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creating speakon to 1/4" cable

To anyone else who reads this & takes the "buy a SpeakON to 1/4" cable to heart:

DO NOT buy a cheap-as-chips SpeakON to 1/4" cable & expect it not to fail on you.
That's what I did & the MonoPrice "SpeakON" was faulty after a few months, intermittent connection loss.
Worst case they get stuck in your cabinet, & then you're hosed!

If you insist on still going that route, make sure it has a real Neutrik SpeakON & not a knock-off.
Amen brother, keep spreading the gospel ;)
 
To anyone else who reads this & takes the "buy a SpeakON to 1/4" cable to heart:

DO NOT buy a cheap-as-chips SpeakON to 1/4" cable & expect it not to fail on you.
That's what I did & the MonoPrice "SpeakON" was faulty after a few months, intermittent connection loss.
Worst case they get stuck in your cabinet, & then you're hosed!

If you insist on still going that route, make sure it has a real Neutrik SpeakON & not a knock-off.
Using cheap connectors is false economy. It's like buying bargain basement oil filters for your car. It doesn't make sense to save a few dollars when it later costs you $4000 to rebuild the engine because it prematurely wore out.
 
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Using cheap connectors is false economy. It's like buying bargain basement oil filters for your car. It doesn't make sense to save a few dollars when it later costs you $4000 to rebuild the engine because it prematurely wore out.
And then takes out the transmission and the car you ran into ;)