Speakon Vs 1/4 inch

[kittyboy]

Can you buy speakon connectors at a good electronics shop, or are they special-order only?

 

[Jim Campbell]

I view reducing resistive heat as a goal. Those #2 cables you referred to wanted upsizing, to my view.

Well, the EU's banning of 1/4 speaker connectors will likely drive the market towards Speakons. & bananas are going away in favour of Speakons in Pro Sound. I've no idea about home or low-level DJ stuff.

The lowest cost option, & a very good one especially for Installs, uses the 'banana' jack which is actually a 5-way binding post. Unscrew the 'jacks', & stick a bare wire through the hole you see, & tighten it up.

90 amps on #2 is well within its rating.......threading thru a binding post is an option only if the cable is smaller than the hole and no fun/time consuming in the dark recesses of gear racks.......

 

[Bob Lee (QSC)]

Can you buy speakon connectors at a good electronics shop, or are they special-order only?

That would depend on the shop. Many do carry them.

 

[kittyboy]

That would depend on the shop. Many do carry them.

Found some at a GC "Platinum" shop.

 

[Blah114]

I love my Genz.. but speakons are a pain for me.. I don't always snap in fully.. my fault, I admit it.. but I prefer 1/4".. and most used cabs have 1/4"s.. which means a converter.

But I think the wave of the future=speak-on.. and as most cabs are coming out, they have BOTH options.. I just prefer standardization.. I suppose in 5 years.. speak-ons will be the norm, even among a lot of used gear.

 

[Bob Lee (QSC)]

A converter?

 

[projectMalamute]

again show me your bass rig w/ factory banana

SWR SM400
SWR Henry the 8x8

The Nady poweramp I've been using lately has em too. So do my studio monitors

Almost any real deal power amp manufactured before about the mid 90's will have banana connectors. That's what people used.

 

[Jim Campbell]

SWR SM400
SWR Henry the 8x8

The Nady poweramp I've been using lately has em too. So do my studio monitors

Almost any real deal power amp manufactured before about the mid 90's will have banana connectors. That's what people used.

so they were current 15 years ago.......and they're not now.......what does that say.......

 

[JustDavid]

Most of the holes I've seen will take 14 gauge wire. & yeah it's time-consuming.

 

[Jim Campbell]

Most of the holes I've seen will take 14 gauge wire. & yeah it's time-consuming.

i know the stuff i use is way too big

 

[projectMalamute]

so they were current 15 years ago.......and they're not now.......what does that say.......

My opinion? That despite being a brain dead design (You wanna use that amp in bridged mode? Hold on, let me get out a screwdriver.) Speakon connectors were very aggressively and successfully marketed.

This is of course incidental to the fact that this:

they are meant for home stereo stuff and are fairly light duty.....

is total nonsense.

 

[superblues]

This is the the rear panel of a GB 6.0.

If I'm not mistaken, those Speakon jacks are the combo-type that can accept 1/4" plugs as well as Speakon plugs. You should be able to use both types of plugs.

I've not had the opportunity to inspect or demo a GB 6.0, so I'm definitely not the authority.

 

[Bob Lee (QSC)]

They don't look like combos.

 

[superblues]

They don't look like combos.

You may be right. I just checked the Owner's Manual, and it does not specify.

 

[Jim Campbell]

My opinion? That despite being a brain dead design (You wanna use that amp in bridged mode? Hold on, let me get out a screwdriver.) Speakon connectors were very aggressively and successfully marketed.

This is of course incidental to the fact that this:



is total nonsense.

like i said..... show me your banana plug equipped instrument gear.....you have mentioned 1 or 2 pieces of swr gear out of all thats out there

 

[reedo35]

The only down side to speakon is sometimes they melt into jacks which is a real pain although for live sound they are great because they are locking.

I usually don't set my speaker cabs on fire, so I guess I should be alright...

 

[JustDavid]

Jeez, I didn't think that #2 cable was for your speakers!!!

 

[agedhorse]

They are not combos. They are industry standard NL-4's

 

[Jim Campbell]

Jeez, I didn't think that #2 cable was for your speakers!!!

no but the stuff i use is almost that thick

 

[spiritbass]

If I would have been using 1/4" plugs, I would have noticed, and the show would have stopped temporarily...

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=511107&highlight=soundman

I still use 1/4" T/S & TRS plugs, but not for speaker-level connections.