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Unsure if this counts as speakers/diy... sure someone will kick it between forums if it's an issue.
As part of considering going for active speakers I need to think how I'd do the wiring. My existing trunking is approximately 15mmx10mm of free space and goes through two 90degree turns. I used QED micro in it before so there was a ton of space. Unfortunately due to the way my subsequent trunking was done for my projector it means it would be impossibly to neatly run more trunking alongside the other one. I also ideally need to run a 3mm sub cable through so as to avoid using a wirless sub adaptor.
So I've been looking for "thinner" XLR cables and I can't see any. The usual places like audiovisualonline offer Fisual/Vandamm which is 8mm/6mm diameter and that won't work.
Online I've seen Van Damme do a 4.85mm cable which would be perfect size wise as that would fit 3x XLR and 1x Sub cable in the trunking.
So my questions are
1) For a max 13m run is using this thinner cable really likely to be an issue? There's no point me paying for active speakers and then screwing up the signal they get. The cables would not be running alongside electrical power cables for the vast majority of the run (just start and end would they be near the receiver/speaker power cables).
2) I've never soldered anything in my life though I did watch my father do it as a kid and hold things for him. I do a fair bit of model work so I used to working on small fiddly objects and paying attention.... it wouldn't be that hard to solder the cables myself would it? Is the worse that can happen that I create a short and/or connect the wrong cables to the wrong terminals? Or can the worse screw up the electrical equipment if I connect them up wrong?
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Also, I've seen internally the cable has two lots of one strand, 2 lots of another, and one grounding cable.
Presumably it's a really bad idea to solder up one XLR cable to two heads on both ends so as to reduce the overall thickness of cabling? I'd had to unwind the grounding cable to do that of course.
As part of considering going for active speakers I need to think how I'd do the wiring. My existing trunking is approximately 15mmx10mm of free space and goes through two 90degree turns. I used QED micro in it before so there was a ton of space. Unfortunately due to the way my subsequent trunking was done for my projector it means it would be impossibly to neatly run more trunking alongside the other one. I also ideally need to run a 3mm sub cable through so as to avoid using a wirless sub adaptor.
So I've been looking for "thinner" XLR cables and I can't see any. The usual places like audiovisualonline offer Fisual/Vandamm which is 8mm/6mm diameter and that won't work.
Online I've seen Van Damme do a 4.85mm cable which would be perfect size wise as that would fit 3x XLR and 1x Sub cable in the trunking.
Tour Grade Classic XKE Miniature Starquad | Van-Damme
The miniature version of the classic starquad is ideal for adaptor cables, short patchcords and boom microphone cables. It alllows for interference interference.
www.van-damme.com
So my questions are
1) For a max 13m run is using this thinner cable really likely to be an issue? There's no point me paying for active speakers and then screwing up the signal they get. The cables would not be running alongside electrical power cables for the vast majority of the run (just start and end would they be near the receiver/speaker power cables).
2) I've never soldered anything in my life though I did watch my father do it as a kid and hold things for him. I do a fair bit of model work so I used to working on small fiddly objects and paying attention.... it wouldn't be that hard to solder the cables myself would it? Is the worse that can happen that I create a short and/or connect the wrong cables to the wrong terminals? Or can the worse screw up the electrical equipment if I connect them up wrong?
//edit
Also, I've seen internally the cable has two lots of one strand, 2 lots of another, and one grounding cable.
Presumably it's a really bad idea to solder up one XLR cable to two heads on both ends so as to reduce the overall thickness of cabling? I'd had to unwind the grounding cable to do that of course.
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