battery only. Still the hum persisted. Even with the AUD-1100-25 cable unplugged from the computer the hum persisted.

I then replaced the AUD-1100-25 with a pair of RCA cables w/ RCA to 1/8" stereo adapters and the hum went away. The RCA cables were hand-made with some quality shielded cable with the connectors hand-soldered by me. What a difference. So, that's what I ended up using.

Although I think Monster Cables and the like are a way over-priced, this product has gone too far in the other direction. I don't recommend this item if you're going to use it in an application that will amplify the signal (and noise) coming through the cable. It's easy to see why this cable is so cheap.

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It works., November 23, 2008

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Travis G. Mandel - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cables Unlimited AUD-1100-25 3.5mm Male to Male Stereo Cable (25 Feet, Black) (Electronics)

I use this to connect my laptop to my tv when I watch downloaded shows. It works well.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Crackles, October 26, 2009

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pg2000 - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cables Unlimited AUD-1100-25 3.5mm Male to Male Stereo Cable (25 Feet, Black) (Electronics)

Whenever the cable bends near the connector the audio crackles. Tried with different cable and it doesn't crackle. I wish I got a higher quality cable.

**update** Crackling is tolerable if you don't move the cable near the connectors. Works but not highest quality. added 1 star to 3 stars.