Speaker Cable Recommendations

[Jaymz]

I've had a horrible amount of noise with my Yamaha HS80's which is why i've had a noise suppressor in the loop every since i've owned them. I know they are pretty renowned for interference but as time goes on the high frequency hiss is getting worse. Mainly on my left speaker....especially if I play a game or anything.

I've been using the stock cables to connect them to my interface since i've owned them which are the cheapest bits of shit you can buy so I was curious if getting a quality set of cables would be a wise idea (better shielding?)

If so please feel free to recommend some!

 

[wishtheend]

Mogami Gold.

 

[Jaymz]

Can't really get those in the UK....and from the looks of it for a pair it would be around £100 which is laughable.

 

[ArthurD]

Dont use any instrument cable for this.
Just get some nordost cables. http://www.futureshop.co.uk/nordost-valhalla-2-speaker-cable-pair-5m-p-7834.html?osCsid=r0vop6q7e0v7g2j7uu22sl6ol7

 

[Jaymz]

Dont use any instrument cable for this.
Just get some nordost cables. http://www.futureshop.co.uk/nordost-valhalla-2-speaker-cable-pair-5m-p-7834.html?osCsid=r0vop6q7e0v7g2j7uu22sl6ol7

Yeah those will do....although I have a feeling the quality might be a little on the slap dash side?

 

[Trevoire520]

Tbh any half decent balanced jack/xlr cable should do the trick. Hell I'm using pretty cheap unbalanced instrument cables for mine as they're being fed from a Behringer Minimon800 (unbalanced) and I don't have any issues with noise.

 

[Jaymz]

Just ordered some cheap jack to jack Livewire cables....balanced however. The ones i've been using are like the ones you get with a guitar starter pack. XLR/Jack vs jack - jack shouldn't be an issue sound wise I wouldn't think?

 

[Trevoire520]

Nah won't make a difference

 

[cobhc]

I've had a set of these for years without any problems.

http://www.planetwaves.com/pwProduc...=34&productname=Classic_Series_Speaker_Cables

 

[Skinny Viking]

Planet Waves been doing fine by me forever

 

[Jaymz]

Wish I had got some Planet Waves ones now! But meh as Trev said, it shouldn't make any difference as long as they be balanced! Hopefully some of this noise calms down when I swap them out.

Cheers lads!

 

[cobhc]

I thought Trev meant it wouldn't matter if it was xlr-trs or trs-trs...

 

[ArthurD]

I was kidding about nord cables... too damm expensive.
Just buy any speaker cable. Dont use instrument cables.

 

[Manicompression]

Planet Waves been doing fine by me forever

I agree with this. I picked up some of the newer PW standard american guitar cables a year ago and they are still going strong. I had monsters but got really tired of taking them back to guitar center every month because of them crapping out on me. I would like to try lava but the price of admission is pretty steep. Planet Waves really hits the spot between price and quality nicely.

 

[pipaguapique]

anything but Monster would do just fine.

 

[TheWinterSnow]

Wish I had got some Planet Waves ones now! But meh as Trev said, it shouldn't make any difference as long as they be balanced! Hopefully some of this noise calms down when I swap them out.

Cheers lads!

IT doesn't make any difference, as long as it is balanced. I am using cheap Hosa for my monitors and they are dead quiet minus the their own internal noise that I have since found out was a manufacture flaw/defect in a certain batch, kind of annoying when no sound is present but...for the most part the noisiest thing in my chain is my AD/DA conversion, can't really hear any cable noise.

Get balanced cables and be done with it.

 

[Plendakor]

Digiflex cables and Neutrik connectors. ON EVERYTHING!

 

[Jaymz]

I'll see how these livewires do when they arrive Cheers!