Cab Connectors

[Skybone]

My current cab has 2 TRS sockets & 2 Speakon sockets, where my amp only has 2 TRS output sockets.

I've been looking at various other cabs recently, but there seem to be quite a few available with only Speakon sockets on the back.

Is it possible to plug a TRS into a Speakon? (Probably not would be my guess)

Has anyone grafted a Speakon / TRS jack onto a Speakon to Speakon or TRS to TRS speaker lead?

[LewisK1975]

Most cabs which appear to ONLY have speakon connectors actually have the combi connectors, where the centre 'hole' of the speakon connector is where you'd stick a normal jack lead.

You can tell which are combi connectors by the colour - the green ones are combi connectors.

Hope this helps.

[Skybone]

It does, cheers!

[Dan Dare]

You're unlikely to have TRS for speaker outlets. They're for balanced use. Almost certain to be straight 1/4" jacks.

[Skybone]

1/4" Tip Ring Sleeve jack plugs.

[alexclaber]

Yes, speaker and instrument jacks are almost always just tip-sleeve like the lower one in this pic whilst balanced ones for mics and feeds you'd usually use XLR for are tip-ring-sleeve, as are stereo ones like on old school headphones like the upper one in the pic:

[bonzodog]

You can buy speakon connectors from maplin for about £8.00 where you plug a TS lead into the back which gives you the flexibility of having both available.

[tauzero]

Jack to speakon leads are easily available. I keep a couple in case I ever need to connect my cabs to someone else's head or vice versa.

Edited June 30, 2015 by tauzero

[mrtcat]

why not just change the plug on the end of your cable to suit the cab? Costs no more than a couple of quid for a speakon connector and they are usually screw terminals so no solder required.

[tauzero]

[quote name='mrtcat' timestamp='1435598157' post='2810435']
why not just change the plug on the end of your cable to suit the cab? Costs no more than a couple of quid for a speakon connector and they are usually screw terminals so no solder required.
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For a similar reason to the one where I take two basses to gigs instead of taking a notlob bass with fretted and fretless necks.

[Dad3353]

[quote name='mrtcat' timestamp='1435598157' post='2810435']
why not just change the plug on the end of your cable to suit the cab? Costs no more than a couple of quid for a speakon connector and they are usually screw terminals so no solder required.
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[quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1435680637' post='2811385']
For a similar reason to the one where I take two basses to gigs instead of taking a notlob bass with fretted and fretless necks.
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I'm not sure that these are equivalent notions, or have I misunderstood something..? Is a second speaker cable so difficult to consider..? It seemed like a sensible proposition posted in good faith, to me.

[tauzero]

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1435699359' post='2811688']
I'm not sure that these are equivalent notions, or have I misunderstood something..? Is a second speaker cable so difficult to consider..? It seemed like a sensible proposition posted in good faith, to me.
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You may have misunderstood me - I would take more than one lead (covering both speakon-speakon and speakon-jack) rather than one lead and swap connectors.