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Topic: Preamp to power amp cable? |
George Kimery
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Limestone, TN, USA
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Posted 20 Sep 2019 8:11 am |
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| Does it make any difference if you use shielded instrument cable or speaker cable to connect a preamp to a power amp? |
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Larry Dering
From:
Missouri, USA
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Posted 20 Sep 2019 9:23 am
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| George, shielded cable is recommended because of noise issues. In a pinch you might get away with a speaker cable if it's short but why would you not use a patch or guitar cable. |
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Godfrey Arthur
From:
3rd Rock
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Posted 20 Sep 2019 2:33 pm
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The best shielded cable you can find.
Speaker cable is not for anything but lamp cord and speakers.
Mogami 4 conductor, twist two pairs together to make a single hot/ground to 1/4" plug unless your preamp-out to power amp-in is XLR.
The signal from a preamp to power amp "in" is better served shielded.
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Last edited by Godfrey Arthur on 20 Sep 2019 3:15 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Gabriel Edell
From:
Hamilton, Ontario
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Posted 20 Sep 2019 3:06 pm
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Definitely want to use shielded cable.
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Bill Burch
From:
California, USA
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Posted 20 Sep 2019 4:01 pm
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Godfrey,
The Mogami wire in the photo you posted is 4-conductor unshielded speaker cable.
Great for hooking up your stereo speakers but not what's called for going from a preamp out to an amplifier input.
That cable should definitely have a foil or braided shield.
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Godfrey Arthur
From:
3rd Rock
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Posted 20 Sep 2019 4:30 pm
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| Bill Burch wrote: |
Godfrey,
The Mogami wire in the photo you posted is 4-conductor unshielded speaker cable.
Great for hooking up your stereo speakers but not what's called for going from a preamp out to an amplifier input.
That cable should definitely have a foil or braided shield.
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Thanks Bill my bad. Yes I'm aware of the diff. Been multi-tasking like the Tasmanian Devil and clicked on the wrong photo.
I meant to post a Quad type wiring.
I have Canare L-4E6S for quad wiring.
I do have Canare 4S8 speaker cable.
I'm a quad wire type. 
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YES it's my REAL NAME!
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George Kimery
From:
Limestone, TN, USA
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Posted 20 Sep 2019 7:52 pm Preamp to power amp cable?
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I am using a very high quality 95% shielded cable, so I am good to go.
Thanks for confirming what I suspected. |
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