I am interested in the Carvin B1000 but I see that it (and other Carvin amps) have, as speaker outputs, one Speakon and one 1/4-inch output. Do I have that right? If so, what is the theory behind that? Why wouldn't they just have two Speakon outputs? link ==> b1000-rear.jpg
Some speakon jacks are not como jacks and can't accept a 1/4" plug. Many cabs are 1/4" only. It probably just to make it easy to plug in either cab type.
My guess is it's just for variety. If you only have speakons you're still okay. If you only have 1/4" you're still okay.
No good reason AFAIC. At this point in the evolution of the bass amp, dual Speakon outputs should be standard - across all makes & models. MM
Wow, that's weird. The speakon jacks on my bx1500 are combo jacks, so they can take both types. Looks like the b1000 is speakon only with a separate 1/4". When I ordered my bx1500, I ordered combo jacks from carvin so I could convert my cabs which only had 1/4". So they have plenty of them, LOL, don't know why they did not use a combo on the b1000? Looks like they may have wanted to do dual combo jacks but not enough real estate, and a 1/4 takes up less room.
I like the combo jacks on the other Carvin models. They're very useful, and can accompany both speaker end types while cutting down on used space on the backplate.
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