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sicoroots
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Posted: 12 January 2017 at 3:36am |
Hi All
I've built a bass cab and I need to wire the driver to the speakon connector at the cab's connectors port, I am using Neutrik NL4MP 4 pole which has 4 metal plates named 1+ , 1- , 2+ , 2- The speaker cable has 2 wires only and I'm a bit confused on which of the speakon plates I have to wire these.... big thank |
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sicoroots
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thank you for the diagram...I'm using one amp in bridge mode for one 600 W JBL 2226H 15" bass driver ( with same set up for a second cab ) which seems a simplified version of the diagram
based on the QSC amp manual , once bridged , I have to use use Channel 1 positive pole ( red ) to positive pole on the speaker /// Channel 2 positive pole to the negative ( black ) pole on the speaker. this due to the bridging of the amp channels up to here it all clear I 'm a bit confused when it comes to wire amps output to speakon and driver to speakon on the box. From what I am understanding I only have to use +1 ( as the positive pole ) and +2 ( as negative pole ) on the speakon plates... |
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sicoroots
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so when I look at the wiring inside the cab I have ( connection port with 2 speakon ) :
+ pole from the driver going to +1 on one speakon - pole from the driver going to +2 on the other speakon from here I will connect the box to the bridged amp with a speakon cable where I will always use the +2 plate as the negative pole carrier and +1 as the positive pole. |
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rosssss224
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you will need to rewire the speakon end that goes into the amp.
+1/+2 on rmx amps from memory and keep the driver end normal +1/-1 Flick the appropriate switches on the back (bridge mode etc) Turn up channel 1 pot to full and 2 to 0 or something similar |
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sicoroots
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yes that is correct, after doing some reasearch online I found other people with same amp and set up. thank you for confirming this. In my case I will have to use the above wiring diagram for one driver only and not two as illustrated. The QSC amp I have ( MX1500a model ) doesn't have a speakon output port but has regular screw nuts posts. So I guess that I just need to get a cable that is speaker-end wired on +1/-1 poles and then use the CH1+ and CH2+ posts on the amp bridged in mono. Amps manual also says to use only CH1 poles as input ( nothing into CH2 inputs ), turn ch2 gain all the way up and then use CH1 gain to regulate signal. seems easier now that it was , thanks for all the replies |
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