speaker cable or not.

[bigash]

While in the pub with the band the other night, our sound man
said that you dont need speaker cable for powered speakers,
because the amps were inside the speaker so no high voltages were
travelling through the cables. I thought he was wrong but didn't say anything
at the time, because i would get the your just the bass player reply as usual.
Can any one clarify this, in simple terms, remember because i'm just the bass player.

Cheers Ash

[deksawyer]

He's correct!

D.

[bigash]

Ok cheers, bass players think we know every thing.

[Al Heeley]

I thought it was a shielding issue for speaker cables. Maybe that's when you try to use speaker cables for guitar leads....

[obbm]

The signal going to a powered monitor is typically a line-level signal. Depending on the mixer and the monitor it can be balanced or unbalanced but must be screened.

Mic cables is best for this however an instrument lead is equally suitable in cases where both ends are unbalanced.

Certainly do not use a speaker lead as they have no screening, will pick-up interference, can become microphonic and can potentially create howl-round. An unscreened speaker lead is only suitable for connecting a power amp to a speaker.