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09-08-2010, 06:07 AM
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seems more and more heads have speakon outs only. I have such a head enroute to me and no cables. Can't seem to find decent priced decent quality short speakon cables. any suggestions? |
09-08-2010, 06:11 AM
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Owner, Bill Fitzmaurice Loudspeaker Design | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: New Hampshire | | | Make your own, get the cable and plugs from Parts Express. |
09-08-2010, 06:19 AM
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Originally Posted by billfitzmaurice  Make your own, get the cable and plugs from Parts Express. | I buy my Speakons locally. I use the Dayton 13 gauge 2 conductor and 4 conductor speaker cable available from www.partsexpress.com.
How much do you need? If you look / ask around, you'll probably find a dysfunctional 14 gauge speaker cable (1/4" > 1/4"). Just snip off the ends and install the Speakons. I like free.
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09-08-2010, 06:28 AM
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Originally Posted by billfitzmaurice Make your own, get the cable and plugs from Parts Express. | +1
If you can strip a wire and use a screwdriver you'll save an awful lot of money.
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09-08-2010, 06:35 AM
| | | I bought one of these for my LMIII/Avatar 2/10 setup....nice heavy duty cable for a reasonable price. Although, I didn't get it from that paticular e-store...seems like I got free or $3 shipping from another e-store...I remember it was about $12 total. http://www.amazon.com/Hosa-Speakon-S...948956&sr=8-13
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09-08-2010, 06:51 AM
| | | | I get all mine made up to order at the local theatre supplies shop, tend to be quite cheap and they've not failed me yet. |
09-08-2010, 07:00 AM
| | | | Thanks for all the helpful replies. I ordered some Hosa's to get started. But I like the idea of building them. Did'nt know they were solderless. I'll be making some in the near future. |
09-08-2010, 07:20 AM
| | | | Actually they're either soldered or solderless. Very easy to solder, and soldering seems like the way to go, long term.
I needed two cables to use together. Bought one 10' premade 12/2 Whirlwind, about the thickness of a small garden hose, and two extra connectors, and cut the premade cable in half. Nice because there's a model to go by on the end of each new cable, pretty much idiotproofing the job (an important plus in my case). |
09-08-2010, 07:57 AM
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09-08-2010, 08:03 AM
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09-08-2010, 08:52 AM
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Originally Posted by DrewinHouston | 
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09-08-2010, 09:57 AM
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Owner, Bill Fitzmaurice Loudspeaker Design | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: New Hampshire | | Quote:
Originally Posted by DrewinHouston | You paid twice what it's worth. The OP specifically is looking for decent priced. |
09-08-2010, 10:27 AM
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Applications Engineer, QSC Audio | | Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Costa Mesa, Calif. | | | You can also buy two-conductor, round-jacket wire at a hardware store, Home Depot, Lowes, electrical supply store, etc. |
09-09-2010, 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Bob Lee (QSC) You can also buy two-conductor, round-jacket wire at a hardware store, Home Depot, Lowes, electrical supply store, etc. | Does it need to be round jacket? Do the connectors require round? |
09-09-2010, 08:21 AM
| | | Ok so there are no local speakon connectors available, no cables except grossly overpriced GC stuff. My Tecamp Puma 500 has just arrived, so I'll be looking at a puma sitting on a stack of Aggie db112's for days with no cable- aargh  |
09-09-2010, 09:31 AM
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Originally Posted by wengr Does it need to be round jacket? Do the connectors require round? | No--I've used 12-gauge wire in a side-by-side configuration to build speakon cables. |
09-09-2010, 09:40 AM
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09-09-2010, 09:41 AM
|  | Let's play! | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: Indy | | | I bought 14-2 wire at Home Depot, connectors at GC, and made a 2.5 ft. and 4.5 ft. cable.
I probably could have saved on the connectors if I'd bought mail order, but I needed them quickly. You can also save if you buy only 2-pole instead of 4-pole connectors (if you don't need 4-pole for, e.g., bridging).
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09-09-2010, 09:41 AM
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09-09-2010, 10:07 AM
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Originally Posted by wengr Does it need to be round jacket? Do the connectors require round? | It doesn't have to be round, but round wire coils up more easily and the Speakon plug's collet clamps down on it more securely. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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