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Topic: Speakon Connectors |
George Redmon
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Muskegon & Detroit Michigan.
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Posted 12 Oct 2008 3:34 pm |
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| I just purchased 4 new PA cabs, they all have only speakon jacks. All my speaker cables are 1/4". So i need to convert them to speakon. How about some EASY directions as to which wire goes where. Only using 2 conductor 12 Gauge peavey speaker cable. |
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Ray Minich
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Bradford, Pa. Frozen Tundra
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Posted 12 Oct 2008 3:58 pm Speak-On connector
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I ran in to this problem with a Crown amp I acquired several months ago.
If you go to the Crown website and (for example) find and download the manual to the likes of the CE-1000, it will give you the speak-on connector wiring for the 4-wire connector.
Don't know yet if it's safe to assume all 4 conductor are wired the same across brands, but it's a start.
http://www.iceco.com/Crown/CE1000.pdf
http://www.crownaudio.com/gen_htm/legacy/legacamp.htm |
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William Matthews
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New York, USA
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Posted 12 Oct 2008 4:33 pm
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| They make adapters from 1/4" to Speakon.. Try www.mouser.com, or www.mcminone.com, or Allied Electronics.. If you are still haveing trouble, I'll send you the part numbers |
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Jon Light (deceased)
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Michael Strauss
From:
Delray Beach,Florida
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Posted 12 Oct 2008 4:59 pm
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Look on Ebay, really! 
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George Redmon
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Muskegon & Detroit Michigan.
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Posted 12 Oct 2008 6:21 pm
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| I have seen those adapters, i would just as soon not use adapters. I loose them, step on them, they grow legs and walk away. So i am pretty handy with a solder iron, i would just as soon solder the speakon to the cable. |
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Jim Sliff
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Lawndale California, USA
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Posted 13 Oct 2008 5:04 am
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This link is the one I've always used as a guide when I forget how to wire them!
http://www.crownaudio.com/pdf/amps/126986.pdf
Note - there IS no soldering with Speakons. Personally, unless I'm making cables for a house rig I'd use the adapters - that way your cables have multiple uses.
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1930's/40's Rickenbacher/Rickenbacker 6&8 string lap steels
1921 Weissenborn Style 2; Hilo&Schireson hollownecks
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George Redmon
From:
Muskegon & Detroit Michigan.
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Posted 13 Oct 2008 8:43 am
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| Ok...so if i'm a reading this right. I should buy the LN4FC speakon connector. And if i'm a using only a two conducter speaker cable, which i am. Then i should attach the white {+} lead to the +1 termanal, and my black ground {-} to the -1 termanal and not use +2 or -2 termanals right? I heard that the LN4FC speakon is the standard used now by most cabs and ampm companies, and the two prong speakon is not used as a standard, is this right? |
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Bill Moore
From:
Manchester, Michigan
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George Redmon
From:
Muskegon & Detroit Michigan.
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Posted 13 Oct 2008 1:16 pm
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| Hey alright, that helped. I have it now. Thank you so very very much for the info everyone. Bill that made it so simple even a feller like me could figure it out. Thanks a bunch. |
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Mike Brown
From:
Meridian, Mississippi USA
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Posted 13 Oct 2008 1:59 pm Speakon Cables
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George, here are the Peavey cables. If you have questions, don't hesitate to contact me at 1-877-732-8391, ext. 1180. The model of speaker cabinet that you have purchased would determine the model of cable for your amplication.
Mike Brown
Peavey USA |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 16 Oct 2008 3:05 pm Re: Speakon Connectors
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| George Redmon wrote: |
| I just purchased 4 new PA cabs, they all have only speakon jacks. All my speaker cables are 1/4". So i need to convert them to speakon. |
I'd pull the cabs apart, remove the klunky Speakons, and replace them with standard 1/4" jacks. I would not own a piece of gear that forced me to change my cables!!!  |
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Jim Sliff
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Lawndale California, USA
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Posted 16 Oct 2008 7:18 pm
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The nice things about Speakons are that they are just about bulletproof once they are connected properly, and it's MUCH easier to use heavier-gage wire with them than even the oversized 1/4" plugs. I've also found them to give a far more positive connection at the receiving end, which are much better and heavier-duty designs that the prototypical Switchcraft 1/4" jack which isn't exactly robust in construction.
Almost all high-power bass rigs and PA systems I've worked with over the last 10 years have used Speakon-type connectors or heavy-duty banana plugs, and I daresay a lot of players would just as well find a better input system - on that end it's rarely the cord (at least for me with George L's) but I've replaced 1/4" input jacks by the hundreds over the years. It's a weak point in every amp (and worse with the cheesy plastic crap Marshall and many others are using now).
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No chops, but great tone
1930's/40's Rickenbacher/Rickenbacker 6&8 string lap steels
1921 Weissenborn Style 2; Hilo&Schireson hollownecks
Appalachian, Regal & Dobro squarenecks
1959 Fender 400 9+2 B6;1960's Fender 800 3+3+2; 1948 Fender Dual-8 Professional |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 17 Oct 2008 2:56 pm
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Jim...exactly. I want the plug/jack to be the weak point. With a husky plug and jack that "lock" together, you're far more likely to pull an amp or speaker cab over, or off a stand when some club-foot trips over a wire. With the ol' reliable 1/4" plug, it either breaks or it disconnects, either of which are preferable (to me) to dumping an amp or speaker cabinet on the floor.  |
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Dave Grafe
From:
Hudson River Valley NY
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Posted 21 Oct 2008 4:46 pm
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| ...of course if the trusty (rusty?) 1/4" SHORTS OUT when it fails and thus fries your amp you will not be such a happy camper... |
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