Is a TRS speaker cable safe to use for amps?

[ibanez4life SZ!]

Hey guys!

Just grabbed a lot of speaker cables (needed a few extra) and I see that one of the cables has Neutrik TRS ends 1/4" ends rather than Mono ends.

Will this cable be safe to use for head to cab connections? Will it simply not use the second path?

Thanks!

Eric

 

[LensOfMadness]

I think the only problem you'd run into is if you have a cab wired with a switching jack to run either mono or stereo. In that case it could be bad.

 

[JCM 800]

I'd double check that it is actually a speaker cable. I haven't seen a TRS speaker cable myself. Best not to use something that is unknown.

 

[ibanez4life SZ!]

Appreciate the input...I think I might just return the stuff...I'm feeling very safe using it with my amps..

If anyone else has some for sure answers, I'd love to hear them!

Eric

 

[stinkfoot]

It depends on why there's a TRS plug there. Is it the same in both ends? Are you sure it is actually a speaker cable, and not a balanced line cable?

For a speaker cable, a TRS won't make any sense (as you'd need four separate contacts to run two signals through the same cable/plug). So without knowing how it is wired, it is not possible to give a for sure answer

/Andreas