Cable Loss Calculator
System Design & Electroacoustic Tool (V3)
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Basic Mode
Advanced Mode
Cable Physics & Routing
Cable Length
meters
feet
Wire Gauge Standard
Metric Standard (mm²)
American Wire Gauge (AWG)
Copper Cross-Section
0.75 mm²
1.0 mm²
1.5 mm²
2.5 mm²
4.0 mm²
6.0 mm²
8.0 mm²
10.0 mm²
AWG 18 (0.82 mm²)
AWG 16 (1.31 mm²)
AWG 14 (2.08 mm²)
AWG 12 (3.31 mm²)
AWG 10 (5.26 mm²)
AWG 8 (8.37 mm²)
AWG 6 (13.3 mm²)
Outer Jacket Material (Thermal Impact)
Rubber / Neoprene (H07RN-F) - Excellent
PUR (Polyurethane) - Good
Standard PVC - Average
LSZH (Flame Retardant) - Insulating
Installation / Routing Type
Open Air / Suspended isolated
On Ground / Stage Floor
Open cable tray / Raceway
Bundled cables on truss/tray
Closed conduit or pipe
Ambient Temperature (°C)
Contact Loss (ohm) (Speakon, Patchbay)
Electroacoustic Specs
Impedance (Single Speaker)
2 ohm
4 ohm
8 ohm
16 ohm
32 ohm
64 ohm
70V Line (Constant Voltage)
100V Line (Constant Voltage)
Number of Speakers in Parallel
Power per Speaker (Tap Setting)
AES (Continuous)
Peak
Amplifier Channel Output Power (W)
Signal Crest Factor (Dynamics)
3 dB - Heavy EDM (50% avg pwr)
6 dB - Live Band (25% avg pwr)
9 dB - Acoustic (12.5% avg pwr)
10 dB - Speech (10% avg pwr)
Amplifier Damping Factor (at 8 ohm)
Calculate Performance
System Report
Calculated Load (Total Impedance):
0.00 Ω
Total Cable Resistance:
0.00 Ω
Peak Power Dissipated in Cable (Heat):
0.00 W
Avg Real-World Heat Dissipation (Crest Adj.):
0.00 W
Actual Peak Power Delivered to Total Load:
0.00 W
Electrical Line Attenuation:
0.00 dB
Estimated Damping Factor at Load:
0
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