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Speakon cables are dead easy to use. Just push into Speakon socket, twist until the grey collar goes 'click' and you're done. Removal: Pull the grey collar back, twist and pull. Some cables have a metal button you pull back on instead of the collar, but the principle is the same.

There are Speakon sockets where you CAN use a 1/4" jack in the centre hole, and some where you CAN'T, just to confuse matters. Sockets where you CAN use them are often labelled... :) Hope this helps.

If you need to buy Speakon cables, top quality and value can be found from our own obbm of this very forum.

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I have a couple of these 1/4" to speakon adaptors that I have in my head bag just in case I need them and they work great.

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[quote name='njr911' timestamp='1391773988' post='2361101']
Why are jacks bad compared to speakon?
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They don't connect securely like Speakons do. They aren't rated highly enough for use high power amps and with a considerable number of bass amps now rated at 500W or over you really don't want to be using a jack plug for the speaker connections. There is a possibility of shorting the amp output when connecting or within a badly wired plug itself, something which is nearly impossible to do with a Speakon.

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[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1391707588' post='2360476']
Jack plugs for high-powered amps (anything over 100W) are IMO a really bad idea.
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[quote name='njr911' timestamp='1391773988' post='2361101']
Why are jacks bad compared to speakon?
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It depends... normal screened instrument jack cables are a bad idea because they're not suitable for use with the high current generated by a bass amp into a cab. Jacks are OK if they are fitted to proper speaker cables. I have a jack to speakon cable because my old valve amp doesn't have a speakon socket.

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