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Topic: to bob about speaker cable? |
Jack Goodson
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new brockton,alabama (deceased)
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Posted 15 Feb 2019 6:06 pm |
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| BoB, doe,s the cable that you sell by the 25 foot roll along with the plugs also work as speaker cable? i need cables to plug from a session 500 amp to 2/15 inch black widows....thanks jack |
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Bill L. Wilson
From:
Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 15 Feb 2019 8:38 pm The Speaker Cords.
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| Just use regular electrical lamp cord for speaker wire. |
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Derrick Unger
From:
Newark Ohio, USA
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Posted 15 Feb 2019 9:38 pm What will work
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I just went through this 2 days ago..I have 15 combo amps sitting in my studio meaning speakers and amps in same cabinet...just bought a peavey valvekingII tube amp head and I was told not to hook it to cabinet with a guitar cable but use speaker cable cable..about crapped my pants when I saw prices..made me think back to the early 70's and I thought my Fender Bassman Head was hooked to the cabinet with a cable that looked like lamp wire...will this work and be alright???
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Dave Mudgett
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Central Pennsylvania and Gallatin, Tennessee
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Posted 16 Feb 2019 1:34 am
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Yes, stranded, side-by-side lamp cord works fine. Depending on wattage, I'd use 16 gauge or larger wire - i.e., gauge number smaller. I guess 18 gauge is OK for a low-power amp, and I'd use 14 or even 12 gauge for a real high-power amp or longer cable run. But I think 16 gauge works fine for a short run in most situations. I generally solder a right-angle 1/4" jack to the amp end, and do whatever works on the speaker/cab end.
Definitely do not use a guitar patch cable. It is not designed for power signals - the wire is almost always too small, and 2-conductor shielded wire is not the way to go anyway. |
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Ian Rae
From:
Redditch, England
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Posted 16 Feb 2019 1:35 am
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Speaker cable needs to be thick enough to have a negligible resistance compared to the speaker. I use the stuff I kept from an old electric lawnmower.
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Jack Goodson
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new brockton,alabama (deceased)
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Posted 16 Feb 2019 7:12 am speaker cable?
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| the reason for asking is the cable that bob sells has copper amd is a larger cable and has the quick fix ends. i have used extension cords before and they work great....thanks jack |
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Donny Hinson
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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 16 Feb 2019 7:25 am
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DO NOT use instrument cable or "quick-fix" plugs (George-L's) for speakers!
Lamp cord (also known as zip cord) is inexpensive, and fine for speaker wire. You can get it at Ace, Home Depot, Lowe's, or any hardware store. Since the maximum recommended length which can be used depends on the speaker impedance, here's a table for the maximum wire-lengths when it's used for speaker wire:
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Wire size 2 Ω load 4 Ω load 6 Ω load 8 Ω load
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22 AWG 3 ft 6 ft 9 ft 12 ft
20 AWG 5 ft 10 ft 15 ft 20 ft
18 AWG 8 ft 16 ft 24 ft 32 ft
16 AWG 12 ft 24 ft 36 ft 48 ft
14 AWG 20 ft 40 ft 60 ft 80 ft
12 AWG 30 ft 60 ft 90 ft 120 ft
10 AWG 50 ft 100 ft 150 ft 200 ft
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 16 Feb 2019 8:16 am
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You can buy all kinds of speaker cable from such places as Musicians Friend. They have 12 gauge speaker cable with the 1/4" ends on starting at $10.99.
And 16 gauge from $6.99, with the ends. 
Erv |
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Steve Rosko
From:
Georgetown, Texas
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Posted 17 Feb 2019 10:27 am
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Just curious; what's wrong with using George L's between rack and speakers?
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Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
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Jack Goodson
From:
new brockton,alabama (deceased)
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Posted 17 Feb 2019 3:31 pm copper cable for speakers
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| the reason i posted this is the cable that bob sells says it is some type of copper, so i thought it would be nice if it would work for speakers as well as instruments it would be nice to repair on the job.....thanks for all the replies i have made a lot of speaker cables that you refer to over the years....thanks jack |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 17 Feb 2019 3:45 pm
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| Steve Rosko wrote: |
| Just curious; what's wrong with using George L's between rack and speakers? |
Several things. First, the "quick" connectors are meant for guitar cables. There's more of a chance they can short out or go open than with soldered plugs. Now, on a guitar cord, this just means no sound...it's not a big deal, and you'd just replace the cord. But a short or open on a speaker wire can destroy the amp, sometimes very quickly! Also, there's the issue of the cable affecting the sound and amp loading, both due to the small center conductor, and also the increased capacitance that coaxial cable has.
It's just a bad idea to use instrument cables on speakers. |
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