?? the text below the retrofitted XLR shows "Pin 1- GND pin 1+ OUT. Indicating there was originally a speakon there. As per spec.No, it specifically says XLR 😕 And since when have Speakon had pins 1 2 and 3...
I think the xlr on there refers to the inputs...
Somebody changed the output ports like you said, has to be. Why on earth would anybody...?
Think I'll unscrew the output ports tomorrow and see how they are wired. I'll take some pics.
Somebody changed the output ports like you said, has to be. Why on earth would anybody...?
Think I'll unscrew the output ports tomorrow and see how they are wired. I'll take some pics.
Yes you are right. How stupid I was looking at the wrong connector
My excuse is that the male connector is usually input and the female output, to avoid shock hazards.

Except in XLR for audio use where it is traditionally the other way around (One of many reasons why XLR makes a poor loudspeaker connector)....
Regards, Dan.
Regards, Dan.
So, you have several options:
1 - make your own speaker cables with wiring that is in accordance with "your" XLR speaker connector (red=+, black = -). As stated earlier, XLR is not really standard for speaker signals, however, this will work.
2 - replace these XLR-speaker connectors with the (original) speakons and wire them as written on your amplifier. This brings the amp in it's original condition. You then can buy any speakon <-> bare wire end speaker leads.
3 - remove the XLR speaker connectors, and replace them by 2x two female banana receptacles (red=+, black=-). Make your own speaker cable is simple then.
It's up to you, essentially.....
1 - make your own speaker cables with wiring that is in accordance with "your" XLR speaker connector (red=+, black = -). As stated earlier, XLR is not really standard for speaker signals, however, this will work.
2 - replace these XLR-speaker connectors with the (original) speakons and wire them as written on your amplifier. This brings the amp in it's original condition. You then can buy any speakon <-> bare wire end speaker leads.
3 - remove the XLR speaker connectors, and replace them by 2x two female banana receptacles (red=+, black=-). Make your own speaker cable is simple then.
It's up to you, essentially.....
Man doing this on a cell phone makes me look really dumb with my crappy English! You can't really see what you're typing on those things...
We could, but I'ld feel bad for the rest. It's that autocorrect on my cell which keeps autocorrecting stuff to Dutch, and at the same time makes me look like moron. Bedankt voor alle hulp in elk geval. Ik ben nog maar net begonnen met het hele diy audio gebeuren maar ik vind het zeer boeiend.
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