Van Damme Black Series 8 Core 4mm Speaker Multicore Cable — 268584000
The Van Damme Black Series 268584000 is the top-specification multicore in the Black Series speaker cable range — eight 4.0mm² ultra-pure oxygen-free copper conductors in a single flexible jacket, combining the highest core count and the largest conductor size available in the four-cable lineup. The 268584000 is the correct cable for large-format professional sound reinforcement systems where both the channel count and the power or distance demands exceed what any other configuration in the range can address. Eight channels at 4.0mm² per core means this cable covers the most demanding scenarios in professional live sound: high-power line array clusters with complex individual drive architectures, large touring rigs with long amplifier-to-speaker runs, and major fixed installations where conductor size and channel count are both non-negotiable specification requirements.
This is not a cable that most installations need. It is the cable that the right installations cannot do without.
The Case for 8 Cores at 4.0mm²
The 268584000 sits at the intersection of two independent specification drivers — core count and conductor size — and is specified when both drivers push toward the maximum simultaneously. Understanding when this occurs requires thinking about the system architecture in full.
Core count is driven by the number of independent amplifier channels feeding a speaker position. A professional three-way active line array element with independent amplification on high, mid, and low frequency — plus a dedicated subwoofer amplifier channel and independent fills — can easily require six or more independent speaker feeds arriving at a single cable drop point. Add bi-amplification of one or more frequency bands and an eight-core multicore becomes the logical minimum for a single-cable solution.
Conductor size at 4.0mm² is driven by power level and run distance. In large-format touring productions and fixed installations in major venues — arenas, stadiums, large theatres — amplifier racks are frequently positioned 30, 40, or 50 metres from the speaker clusters. At professional amplifier power levels over these distances, 2.5mm² conductors introduce resistance that produces meaningful power loss and damping degradation at the speaker terminals. The 4.60 Ω/km resistance of the 268584000’s 4.0mm² conductors maintains performance over these distances where 2.5mm² cable would be marginal.
When both conditions are present simultaneously — complex multi-way speaker architecture demanding eight channels, combined with high power levels or long run distances — the 268584000 is the single cable that resolves both requirements in one run.
127-Strand 4.0mm² in an 8-Core Jacket
The 268584000 uses 127 × 0.20mm stranding per conductor — the same 127-strand construction as the 268544000 four-core variant — producing 4.0mm² conductors that remain manageable in a cable of this size. The overall diameter of 17.70mm reflects the physical reality of carrying eight 4.0mm² conductors: this is a substantial cable requiring appropriate strain relief, suitable conduit sizing for fixed installation, and proper cable management in touring flight cases and stage looms.
Neutrik NL8 Speakon connectors are the standard termination for professional eight-core speaker multicore cable. The NL8 provides locking, high-current connection for all eight conductors in a single connector body — the correct solution at both ends of a 268584000 run, giving a single clean connection point at the amplifier and the speaker cluster without the risk of individual conductor connections pulling under the cable weight.
PVC insulation on each core and a flexible PVC composite outer jacket in matte black complete the construction. Working voltage is rated to 300/500V — appropriate for the output swing of professional high-power amplifiers at full rated output.
268584000 in the Black Series Range and Sourcing Through Surgesound
The 268584000 is the 8 × 4.0mm² configuration — the top of the Van Damme Black Series multicore speaker cable range — alongside the 4 × 2.5mm² (268542000), 4 × 4.0mm² (268544000), and 8 × 2.5mm² (268582000). 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 reel 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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