Phil Adams Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Please forgive me brothers and sisters for revisiting this topic. I have recently bought an new amp which has speakon speaker outputs. When I ordered the amp I asked if they were combination ones, and was assured they were. Was frustrated when the amp was delivered that I couldn't connect it to my cabs, so popped into the nearest music shop and bought two speakon to jack leads which were cheaper than I was expecting, but there was no choice so I took the pair. First rehearsal with my new amp and couldn't get a peep out of it, I'd only taken one cab and it turned out that one lead was defective so used the other lead and all was well. When back home, I discovered that the speakon sockets had small screws to hold the cable ends in and the wires had pulled out. Took the other speakon socket apart to check where the wires were meant to go (there are 4 terminals) and that one fell apart in my hands as well. I stripped the wire ends back further and doubled the wire inner over to give the screws more meat to grip on and that has done the trick, but it has massively dented my confidence in the admittedly cheap cables and their flimsy terminals. OK, so I've answered my own question (again) but here's another. I quickly searched the topic for previous threads on the issue, and saw various references to speakons being better with high power amps, and jacks not being up to the job, What happens then when you've got speakons on your amp, but jack sockets on your cab/s? I thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Order some speakon to jack cables from our very own OBBM: http://bassic-bits.co.uk/ And make sure you mention you`re a Basschatter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary mac Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Yep, what Lozz said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 +1 for the above. No more speaker cable worries, confidence restored. What' not to like..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Adams Posted February 16, 2015 Author Share Posted February 16, 2015 Sound advice chaps. many thanks for the replies. Order placed after many questions from me, and sensible advice from him. Can't wait to receive the goods. I have decided to upgrade the cabs to speakon sockets, which Dave is sending me as well as the cables. Should be wall shakingly good. Thanks again chaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 [quote name='Phil Adams' timestamp='1424106443' post='2692685'] Sound advice chaps. many thanks for the replies. Order placed after many questions from me, and sensible advice from him. Can't wait to receive the goods. I have decided to upgrade the cabs to speakon sockets, which Dave is sending me as well as the cables. Should be wall shakingly good. Thanks again chaps. [/quote] You won't regret it. Dave makes the chunkiest speakon cables in the known universe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Adams Posted February 18, 2015 Author Share Posted February 18, 2015 Jeez, brilliant and pleasant service. The cables look like you could run a small town off them. Perfect, thanks for the recommendation and big thanks to Dave for everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 That's why he's my recommendation every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Yes, mine too. Only three things in life are certain: Death, taxes and the quality of Dave's cables. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratman Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Blimey, those prices are good. And I spotted right angled speakons too. Interesting. Thanks for the heads up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus Lukin Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 (edited) - Edited February 22, 2022 by Jus Lukin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 [quote name='Jus Lukin' timestamp='1424350545' post='2695403'] I ain't no cork sniffer, but man, that's some damn good cable! [/quote] I sniff loads of corks me (and lots of other things) but yes, it's damn fine cable! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus Lukin Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 (edited) - Edited February 22, 2022 by Jus Lukin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamdenRob Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 All my speaker and instrument cables are OBBM. I suspect unless I lose one (either due to theft or drunkeness) I will never need to buy another cable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 [quote name='Jus Lukin' timestamp='1424351824' post='2695428'] I said 'CORK', cloth ears! [/quote] [size=6]You'll have to speak up, I can't see this small text without me readers![/size] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus Lukin Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 (edited) - Edited February 28, 2022 by Jus Lukin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=6]Oh, why did you ever leave me, Sidney??[/size][/font][/color] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 OBBM for me as well. I'm not being funny, but when I whip it out and plug it in, I do get a sense of satisfaction. The quality is there to feel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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