The influence of the speaker cable cross - section the diameter of
In fact, the cross-section relates to the speaker cable itself, but the speaker line, i.e., the conductive portion of the cable.
- Due to the resistance, the inductance and the capacitance of the line, a speaker cable as an RC or LR limb; a passive low-pass Filter. Its cutoff frequency depends significantly on the resistance of a larger wire cross section to decrease.
- However, the border frequency is in the hundreds of meters of cable still well above the audible frequency range.
- A larger influence of the cross-section on the loss of power: the thicker the line, the less power is lost.
- The usual cable will have a wire cross section of 2.5 or 3.5 mm2. The results at 5 m cable length to a loss of about 1 %.
- For lengths over 20 metres, you should consider a cable with a cross section greater than 4 mm2, since the loss may otherwise rise to over 5%. This is a line diameter of less than 1.2 mm.
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What is important in speaker cables?
While the cable diameter has no great influence on the quality, helping you, the following tips tend to an optimal Sound:
- If possible, use short speaker cables to minimize losses.
- Route the cable away from electric fields emanating from other devices and cables.
- If you have active speakers, they transmit the speaker signals ideally balanced via XLR or Jack.
- More important than the cross-section of the type of connection is usually. Speaker connectors, and their advantages we can provide you with a special practical tip before.
- For passive speakers, and really high volumes, you use the usual screw-clamp-connection.
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