Bang & olufsen speaker cables

brooom

Anyone know a store here in the UK where I can buy cables for this brand of speakers?

ICBM

Are they the ones with the DIN plugs - one round pin, one flat? If so I may have a pair, although I'd need to look, I haven't seen them for years...

If they have standard wire terminals then any normal speaker cable will do.

Roland

The ones I’ve had all came with cables hard wired into the speakers. Is it the plugs you want?

strumjoughlamps

Are they not just 2 pin or 8 pin din connectors? 

Roland

The ones I had consisted of a flat prong, about 3mm x 1mm cross section, and a 1mm rod beneath

brooom

Hi @Roland, @ICBM, yes those are the ones... the DIN plugs with a flat prong and 1 rod.

Basically looking for complete cables, although I guess I could also assemble them if needed. They're for a friend of mine who found some old speakers.

strumjoughlamps

These then

https://www.leadsdirect.co.uk/shop/hi-fi-2-pin-din-speaker-lead-2-5m/

Although probably better to make them yourself. 

RobDavies

Yeah, make them yourself.  

electrosmart Pack of 2-2 Pin Din Male Hi Fi Speaker/Loudspeaker Cable Plugs with Screw Connections https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00512QE4I/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_jNHyDb5C5PK50

That way way you can use slightly better cable than the bell wire that’s usually attached to stuff like this. 

brooom

is the cable that amazon recommends any good?

RobDavies

brooom said:

is the cable that amazon recommends any good?

I’d probably go for something a little more heavy duty.... there’s a 2x1mm which would do the trick...

electrosmart 25m Red/Black 2x 1mm 2x 89 Strand Speaker Cable Wire for Home HiFi/Car Audio etc https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B071CDM5ZG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_vS3yDbP1642EV

brooom

thanks @RobDavies ;

RobDavies

...although I fully appreciate that you don’t need 25m of the stuff.  

strumjoughlamps

I am not going to gimp out on cables as we will get the 'cat5 cable has been tested as the best speaker cable' comments come through.. but I have always gone for a decent budget cable, QED Original as a minimum but mostly I have always used  QED Silver Anniversary or Cable Talk 3.1