Connectors

[Audio_by_Goodwill]

This is what I had in mind. There are in-line types as well.

Hella Australia Onlne Catalogue .

Not expensive, easy connect/disconnect and secure locking. Available in metal housing and also truck version with twice the current rating.

Well I was wiring up a truck. I'm not worried about current capability, but physical room. I had a tough time getting all the wires in the connectors, even without all the wires being heavy gauge. In looking at more on the website, some of those connectors look impressive. Maybe it will work........ they're certainly look better than the average plug we have here. Maybe those are closer to what we'd have on semi's..... long haul over the road trucks.


The inline connectors I've seen only come in four conductor, and are just bullet connectors molded together. Those are usually used on light trailers without brakes, and use light gauge wire. Looks like you have something different.

Still, I think it would a good idea if you'd check to see what Neutrik has. Some of the connectors I saw on the Hella website looked expensive......... I'm assuming that besides something clean looking, you'd also like to keep the price down....... not that I've ever bought anything from Neutrik. I guess I'm just leery of using something meant for a trailer, because what we have here in the US, at the consumer level, isn't what I'd want on a speaker.

[Davidg]

Speakon connectors can be had with up to eight conductors.

[Panomaniac]

Ditto Speakon. It's exactly what you want. Not only very good, it's the industry standard.

[Old Guy]

Another vote for speakon

[GM]

Wire size, ergo connector, rating is a function of voltage drop over distance with it increasing with increasing distance for a given drop (loss of peak transient (music) power), so choose wrong and you run the risk of the speaker cable system being a fancy series resistor that will alter its frequency and impulse (transient) response. With a high power SS amp and a typical Altec's low Qts, this can be a good thing, but there is of course a point of diminishing returns at which point the bass starts to sound 'loose'/'flabby'/'slow' with the extreme highs too rolled off.

It's always good to have at least 3 dB of dynamic headroom, so unless one only plans to use flea power, an amp/cabling system should be good for at least 2x the driver's rated continuous power or at least its peak (music) power rating if it has one and if you have an amp with a higher power rating than either, size for it if it doesn't have a 'soft' clipping circuit since the goal is to never hard clip the amp. If you're worried about damaging the drivers with an excess of power, then use in-line light-bulbs to act as 'soft' limiters.


GM

[jnorv]

What are you trying to accomplish? Enquiering minds need to know.

Jim N

[mah]

Jim,

Looking at a simple to use, not expensive, plug in connector to connect tri-amping cables to stereo Altec loudspeaker enclosures.

Marshall

[GM]

Jim,

Looking at a simple to use, not expensive, plug in connector to connect tri-amping cables to stereo Altec loudspeaker enclosures.

Marshall

When it comes to a high performance wire connection on the cheap, nothing beats a basic UL/CSA rated industrial electrical terminal strip such as this pull-apart 1492-ED103: Industrial Control - Panel Mount Blocks

GM

[magnarc]

My vote for 8 pole speakon.

I think you could still scratch up the bigger EP sized Cannons as well with 8 pins.

[aditya]

..........If you're worried about damaging the drivers with an excess of power, then use in-line light-bulbs to act as 'soft' limiters.


GM

Hi GM,

As usual you have again given a very good tip here.
I/We use a bulb in series with the mains before powering up an old/unused/suspected equipment. But it had never occured to me to be able to use it in series with the speakers. Yes its a very good idea. Many many thanks.

Aditya