You can plug 6.3 mm (1/4″) plug to some (but not all) Neutrik Speakon connectors. I mean incorrectly like this:
Or like this
When you can make the plug to fit in, the plug shorts 1+ to 2+ connections with some potentially bad consequences. Also the 14″ plug can get short circuited.
Fun fact is that there are speakon-jack combo sockets on some speakers, even as original Neutrik product. So depending on Speakon jack, plugging in 1/4″ plug either does not fit, works well or short circuits.
Another interesting feature is that you can plug an US mains connector to a Speacon jack, and even get the mains connector contacts to make connections (to 1- and 2- pins).
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Tomi Engdahl says:
There are those combo connectors also. But this one in the picture is not a combo connector model.
https://www.neutrik.com/en/neutrik/products/speakon-loudspeaker-connectors/speakon-chassis-connectors/speakon-combo
https://www.neutrik.com/en/product/nlj2mdxx-h
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.neutrik.com/en/neutrik/products/speakon-loudspeaker-connectors/speakon-chassis-connectors/speakon-combo
Tomi Engdahl says:
Related post
https://www.epanorama.net/newepa/2022/09/14/speakon-power/
Tomi Engdahl says:
There are:
- speakons you can’t plug in 1/4″ plugs
- speakons where you can plug in 1/4″ plug to short few pins
- there are combo speacons designed to work correctly with both speakon and 1/4″ plugs
All those types are available from Neutrik and quite possibly also from Chinese copy-cats
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Tomi Engdahl says:
NL-4 Speakon discontinued – new version coming
https://youtu.be/cU3HrciZ7xY?si=ZID7LwzEAWOtPmdl
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Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.designacable.com/blog/seetronic-vs-neutrik-connectors/
Tomi Engdahl says:
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