Question

Will I damage anything by temporarily hooking up my monitors with TS speaker cables? Interface is Focusrite Scarlett 18i8 which can run balanced or unbalanced out of the monitor out jacks. I know TRS will be quieter and I will be ordering them today, just want to know if its safe to use for a few days with regular speaker cable. Thanks!

Answer 1

You ate correct. It's fine for short runs (less than 10'. Less volume and also the risk of noise in the line.  Changing them to trs is advised in the long run.