How to wire and solder 2-1/4" Speaker Jacks in Parallel

[Prodigyofwar88]

What was the purpose of the XLR inputs? Is that so you can replicate what the Randall Mic Eliminator Jack plate can do and have a direct output through the XLR jacks to a PA? if so could you post a video on how to fully wire the jack plate seen in this vid to do it?

[MysteriousMayonaise]

Are you related to that guy from the how to solder expert village videos? XD /watch?v=X87Vt38ceSg

[sproutschoppers]

Thank you for this video! It really helps me because my soldering skills suck.

Anyways, Do you or anyone else know how I should wire my 4X12 cabinet?? All I know is that I have a 100 watt Crate Blue Voodoo head and I want all 4 of the speakers to work in this cabinet and be really fucking loud baby!! Any constructive advice would be wonderful. Thanks

Sprout

[alewis1210]

@Killersoundz...It seems to be easier though Killz, think about it. Instead of me Soldering and getting all the tools needed to solder a wire on a 1/4 jack, I can just buy a 1/4 jack on both ends, and just cut one end and stick the wire in the speakers. That would take 5 minutes as appose to the 30 -45 minutes it would take to do all that soldering. Yes?

[killersoundz]

@alewis1210 Sure but it doesn't look very professional and not all too reliable, how are you going to route it into the cab unless it's an open back?

[alewis1210]

@killersoundz Once it is in the speaker no one will see it. The speaker wire will be to the walls of the event location. So you do not think it is reliable? I thought it would be being that I am only stripping the wire and connecting the Neg & Pos directly into the speaker. I am new to all of this so can you explain what you mean by routing to the Cab. The back of the speakers have connectors where you can just stick the speaker wire into the connect and it is instantly connected.

[alewis1210]

I have a speaker that is connected by a Neg/Pos connection (Wire). I would like 1 end of the wire to be Negative/Positive (for the speaker connection) and the other end of the speaker wire to be a 1/4 jack so I can connect it to an Amp. So my question is,,, instead of soldering on wires and doing all that work, cant I just purchase a speaker cable wire that has 1/4 jacks on both ends, cut one of the 1/4 ends and connect the cut end of the cable speaker wire into the Neg./Pos. of the speaker?

[killersoundz]

@alewis1210 That's a really backwards way around it, but sure!

[FlamingCuntLips]

I'm currently making a custom cabinet of 1x12 celestion Rocket 50 if I were to use this connection could I safley daisy chain my signal into a DI box or a mixer for recording purposes ?

[killersoundz]

@FlamingCuntLips No absolutely not, you would be connecting the output of your amp to the mixer (ie. high current speaker out into line level microphone pre)....and it would not be pretty. There are circuits out there for this purpose, easy to find online, just do a search. But I would just recommend using a microphone on the speaker :)

[69e5d9e4]

Can you use this same method for wiring parallel Speakon Jacks?

[killersoundz]

@69e5d9e4 Yep!

[hansanity]

are you left handed?

[killersoundz]

@hansanity Nope.

[mikemccarthy6093]

can someone tell if its possible to wire a power supply to this and if it is please explain how

[Keyboardman88]

Dude!!! It really helps if you "tin" the ends of the wire before you solder....it makes the connection better. Otherwise, great instructional vid.

[killersoundz]

@Keyboardman88 I agree that it makes it easier but I disagree that it makes the connection better. I actually think an amateur (kind of like myself when I made this video) would be more likely to make a cold solder joint of the wires were "tinned"

[Keyboardman88]

@killersoundz Actually, tinning the ends does helps make the joint better. When the ends are tinned not only does it keep the wire strands together, but as you heat the joint and apply the main solder the two marry and form a nice even joint - as long as enough heat was applied and the joint before soldering. Not moving the wires in the joint until they have cooled enough helps to avoid bad solder connections. One of the main causes for bad connections is people moving the wires too soon

[killersoundz]

@Keyboardman88 Ok right on I get your point. I do that sometimes mostly when I'm working with microphone cable. I always do it when I am using quad microphone cable because you have to connect the two pairs of wires together anyways. I think for permanent installation things like this it's not really going to make a difference, I've never had one of my solder joints fail on over 500 cabinets but for instrument cables and microphone cables that you want to be reliable as possible, sure.

[Keyboardman88]

@killersoundz I did like the video. I normally solder the speaker leads to one jack and then run a small pair of jumpers from the first to the second jack. Your way is very unique. I just may try it the next time I need to do parellel jacks.

Rob

[killersoundz]

@Keyboardman88 Both ways achieve the same thing. Your way is probably more practical and common sense but funny enough I never thought of doing it that way until you just mentioned it. I think I only did it this way because the wires hold themselves in the holes better on the start and it's less fumbling around. Don't really know.

[mikefiore6]

Great Video! I'm building a 2x12 cabinet and this was helpful! Where did you get the wire with the disconnects already pressed in there?

[myhungryhippo]

about focus: you need to turn on "macro" when your that close

[tribaltattoos75]

Hey man great video! Just one quick qestion. This will Work for wiring a 2x12 in series as well won't it? I think you just change where you plug it on on the speakers.

Thanks

[jjlwis]

lolz your funny! good connections too!

[ACdeanSEE]

Can you tell me where i can get one of those jack plates with just two jacks? I can seem to find one anywhere. Cheers

[killersoundz]

@ACdeanSEE parts express . com one word,, enjoy!

[edwardsforest]

I am trying to wire 4, 4 ohm speakers in mono series parallel @ 4 ohms. What is the point of two jacks? Do I use this wiring method to do so?

[killersoundz]

@edwardsforest hey the only point of the two jacks is to be able to daisy chain to another cabinet. You can use either jack as an input and the other free one to chain to another cabinet...thats all really.

[kikinisyun]

Hi there, Quick ?. So if I'm running 2 speakers in one channel. 8ohms each in parallel. will the total

of ohms become 8ohms instead of 16ohms?

[killersoundz]

@kikinisyun If you've got two 8 ohm speakers in parallel it will be a total impedance of 4 ohms.

[every2dogs]

I'm just learning about all of this stuff. Thanks for the help. Good video