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Topic: Extension Speaker Cable |
Sonny Jenkins
From:
Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
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Posted 6 Apr 2017 4:59 pm |
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| I'm setting up an extension speaker, (building a cabinet),,,,what kind of cable do I need to go from a GK 200 amp to my sica speaker (it just has 2 lugs on it for connection) |
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Mike Schwartzman
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Maryland, USA
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Posted 6 Apr 2017 6:32 pm
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Sonny...Two lugs sounds like you need a 2 conductor cable (heavier type gauge like 12,or 14,or 16) with a banana plug on one end to the GK amp:
Then the other end going to a 1/4 inch phono plug into your speaker cab (if you are using a 1/4" jack on your cab build
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Scott Duckworth
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Etowah, TN Western Foothills of the Smokies
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Posted 7 Apr 2017 3:05 am
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You can use a piece of 16 gauge lamp cord. Or, buy a 16 gauge extension cord and cut the ends off.
Speakers don't need shielded cable.
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Malcolm McMaster
From:
Beith Ayrshire Scotland
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Posted 7 Apr 2017 3:13 am
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Sonny, GK MB 200 use a Speakon type plug and on early ones a standard 1/4 inch jack could be used plugged into centre of Speakon socket, but not on newer ones. 12/14/16 cable.
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Butch Mullen
From:
North Carolina, USA 28681
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Posted 7 Apr 2017 9:21 am
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| Tubesandmore.com has them for $5.00 with 1/4" plug.Butch in NC |
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Sonny Jenkins
From:
Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
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Posted 7 Apr 2017 9:49 am
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| Looks like this was the info I needed,,,does it matter which lug on speaker is ground? I plan on putting a female 1/4" jack on the cabinet so that I can use any standard cable from cabinet to amp. |
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 7 Apr 2017 12:02 pm
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If they're separated by more than a couple feet, it won't matter.
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Sonny Jenkins
From:
Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
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Posted 7 Apr 2017 1:06 pm
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| ?????,,,duh,,,the lugs on the speaker are about an inch apart! |
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Mike Wheeler
From:
Delaware, Ohio, USA
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Posted 7 Apr 2017 1:59 pm
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Sonny, speaker connections are usually labeled + and -, or red and black. Black, or the - terminal are referred to as ground connections.
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Sonny Jenkins
From:
Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
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Posted 7 Apr 2017 2:14 pm
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| Thanks Mike,,,at this point I'm not finding any markings,,,now I need to find a speakon to 1/4" adaptor,,or a speakon to 1/4" cable,,,,,anyone??? |
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George Piburn
From:
The Land of Enchantment New Mexico
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Posted 7 Apr 2017 2:23 pm Polarity
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Sonny - Take a 9 volt battery touch - tap it to the speaker lugs use a little extension wire if needed.
The + side of the battery will make the cone jump forward , that is the Positive lug , reverse the battery and the cone should jump inward.
Very Simple effective test for any loudspeaker.
Adaptor <<Click
Adaptor cable <<Click
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Ian Rae
From:
Redditch, England
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Posted 7 Apr 2017 2:26 pm
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| Sonny Jenkins wrote: |
| I plan on putting a female 1/4" jack on the cabinet so that I can use any standard cable from cabinet to amp. |
¼" jacks are fine for speaker connections, but the cable needs to be the heaviest gauge - a guitar cord would likely have too much resistance and impair the sound. I use stuff from an old lawn mower.
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Sonny Jenkins
From:
Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
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Posted 7 Apr 2017 7:04 pm
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| Hey,,,my friend Mr Georgeboards has come through again,,,Thanks my friend!!!!,,,exactly the info I needed. The cable is ordered and on it's way,,, |
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