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Speakon plugs and biwiring for hifi system
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Can someone please put me right b4 I destroy my amp with a short :-( I have aquired a power amp with speakon outputs and was wondering if I can use the 4FC plug as a simple biwire output . ie. can I use +1 -1 for HF and +2 -2 for LF to banana plugs on my speakers (which are setup for biwiring) or do i just use +1 & -1 ? Any help appreciated here...... :-) |
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Speakon plugs and biwiring for hifi system
Dazzler wrote:
Hi Can someone please put me right b4 I destroy my amp with a short :-( I have aquired a power amp with speakon outputs and was wondering if I can use the 4FC plug as a simple biwire output . ie. can I use +1 -1 for HF and +2 -2 for LF to banana plugs on my speakers (which are setup for biwiring) or do i just use +1 & -1 ? Any help appreciated here...... :-) I assume that's there's 2 'straps' at the speaker end that are removable so you have 4 bananas to connect to. 1+ and 1- for LF. 2+ and 2- for HF is the norm IIRC. Nice to see a hi-fi wired with decent connectors for a change. :-) Don't bother with esoteric wire btw - just use the cheapest 4mm^2 that you can find. The bass esp will doubtless improve. Graham |
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Speakon plugs and biwiring for hifi system
Dazzler wrote: Hi Can someone please put me right b4 I destroy my amp with a short :-( I have aquired a power amp with speakon outputs and was wondering if I can use the 4FC plug as a simple biwire output . ie. can I use +1 -1 for HF and +2 -2 for LF to banana plugs on my speakers (which are setup for biwiring) or do i just use +1 & -1 ? Any help appreciated here...... :-) Check the manuals to ensure that the connector is wired up the way you expect it to be. That is not really very well standardized yet. --Dale |
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Speakon plugs and biwiring for hifi system
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Dale Farmer wrote: Dazzler wrote: Hi Can someone please put me right b4 I destroy my amp with a short :-( I have aquired a power amp with speakon outputs and was wondering if I can use the 4FC plug as a simple biwire output . ie. can I use +1 -1 for HF and +2 -2 for LF to banana plugs on my speakers (which are setup for biwiring) or do i just use +1 & -1 ? Any help appreciated here...... :-) Check the manuals to ensure that the connector is wired up the way you expect it to be. That is not really very well standardized yet. Or, pull out the ohmmeter. If +1 and +2 are tied together at the amp, you're good to go. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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Speakon plugs and biwiring for hifi system
Scott Dorsey wrote:
In article , Dale Farmer wrote: Dazzler wrote: Hi Can someone please put me right b4 I destroy my amp with a short :-( I have aquired a power amp with speakon outputs and was wondering if I can use the 4FC plug as a simple biwire output . ie. can I use +1 -1 for HF and +2 -2 for LF to banana plugs on my speakers (which are setup for biwiring) or do i just use +1 & -1 ? Any help appreciated here...... :-) Check the manuals to ensure that the connector is wired up the way you expect it to be. That is not really very well standardized yet. Or, pull out the ohmmeter. If +1 and +2 are tied together at the amp, you're good to go. Is that what you really meant ? 1- and 2- are normally the groundy end. Graham |
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Speakon plugs and biwiring for hifi system
Pooh Bear wrote:
Scott Dorsey wrote: In article , Dale Farmer wrote: Dazzler wrote: Hi Can someone please put me right b4 I destroy my amp with a short :-( I have aquired a power amp with speakon outputs and was wondering if I can use the 4FC plug as a simple biwire output . ie. can I use +1 -1 for HF and +2 -2 for LF to banana plugs on my speakers (which are setup for biwiring) or do i just use +1 & -1 ? Any help appreciated here...... :-) Check the manuals to ensure that the connector is wired up the way you expect it to be. That is not really very well standardized yet. Or, pull out the ohmmeter. If +1 and +2 are tied together at the amp, you're good to go. Is that what you really meant ? 1- and 2- are normally the groundy end. Yes. If he is biwiring (not biamping), he will want +1 and +2 tied together, and -1 and -2 tied together also, so both sides of the amp are tied to both sides of the connector. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |