Neutrik Speakon Cables? Difference?

[spikesstickies]

Hey i was actually wondering, what really is the difference when we use speakons to connect the head to the cab rather then using the usual 1/4" cables? I mean sure we use them but what really is the difference, was always told to use them in replacement of the 1/4" when using at full output strength or whatever. Any ideas?

Cheers, Spike

 

[Lyle Caldwell]

Four advantages:

1) Locking, so the cable can't come unplugged at a bad time.

2) Due to the design, the positive and negative contacts can never touch the wrong part of the plug, so no popping on insertion/removal.

3) More contact area, so you get a better conductive connection (important at the high currents in use with powerful power amps).

4) Makes mono bridging extremely easy.

 

[spikesstickies]

Four advantages:

1) Locking, so the cable can't come unplugged at a bad time.

2) Due to the design, the positive and negative contacts can never touch the wrong part of the plug, so no popping on insertion/removal.

3) More contact area, so you get a better conductive connection (important at the high currents in use with powerful power amps).

4) Makes mono bridging extremely easy.

Oh alright, thanks alot but what exactly is mono bridging?

 

[Lyle Caldwell]

When you run both channels of a stereo power amp as one large channel in mono, getting a lot more power out of the amp than either channel can provide by itself.

For more info, check the FAQ in the Amps forum.

 

[Monomer]

A little story:


-I was 'Fixing" a local club's sound rig (imagine "Ghetto" rigging used throught the entire system) I finally get he mains all connected right, and proceded to re-wire the moniters. Five moniters on two channels; no biggie, I thought.

Turns out the moniters were cheapies, and only had 1/4 connecters (two wired in parellel for daisy-chaining the cabs together) Upon plugging everything in, I noticed a huge drop in SPL on the moniters at the end of the line. The problem was the 1/4 connecters. Not having any speakons on me, I cut one of the wires in the middle, used a splicer and ran that to the amp.


needless to say, I'm using only speakon's now.