Re: Speaker Connections

[Kim Wall <kim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Keith Doxey wrote:

> These are very robust connectors and are the standard connectors used
on
> high power sound systems.

I'd second the recommendation for speakons - they're really lovely and
foolproof connectors, and you really can't go wrong at that price.
They'd also mean a lot less drilling than making a patch panel for
binding posts.  Sadly in the pro audio world half the speakons you come
across seem to be on one end of speakon-to-6.3mm-jack cables...

Alternatively, 3-pin XLRs would also be up to the job[1].


kim.

[1] In the pro world they're usually used for mic or line-level signals
so using them for speakers is frowned upon, but the connectors are good
for about 16A, and I have met PA equipment using XLR for speaker
connections (usually accompanied with big warning labels on the back of
the amplifier).