willyf87 Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Got a little giant 1000 and a schroeder cab on the way. I see there are 2 pin and 4 pin speakon cables out there, which do i need and can anyone tell me the difference? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 [quote name='willyf87' post='1088179' date='Jan 13 2011, 03:39 PM']Got a little giant 1000 and a schroeder cab on the way. I see there are 2 pin and 4 pin speakon cables out there, which do i need and can anyone tell me the difference?[/quote] 2W Speakon cables are usually all that is needed to connect a speaker cab to an amp. The 4W connector has twice as many connections to allow for bi-amping. You can use a 2W 'plug' on a 4W 'socket' but not vice versa. 2W plugs are always cheaper than 4W plugs and the housing is smaller (as they don't need to have 4 wires connected inside them). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alec Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 [quote name='icastle' post='1088217' date='Jan 13 2011, 04:00 PM']2W Speakon cables are usually all that is needed to connect a speaker cab to an amp. The 4W connector has twice as many connections to allow for bi-amping. You can use a 2W 'plug' on a 4W 'socket' but not vice versa. 2W plugs are always cheaper than 4W plugs and the housing is smaller (as they don't need to have 4 wires connected inside them).[/quote] I always use 4 way Speakon plugs as the ergonomics are much nicer. Always find the funny collar on the [url="http://www.neutrik.com/uk/en/audio/210_102911/NL2FC_detail.aspx"]NL2FC[/url] a fiddle: But the simple trigger & barrel layout on the [url="http://www.neutrik.com/uk/en/audio/210_308361/NL4FC_detail.aspx"]NL4FC[/url] make it much easier to insert/remove quickly - particularly without looking, which is kind of handy as speaker sockets are usually tucked away round the back. And, thankfully, everyone seems to use 2 way sockets on their devices, so no problem in using either kind of plug. And the cheapest option is to make them yourself: just £3.77 each for plugs [url="http://cpc.farnell.com/neutrik/nl4fx/4-pole-speakon-plug/dp/AV09774"]here[/url] (ignore the fact they show the wrong picture) from CPC (Free Delivery on all orders over £10 - Simply add WEBFREE in the order comments box during checkout - Offer ends Monday 17th January 2011 at midnight) plus a meter or so of any decent flex/cable and you're sorted. Don't even need soldering! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Thanks for this! Any recommendations for cable fro the same place? Cheers, Muzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Fitzmaurice Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 [quote name='willyf87' post='1088179' date='Jan 13 2011, 10:39 AM']Got a little giant 1000 and a schroeder cab on the way. I see there are 2 pin and 4 pin speakon cables out there, which do i need and can anyone tell me the difference?[/quote]Whatever the respective owner's manuals say you need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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