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Speakons anyone

Do any of you use Speakon connections for your speaker cables. Or has anyone added these to speakers that did not come with them. I think Speakons are really cool, but they are hardly used. I only know of one or two high end products that have added them. It looks like a superior way to connect speaker cables, as the traditional 5 way binding posts are like something from the model T era. I don't understand why these have not cought on more (other than Nuetiks patent fees (from what i have heard)).

I would like too add them to the back of an amp and my speakers. Is it hard to do?
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drew_eckhardt
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>Do any of you use Speakon connections for your speaker cables.

Yup.

I switched to 8 pole Speakons with 8-conductor speaker cables in my actively tri-amplified main system. Works great (I did measure for cross-talk and choose an optimal configuration) with far less cable mess, positive retention, and less work to install when you're bent over or reaching around behind something.

Speakons are rated for 3 miliohms (.003 Ohms) of contact resistance at the tail end of their 4000 mate /de-mate life time which is inconsequential. You don't need more contact area.
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