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Good but a bit awkward
I help to run a village show and I discovered that my predecessor had been hiring a PA system each year and being charged as much as it would cost to buy one. So, I did the obvious thing and bought one.
This is a PA system with a 100v connection to horn speakers for making announcements at an outdoor event. I discovered that the equipment sold for this purpose assumes that it will be installed by an electrician using a screwdriver to connect cables from the amplifier to the speakers and then to each other. This seemed to me a bit crazy - to be doing the same wiring job from scratch every time we run a show - so I decided to make up a cable with a plug at one end for the amplifier and a junction box containing sockets for the speakers at the other end.
So, at last, to the review. The Neutrik Speakon connectors are what I used in the junction box. I am really rotten at soldering so I bought the connector with screw terminals. They work well, and making the connections was pretty straightforward, except that it was really difficult to get a screwdriver in at the right angle when the connectors were mounted in the junction box. Even when I unscrewed the connectors from the junction box it was hard because of the limited space. Also, the screw-in version of the connectors is really too deep for the standard box I bought. In the end everything was ok and the connectors work well and give me the robust connection to the speakers that I as looking.
You might say that the connectors were not the cause of my problems, and you may well be right, but Speakon seems to be the only viable alternative to the electrician with his screwdriver and big labour charge, and I don't know of any other way to connect speakers in parallel other than via a junction box, so if there is anyone out there trying to do something similar, you need to be aware that it isn't as easy as it appears. Actually, there is a commercially available Speakon junction box, but it costs £130. I think I see why, now.
This is a PA system with a 100v connection to horn speakers for making announcements at an outdoor event. I discovered that the equipment sold for this purpose assumes that it will be installed by an electrician using a screwdriver to connect cables from the amplifier to the speakers and then to each other. This seemed to me a bit crazy - to be doing the same wiring job from scratch every time we run a show - so I decided to make up a cable with a plug at one end for the amplifier and a junction box containing sockets for the speakers at the other end.
So, at last, to the review. The Neutrik Speakon connectors are what I used in the junction box. I am really rotten at soldering so I bought the connector with screw terminals. They work well, and making the connections was pretty straightforward, except that it was really difficult to get a screwdriver in at the right angle when the connectors were mounted in the junction box. Even when I unscrewed the connectors from the junction box it was hard because of the limited space. Also, the screw-in version of the connectors is really too deep for the standard box I bought. In the end everything was ok and the connectors work well and give me the robust connection to the speakers that I as looking.
You might say that the connectors were not the cause of my problems, and you may well be right, but Speakon seems to be the only viable alternative to the electrician with his screwdriver and big labour charge, and I don't know of any other way to connect speakers in parallel other than via a junction box, so if there is anyone out there trying to do something similar, you need to be aware that it isn't as easy as it appears. Actually, there is a commercially available Speakon junction box, but it costs £130. I think I see why, now.
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Quick and easy to use, saves the soldering
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Quality
Quality is perfect , as you expect from Neutrik.
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Recommended!
Very comfortable to use speakon plugs. No need of soldering but fast and easy screw connection. Made of quality plastic.
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Saves so much time
Using these on a patch panel makes set up and pack down of mobile rigs so much easier
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Great value speakon sockets for custom rack panels
Decent Neutrik 4-way speakons ideal for making up custom rack panels. Decent quality screw terminations take 2.5mm cable easily. Add the Neutrik SCDR boot for a really professional finish!
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A must for technicians
Easy connect! great for having in the toolbox on service jobs where soldering in situ is hassle and removing the unit impractical.
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RD
Don't over tighten!
I bought a few of these for a rack system and they are very handy indeed. One of them became faulty as soon as it was fitted so I have a feeling that I may have over tightened the terminals. It almost cost me a gig which wasn't good. New one ordered and it is working fine
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excellent,no soldering,screw in wire holders.
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Top quality
I like these connectors! No soldering but terminals. Makes it way easier to work with.
Top quality connectors - no complains. Match perfectly with all kind of neutrik connector plates
Top quality connectors - no complains. Match perfectly with all kind of neutrik connector plates
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