Speakon vs. 1/4"

[evalenzu]

What's the advantage of Speakon connectors vs. standard 1/4 " ends? Is it worth buying new cables or replacing the ends of my cables?

 

[BillyB_from_LZ]

Speakons provide a better connection for high power applications.

How much power are you running?

 

[evalenzu]

I'm using an Eden Traveler 550 through a 210XLT.

 

[Wil Davis]

Speakons have positive locking so they can't be pulled out by accident. They also have wiping contacts so that they tend to be self-cleaning when used. They have a larger contact area which means, as someone else pointed out, they can handle larger currents. Some of my speaker cables have Speakons on each end, others have a Speakon on one end, and a ¼" TS on the other - by using a Speakon->Speakon barrel coupler, I can not only extend my Speakon cables, but I can extend the ¼" TS cables also.

- Wil

 

[Benjamin Strange]

Speakons provide a better connection for high power applications.

How much power are you running?

Bah! I don't buy that. Show me some specs and then we'll talk.

I like 'em just because they lock in place.

 

[Eric Moesle]

There was a long thread on this exact issue a few months ago. Search for it and be enlightened . . .