teaman Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 (edited) Hi guys, is there a way to hook up a "speakon" only Klipsch monitor to a regular home SS amplifier? There are a ton of cool Klipsch speakers that I would like to try out that only offer a speakon hook up and I have no idea on how to hook them up. Is there some kind of adapter or something? Maybe a speakon bare wire or something? Thanks for your help Tim Edited January 29, 2016 by teaman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Richard Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 (edited) Guitar Center has cables with Speakon connectors, some have bare wire at the other end. If not, buy a longer Speakon cable and cut it in half. Edited January 29, 2016 by Don Richard 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teaman Posted January 29, 2016 Author Share Posted January 29, 2016 Thanks Don. I am totally new to these speakon/neutrik connections. Are neatrik/speakon the same thing? Is this normal to run these pro monitors from a home amp using bare wire to speakon or what have you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 (edited) If the amp is strong enough, no problem. I use the Speakons with my sub amps and run bare wire to the subs. If you have to attach the Neutrik, take note that some have 2 pole and some have 4. The nice thing about the speakon is that it is a really secure connection and you can change out things hot. Edited January 30, 2016 by derrickdj1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djk Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 (edited) http://www.seismicaudiospeakers.com/Speakon-to-Speakon-Speaker-Cables-35-feet/p/TW12S35 Cut it to length (they make up to 100'). Edited January 30, 2016 by djk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Neutrik is the brand name, Speakon is their type of connector (they make all types, including Powercon, which looks similar but is rated for A/C voltages). The most common are NL2 and NL4, 2 and 4 conductor respectively. They twist and lock and have a very secure electrical and mechanical connection which is why they have been the standard in PA speakers for some time now. I make a bunch of jumpers around the shop for dual banana (the old stock Klipsch Pro standard) to everything else like NL2 or 4. That way I can plug anything into anything else. if you have older Klipsch pro with the locking 1/4" plugs (with the red locking tab or without), you can retrofit the NL plugs into the same socket in the jack cup with a little soldering. Typically on the NL4, use the 1+/- for your full way connection and 1+/- for LF, 2+/- for HF if bi-amping the speakers. I don't know of ANY klipsch pro that ever came with Neutrik as stock connectors. But that's not to say that it didn't happen. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshnich Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 I bought some speakon to banana cables from benchmark http://benchmarkmedia.com/collections/cables/products/benchmark-speaker-cable-nl2-to-banana-2-pole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djk Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 (edited) "I don't know of ANY klipsch pro that ever came with Neutrik as stock connectors. But that's not to say that it didn't happen." 4-pin Speakon connectors fit the same cut-out as XLR connectors, and the 8-pin Speakon will fit the EP cut-out (as seen on EAW, Turbosound, etc). Edited February 10, 2016 by djk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teaman Posted February 9, 2016 Author Share Posted February 9, 2016 Thanks guys. I missed the boat on the pair I was watching. I appreciate the insight on the speakon connectors just the same. I really love the sound of the Pro line speakers so this will come in handy for future reference. JoshNick, those cables look great by the way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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