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Multichannel Speaker Cables
Multichannel Speaker Cables
4-conductor multichannel speaker cable.
Key Features and Benefits
- Low crosstalk performance
- Ideal for use in multi-way speaker systems
- Oxygen-free copper (OFC, JIS H3510) conductors.
- Tech Data
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Multichannel Speaker Cables
| Type | Model | Pair cross-sec. | Sales units | Nom. O.D. | Weight | Unit composition | Electrical characteristics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of cond. | Cross sec. area (AWG) and cond. comp. |
Twist pitch | Ch. O.D. | Cond. DCR | Nom. cap.* | ||||||
| mm2 | m | mm | kg/100m | mm2 /(AWG) Q’ty/mm |
mm | mm | ohm/100m | pF/m | |||
 S410-4P Jacket color:Gry |
S410-4P | 2.0 | 100 200 500 |
15.0 | 26 | 16 | 1.0(18) 127/0.10(OFC) |
50 | 5.1 | 1.9 | 165 |
| S410-6P | 2.0 | 18.3 | 39 | 24 | |||||||
| S410-8P | 2.0 | 21.6 | 53 | 32 | |||||||
- Insulation: polyethylene, Jacket: PVC, Dielectric strength: 500V AC/min.
- *Capacitance between conductors.
Key Features and Benefits / S410-P Series
- Low crosstalk performance
- Ideal for use in multi-way speaker systems.
- Oxygen-free copper (OFC, JIS H3510) conductors
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Fig. 1 Crosstalk Characteristics for S410-4P
Cross-sectional View of S410-4P and Channel color coding
| Unit no. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insulation color |
RED/WHT/ RED/WHT |
BLU/WHT/ BLU/WHT |
YEL/WHT/ YEL/WHT |
GRN/WHT/ GRN/WHT |
BRN/WHT/ BRN/WHT |
GRY/WHT/ GRY/WHT |
BLU/BLK/ BLU/BLK |
YEL/BLK/ YEL/BLK |
Technical Note
Four-conductor Configuration Minimizes Noise
Speaker cable must accommodate relatively high signal levels, typically tens to hundreds of watts of RMS power. Electromagnetic interference (EMI) can radiate from these speaker lines directly into adjacent low voltage cables (i.e. microphone, video, lines, etc.). Canare solves this problem by using a 4-conductor “Star Quad” configuration in all of our 4S-series speaker cables. Because every conductor is located the same distance from center, the opposing magnetic fields are cancelled out. Attenuation of magnetic field radiation is superior when compared to a standard 2-conductor speaker wire.
Four-conductor cable
Two-conductor cable
Selecting the Right Speaker Cable
Always try to keep speaker cables as short as possible and select cable models that offer a higher damping factor; 20-50 for music (i.e. connect sound) and 10-20 for speech (i.e. sport stadiums).
The greater the damping factor (DF), the better the ability to control speaker excursion to create sharp, clear quality in the low end frequency range
As the above formula shows, a higher conductor resistance causes a lower damping factor, which prevents even top quality power amps from performing at peak optimum levels.
| Model | Cross-sec. Area | Cond. Resist. | Cond. Resist. for Total Loop |
Cable Length (m) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mm2 /AWG | ohm/100m | ohm/m | DF = 20 | DF = 50 | |
| 4S6(G) | 1.02/17 (pair) | 1.85 | 0.037 | 9.5 | 3.0 |
| 4S8(G) | 2.52/14 (pair) | 0.75 | 0.015 | 23.3 | 7.3 |
| 4S11(G) | 4.36/11 (pair) | 0.45 | 0.009 | 38.9 | 12.2 |
| 4S10F(G) | 3.50/15 (pair) | 0.55 | 0.011 | 31.8 | 10.0 |
| 4S12F(G) | 5.62/13 (pair) | 0.35 | 0.007 | 50.0 | 15.7 |
| 4S14F(G) | 8.00/12 (pair) | 0.25 | 0.005 | 70.0 | 22.0 |
| 4S18F(G) | 14.16/9 (pair) | 0.15 | 0.003 | 116.7 | 36.7 |
| S410-*P | 2.00/18 (pair) | 0.95 | 0.019 | 18.4 | 5.8 |
| 2S7F(G) | 1.27/16 | 1.5 | 0.030 | 11.7 | 3.7 |
| 2S9F(G) | 2.18/14 | 0.9 | 0.018 | 19.4 | 6.1 |
| 2S11F(G) | 3.62/12 | 0.5 | 0.010 | 35.0 | 11.0 |
| 2S14F(G) | 5.63/10 | 0.3 | 0.006 | 58.3 | 18.3 |
| 2S15G | 2.49/14 | 0.7 | 0.014 | 25.0 | 7.9 |
- Conditions: Speaker impedance = 8 ohm, Power amplifier output impedance = 0.05 ohm