# P5 & Cable Pass-Thru

**URL:** <https://forum.psaudio.com/t/p5-cable-pass-thru/3350>\
**Category:** Power Components\
**Created:** [September 25, 2016, 8:41am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/p5-cable-pass-thru/3350 "2016-09-25T08:41:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![fdemello](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d6d6ee/32.png) [@fdemello](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/fdemello)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2016, 8:41am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/p5-cable-pass-thru/3350/1 "2016-09-25T08:41:13Z")

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Am I introducing noise into my system by utilizing the pass-thru to my cable box? Should I avoid the P5 and go direct? Thank you

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**Author:** ![Paul](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/paul/32/6_2.png) [@Paul](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Paul)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2016, 5:33am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/p5-cable-pass-thru/3350/2 "2016-09-26T05:33:24Z")

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I would go direct - just use the P5 for the AC regeneration.