Speaker Cable
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Gearjoneser
Gear Ho
Re: Speaker Cable
On my main amp, I have 3' Monster speaker cable, but I've found that you can get good/cheap speaker cables of all sizes from Carvin. I use those gray Carvin speaker cables for studio monitors, PA system, and general purpose.
On my main amp, I have 3' Monster speaker cable, but I've found that you can get good/cheap speaker cables of all sizes from Carvin. I use those gray Carvin speaker cables for studio monitors, PA system, and general purpose.
Sludgenutz
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Re: Speaker Cable
This not always the case. I use an old Ernie Ball (?) speaker cable with Switchcraft plugs and unplated brass conductor tips. The actual wire is 18 gauge "lamp cord". It looks very different from a regular shielded cord...and is less than 6 feet long.
Gr8Scott said:
This not always the case. I use an old Ernie Ball (?) speaker cable with Switchcraft plugs and unplated brass conductor tips. The actual wire is 18 gauge "lamp cord". It looks very different from a regular shielded cord...and is less than 6 feet long.
The Golden Boy
Fleecy Sweaterologist
Re: Speaker Cable
I've made them out of 16 gauge lamp cord... The speaker cable I use with my guitar rig is an old 14 gauge cable with the huge Switchcraft ends- the other one is 16 gauge lamp cord. The cable for my bass rigs are just some old 18 gauge speaker cables that I replaced one of the 1/4" ends with banana jacks- as well as some 18 gauge cables with Switchcraft ends- then the 16 or so gauge Speakon cable with Neutrik ends.
I've heard you don't want to use anything less than 18 gauge- I haven't and I've never had a problem. I've also heard you don't want to use anything bigger than 12. You do NOT want to use a shielded instrument cable.
I've made them out of 16 gauge lamp cord... The speaker cable I use with my guitar rig is an old 14 gauge cable with the huge Switchcraft ends- the other one is 16 gauge lamp cord. The cable for my bass rigs are just some old 18 gauge speaker cables that I replaced one of the 1/4" ends with banana jacks- as well as some 18 gauge cables with Switchcraft ends- then the 16 or so gauge Speakon cable with Neutrik ends.
I've heard you don't want to use anything less than 18 gauge- I haven't and I've never had a problem. I've also heard you don't want to use anything bigger than 12. You do NOT want to use a shielded instrument cable.
ShredFetus
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Re: Speaker Cable
I had no idea there were different cables for this job! (you are taling about the lead going from a head into a speaker cab yeh?) Dont worry, I don't own a stack, so I haven't been ruining anything!
What are the visible differences between the two? What damage does it cause? Is there an audible difference?
I had no idea there were different cables for this job! (you are taling about the lead going from a head into a speaker cab yeh?) Dont worry, I don't own a stack, so I haven't been ruining anything!
What are the visible differences between the two? What damage does it cause? Is there an audible difference?
The Golden Boy
Fleecy Sweaterologist
Re: Speaker Cable
The visual difference is on the lead. Unscrew the cover from the jack, you'll see the hot lead is the short end and the ground is the long end. Where the ground goes into the insulation, it should be going into a tube of insulation then into the outer insulation. An instrument cable will have the ground turning into a braid that wraps around the inner conductor.ShredFetus said:
Gearjoneser
Gear Ho
Re: Speaker Cable
Most companies use cable that specifies 'speaker', if you look at the sides of the cable. Regular guitar cords are usually plain with no lettering.
Most companies use cable that specifies 'speaker', if you look at the sides of the cable. Regular guitar cords are usually plain with no lettering.
Sludgenutz
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Re: Speaker Cable
THE REASON YOU NEED A REAL SPEAKER CABLE......
The current carrying capacity of any shielded cord is limited by the thin center conductor! It matters not whether a shielded cord is a six-lane-wide highway bundle of gold wire. If the center conductor is a few eyelashes in diameter...all that other material matters NOT!
THE REASON YOU NEED A REAL SPEAKER CABLE......
The current carrying capacity of any shielded cord is limited by the thin center conductor! It matters not whether a shielded cord is a six-lane-wide highway bundle of gold wire. If the center conductor is a few eyelashes in diameter...all that other material matters NOT!
Sludgenutz
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Re: Speaker Cable
Yikes, that is some big type! Will constrain in the future!:dance:
Yikes, that is some big type! Will constrain in the future!:dance:
KLINKDETROIT
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Re: Speaker Cable
Voodooamps 50/50 speaker cable is the winner in my crews speaker cable tests. We are over the top in the lengths we go for tone and are pretty picky. For what its worth.
Voodooamps 50/50 speaker cable is the winner in my crews speaker cable tests. We are over the top in the lengths we go for tone and are pretty picky. For what its worth.
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