Snake for a Powered mixer with speaker inputs

[frank4001]

I did a search and found Whirlwinds but they cost almost as much as a powered mixer. This wouldn't be a critical purchase but I would like to be able to do sound checks and not have to walk back and forth to the stage area for adjustments. Any cheaper options out there?

 

[buddaman71]

This is kinda ghetto, but I've just dressed and gaffe taped a pair of 12AWG speaker lines to the snake and soldered heavy 1/4" female jacks at each end to connect spkr cables. It works and is a very inexpensive way to do it.

 

[frank4001]

This is kinda ghetto, but I've just dressed and gaffe taped a pair of 12AWG speaker lines to the snake and soldered heavy 1/4" female jacks at each end to connect spkr cables.
It works and is a very inexpensive way to do it.

Thanks for the idea. Good option.

 

[robare99]

Hi, this is what you are looking for...

Yorkville SN1624P Snake -- 16-XLR / 2-TRS / 4-14AWG Speaker Returns. It's what I use...

About $1000 new.

 

[mark norwine]

Quite honestly, "powered mixers" and "snakes" do not go together. Power amps need to be onstage, reasonably close to the speakers, not out in the back of a house at the FOH mixing position.. You do NOT want long speaker runs, as the damping issues becomes huge. (damping decreases. that's bad)


Read more here

 

[Nelson89]

+1 on what mark says. When i help out my mate with some far away PA gigs (long drives...) we always setup the power amps side stage, and then the snake goes to the mixer FOH....FWIW...