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Question regarding speaker cables [message #27348]

Thu, 28 September 2006 06:33

Mithotyn
Messages: 3
Registered: May 2009

Esquire

The manual for my 6505 says to use ... well it says exactly "IMPORTANT: Use only high quality, UNshielded speaker cables" but all I can find and have are shielded, or at least say they are. Someone told me that should be fine, but to use 14 gauge, most of these, including the ones I have are 24 guage.

I went to musicians friend and zzsounds and searched around for speaker cables and they all seem to BRAG about how shielded they are, I'm a total n00b to this... are they talking about a different type of shielding? could any of this hurt my amp?

this is what i'm using right now

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Ernie-Ball-Speaker-Cable?sku=336700

fine? if not what do I need to buy and where can I find a 14 guage, unshielded speaker cable with 1/4 inputs?

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Re: Question regarding speaker cables [message #27349 is a reply to message #27348]

Thu, 28 September 2006 06:35

Mithotyn
Messages: 3
Registered: May 2009

Esquire

my bad it's 16 gauge, what i'm using.

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Re: Question regarding speaker cables [message #27350 is a reply to message #27349]

Thu, 28 September 2006 08:39

Wayne Parham
Messages: 18791
Registered: January 2001

Illuminati (33rd Degree)

If it's speaker cable connecting your amp head to your speakers, unshielded cable is fine. With a 4-16 ohm load impedance, shielding does almost nothing. 16 guage zip cord with 1/4" plugs on each end will do nicely.

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Re: Question regarding speaker cables [message #27351 is a reply to message #27350]

Thu, 28 September 2006 08:44

Mithotyn
Messages: 3
Registered: May 2009

Esquire

any possibility you could elaborate on that? i'm very nervous, it's my first tube amp and I've been told using the wrong cables can screw up the amp... So a shielded 16 gauge speaker cable like the one I have (in the link) should be just fine? The manual would tell me to use unshielded because? (which I cant even find) and somebody told me I should be using 14 gauge? eRR my head is buzzing... I just don't understand it, but cant risk screwing this thing up.

TIA

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