Van Damme Black Series 4 Core 2.5mm Speaker Multicore Cable — 268542000
The Van Damme Black Series 268542000 is a tour-grade speaker multicore cable built around four 2.5mm² ultra-pure oxygen-free copper conductors in a single flexible jacket. It is the entry point of the Black Series multicore speaker cable range and the most widely deployed configuration in professional live sound — covering the majority of touring and installation applications where multiple speaker channels need to travel a single cable route between the amplifier rack and the speaker position.
The operational case for speaker multicore cable is straightforward. Running four individual two-core speaker cables between an amplifier and a speaker position means four cable runs to manage, label, coil, store, and fault-find. The 268542000 replaces all four with a single cable run — one cable to route, one cable to terminate, one cable to coil at the end of the show. At scale across a touring rig with multiple monitor positions, delay towers, and fill speakers, the reduction in cable count produces real savings in deployment time, storage volume, weight carried, and long-term system maintenance.
2.5mm² Conductors: Correctly Specified for Mid-to-High Power Systems
The conductor size in a speaker multicore cable is determined by the current the cable needs to carry over the distances involved. Speaker cable operates at high current relative to the power level — significantly higher current than the same wattage at mains voltage — and resistance in the cable path directly reduces the power delivered to the speaker and degrades the amplifier’s damping authority over the cone.
At 2.5mm² per conductor with a resistance of 7.65 Ω/km, the 268542000 is correctly specified for mid-to-high power professional speaker systems at the run lengths common in live sound and venue installation. On a 20-metre run — typical for a stage monitor feed or a flown speaker drop — the total loop resistance of a conductor pair is well under 0.5 Ω, producing negligible voltage loss and maintaining full amplifier damping control. The 2.5mm² conductor size is the practical minimum for serious professional speaker applications. For higher power systems or longer runs where resistance must be further minimised, the 268544000 at 4.0mm² is the correct step up in the Black Series range.
The four-core arrangement of the 268542000 supports several wiring configurations: two stereo pairs for bi-amp or stereo operation, four independent mono channels for distributed speaker zones, or parallel pairs combining cores for doubled cross-section on a single high-current connection. This flexibility makes the 268542000 one of the most versatile cables in the Black Series range.
Ultra-Pure OFC Construction and Black Series Build Quality
Every conductor in the 268542000 is bare ultra-pure oxygen-free copper — 50 × 0.25mm stranding per core — a strand count that keeps the cable genuinely flexible under repeated deployment. Bending stress distributes across fifty fine filaments rather than concentrating in fewer heavier strands, preventing conductor fatigue in cables that are regularly coiled on tour. PVC insulation on each core and a special flexible PVC composite outer jacket at 10.25mm overall diameter complete the build. The matte black finish is deliberately non-reflective — appropriate for on-stage and on-floor use where cable visibility under stage lighting is undesirable. Working voltage is rated to 300/500V.
268542000 in Context and Sourcing Through Surgesound
The 268542000 is the 4 × 2.5mm² configuration in Van Damme’s Black Series multicore speaker cable range. The range extends to 4 × 4.0mm² (268544000), 8 × 2.5mm² (268582000), and 8 × 4.0mm² (268584000) for higher power and higher core count requirements. Surgesound supplies the full Black Series multicore range to AV integrators, systems contractors, live sound engineers, and project managers across Southern Africa as an authorised Van Damme distributor — available per metre or on 50m and 100m reels for project quantities.
Contact Surgesound to discuss pricing, stock availability, and project quantities for the Van Damme Black Series speaker multicore cable range.
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