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Gear / Technical Help => Cables => Topic started by: Jimna on November 06, 2007, 12:24:57 AM

Title: Any reason why?
Post by: Jimna on November 06, 2007, 12:24:57 AM

this cable would be bad for mic cable other than the silver/teflon vs. copper/rubber issue?
http://cgi.ebay.com/Teflon-12-Ga-Wire-100-Foot-Mil-Spec-Blue-Silver-Plated_W0QQitemZ180157659704QQihZ008QQcategoryZ73139QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem (http://cgi.ebay.com/Teflon-12-Ga-Wire-100-Foot-Mil-Spec-Blue-Silver-Plated_W0QQitemZ180157659704QQihZ008QQcategoryZ73139QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

Title: Re: Any reason why?
Post by: flipp on November 06, 2007, 05:21:10 AM

from the item description:

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This Is Flexable 12 Gauge Blue Wire.
It Is Made Up Of 19 Individually Silver Plated Copper  Strands with Teflon Insulation

you'll have to use three pieces for a balanced mic cable; hot, ground and neutral; so any weight/size advantages of milspec spc you might have enjoyed will be lost

Title: Re: Any reason why?
Post by: Todd R on November 06, 2007, 10:22:50 AM

It would probably make nice speaker wire.  I've made speaker cables using this 12ga single conductor cable stock, put into a single techflex housing to make a 2cond pair for speaker cable.

Far too large at 12ga to use as mic cables or even interconnects, even if you found a 2cond plus shield variety.  For mic cables and ICs, you want to find something on the order of 20ga to 24ga.

Title: Re: Any reason why?
Post by: Flip on November 07, 2007, 12:30:06 PM

Is the 12GA a issue of the cable being to large to fit connector's ( XLR, RCA, 1/4, etc ) or just a issue of not be practical / portable to carry around?

I guess what I'm asking does the size of the cable impact the sound?

Flip

Title: Re: Any reason why?
Post by: Nick's Picks on November 12, 2007, 07:58:44 AM

that would be killer speaker cable.  pretty too.

for mic cable, you want this: http://tinyurl.com/ypswu5