Sting2007 Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 OK so im looking around at speakor at speaker cables ( speakon with neutrilk). I have found plenty but I dont know If Im looking for 2 pole or 4 pole. It will be going from my Mesa 750 to my Aguilar GS212. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass_ferret Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 most likely 2 pole. I think Gallien Kruger are the only amps that use 4 pole for GK speakers where the amps have a separate 50W amp for the tweeter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggy Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 [quote name='bass_ferret' post='232295' date='Jul 3 2008, 09:34 PM']most likely 2 pole. I think Gallien Kruger are the only amps that use 4 pole for GK speakers where the amps have a separate 50W amp for the tweeter.[/quote] +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOD2 Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 +1 for 2-pole The 4-pole cables are used in applications where there are two separate outputs (e.g. bi-amp applications or a stereo pair) going to two separate speakers sets. A 4-pole cable has two "sets" of speaker cable pairs inside it. A 2-pole cable has a single speaker cable pair and is suitable for standard mono amplifier to speaker setups (i.e. the vast majority of bass rigs) Having said, that I believe you can use correctly wired 4-pole cable with a 2-pole application as they are compatible (2 of the 4 pins will simply not be used) but it makes no sense to pay more for a cable you won't use fully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peted Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 I recently bought a 2 pole socket for my Omni10 home-build to find that the cable and plug I've got coming from my Hartke amp is 4 pole and will not fit into the 2 pole socket (I guess this is a design 'feature'). Even though only 2 of the 4 poles are actually used in the amp plug I'm going to be replacing the 2 pole socket with a 4 pole one. I'm guessing the socket in my Hartke cab must be a 4 pole too as I never had any troubles getting the plug in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huge Hands Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 The 2 pole sockets are keyed to stop you inserting a 4-pole plug. However, 2 pole plugs should fit into a 4-pole socket. If the OP is only buying cables with the plugs on, he should be ok with 2-pole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peted Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 [quote name='Huge Hands' post='239895' date='Jul 15 2008, 11:57 AM']The 2 pole sockets are keyed to stop you inserting a 4-pole plug.[/quote] I'm glad it's not me being dense then, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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