The Speaker Cabling Thread

Hi all,

Instead of isolate my own issue in asking for advice, I thought I'd start this thread to catalogue different connector types for studio monitors.

During a move one of the cables I used for my Alesis M1 Active Mk11 speakers has disappeared. I want to purchase a replacement before New Year.

My remaining cable has no logo, but from memory they were Neutrik cables. One end is gold RCA, the other - and this is my point of question:

It's either a 6.35 jack to RCA cable, or a 1/4 to RCA cable. Or these are the same thing, but I want to know asap so I can work my second monitor.

I can't find the specific cable online, or anything that isn't XLR, basically. So I'm asking here if anyone could direct me where I should be heading?

Any help much appreciated.

Cheers,
Mick.

The M1's are balanced so if what you are connecting them to is also balanced then you need a 1/4" TRS jack which has 3 rings on it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRS_connector .. you can get TRS to XLR cables.. which would also work with the M1 as it has a combo XLR-1/4" input

edit : Sorry just read your post a bit better.. RCA is not balanced... so then it would make sense to use an unbalanced cable.. TS (2rings) e.g. http://www.sweetwater.com/c824--Unbalanc..._TS_to_RCA

edit : Sorry just read your post a bit better.. RCA is not balanced... so then it would make sense to use an unbalanced cable.. TS (2rings) e.g. http://www.sweetwater.com/c824--Unbalanc..._TS_to_RCA

I'll go for the Hosa CPR105 5' as I require just one cable. Many thanks

edit: Bought this from the Soundaware site instead as shipping was humongously expensive from the US:

http://www.musiconmypc.co.uk/hosa-cpr-11...-rca-10-ft

Thats the one I am using on my stereo at home