The right gauge cables for my Speakon connectors..?

[4stringslow]

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1469561694' post='3099425']

And don't forget to use directional cable.
[/quote]

yeah, I forgot that one!

[Dan Dare]

Good for Bill. So much snake oil in cables, especially in wunnerful wold of hi-fi (where those with the most expensive set-ups usually have Van Gogh's ear for music).

[Bill Fitzmaurice]

[quote name='Dan Dare' timestamp='1469715995' post='3100599']
Good for Bill. So much snake oil in cables, especially in wunnerful wold of hi-fi (where those with the most expensive set-ups usually have Van Gogh's ear for music).
[/quote]Having lots of money doesn't necessarily equate to being highly intelligent. Take Donald Trump, for instance. Really, take him, please...put him in the Tower of London and do a Richard III number on him.

[Huge Hands]

[quote name='Bill Fitzmaurice' timestamp='1469722023' post='3100657']
Having lots of money doesn't necessarily equate to being highly intelligent. Take Donald Trump, for instance. Really, take him, please...put him in the Tower of London [i][b]and do a Richard III number on him[/b][/i].
[/quote]

What, bury him in a car park?

Edited July 29, 2016 by Huge Hands

[Bill Fitzmaurice]

[quote name='Huge Hands' timestamp='1469775844' post='3100925']
What, bury him in a car park?
[/quote]I was thinking of giving a headsman a bit of work, but the parking lot will do.

[tauzero]

In terms of the mechanics of the lead as a whole, and ignoring the electrical side, the screw terminal holes in Speakon connectors are fairly large - there's probably a slight advantage in overall reliability terms of having a cable core that fills a significant part of the void rather than a titchy little thing that the grub screw only just reaches.

I was quite surprised when I took my old GK 200MB combo apart at how thin the speaker wires were - must have been about .5mm cores, and the wires are 25cm or more long. For something pushing 100W into the internal 8[color=#252525][font=sans-serif]Ω[/font][/color] speaker, that did seem a bit flimsy.

[taunton-hobbit]

Take one big (you know the make) valve amplifier....run 50 meters 1.5mm mains lead (twin) a couple of tents down and off you go (I cheated,used a single amp for me and slaved another for the remote) - job done.



Edit: spelling.

Edited July 29, 2016 by taunton-hobbit

[Alec]

[quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1469797888' post='3101125']
I was quite surprised when I took my old GK 200MB combo apart at how thin the speaker wires were - must have been about .5mm cores, and the wires are 25cm or more long.
[/quote]
And that's the big joke with all the "super cables", that they're only part of the signal chain.

For short amp-cab cables, nothing huge is required. Doesn't stop 2.5mm or 4mm cables feeling and looking more serious. And, for the cost, it's a tiny premium for the "joy of ownership". And nothing wrong with over-thick cables, as long as they don't sacrifice flexibility.

[naxos10]

Disappointed that nobody mentioned:
Single core over multicore
Capacitance
Frequency response
Silver over copper cable
Gold plated connectors
Etc

The 'Dark Side' will trembling with fear for not discussing all these fine cable attributes.......

[grandad]

My cable case is the heaviest item to lug about, (PA/monitor leads inc'). I use 1.0, 1.25 or 1.5mm, any/all are fine. Speakon connectors are very well designed and making a good connection is relatively straight forward.

When it comes to making a good sound connection on a speaker lead with a 1/4" jack I now only use these:

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I can get a decent soldered joint and the strain relief is better than the crimped.

Edited August 6, 2016 by grandad