Speakon Wiring

[doncolga]

There's loads of options; 2 core cable; 4 core cable; use lighter gauge 4 core and join 2 cores together if only one signal is required; monster 4 core: run subs down it as well and use break out boxes at the amp and speaker ends.

The only practical thing to be aware of is that it makes sense to mount 4 pole speakon sockets in your cabs, since they accept both 2 pole and 4 pole plugs. Not the other way around. Still use only 1+ and 1-. The rest is only relevant if you do more advanced stuff, in my humble opinion. For most of us KISS applies: keep it simple, stupid I only use 1+ and 1- on all my gear. All cables can be applied to all cabs and all amps, pick the length that works best for the situation at hand. If you know not what the other options are for and how they are wired, they are not for you (mostly, nothing wrong with curiosity of course).

And yet another reason to stay away from bridging amps: no weird wiring or adapters needed on the amp end.

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[Boyd]

Just solder the wires to the outside of the spade. Tin the spades and the wires first with solder, then put the two together.

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Personally I'm not a fan of any kind of crimp connectors, and a good solder joint should provide the most reliable lowest resistance connection.


We use 4 pole speakons for everything, and just mark the plugs with a '2' or a '4' to indicate whether 2 or 4 core cable has been used.