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    damo666
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      Anybody know any good,cheap places to get speakon leads from?

      cheers,

      #1227789
      AGENT 15
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        #1227778
        General Lighting
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          is it not cheaper to buy the cable and connectors separately and wire the leads yourself (or get young Josh to do them for cider money, just don’t get busted by Suffolk Coastal for child labour :laugh_at:)

          NEUTRIK|NL2FC|SPEAKON PLUG – 2 POLE | CPC

          PRO POWER|78/0.15X2 50M.|SPEAKER CBL 2C 1.50 50M | CPC

          #1227784
          damo666
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            Yea it is cheaper to make them for yourself, but my lot are bloody lazy. And i really cba to make leads all day lol.

            #1227779
            General Lighting
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              if I lived nearer and had more spare time I’d do a few but a entire rigs worth is a bit much – but its not as if its steel armoured cable, and speakons are easy enough to wire up… surely if everyone did a couple each you’d have ’em done in no time!

              I had a look but it seems maplin are about the cheapest for made up cables…

              #1227782
              Tek Offensive
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                cables are often a forgotten expense, and can be a pain in the arse, but its worth paying more now for better quality stuff then having problems and paying twice.

                we had some cheap cable that used to break mid-cable if it wasnt neatly coiled, which never ever happens after a party, and the speakons used to break of very easily,

                now use vandamme 4core with neutriks, never had any problems, tho they are pricey, think about £3.50 a metre for the cable,

                luckily ours were ‘borrowed’ from a honda f1 function storage room when they went bust

                #1227790
                joshd96320
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                  ill be your cable slave

                  what you need though mate ive got some cables i aint usin

                  #1227780
                  General Lighting
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                    Probably more ethical than some Chinese kid putting them together for 20p a hour and you’re more likely to get decent cables.

                    BTW Farnell sell that Van damme cable as well, £2.50 a metre but its good stuff as my old crew use it.

                    #1227785
                    damo666
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                      @joshd96320 391842 wrote:

                      ill be your cable slave

                      what you need though mate ive got some cables i aint usin

                      What cables you got?

                      #1227791
                      joshd96320
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                        couple speakon – speakon
                        speakon-jack
                        rca / XLR etc

                        #1227786
                        damo666
                        Participant

                          prices please 🙂

                          #1227792
                          joshd96320
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                            will sort em out sunday and let you know wot i got and prices raaa. (am in milton keynes tomorrow raaa)

                            #1227787
                            damo666
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                              Josh u got prices yet mate?

                              #1227783
                              noname
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                                Get a roll of 20amp mains cable and wire them yourself – speakons are the simplest of all cables to make – no soldering necessary (unless you want to tin the ends), you just insert the cable and screw it down. You can get the plugs for £3.74 inc VAT and 100m reel of arctic grade 20amp cable for £89.12 inc VAT which is PVC insulated and sheathed, very flexible and will take temperatures down to -40C should you ever have a party in the arctic :wink:.

                                Will do you a good few cables, and will definetly carry any power your amp can put out…

                                #1227788
                                damo666
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                                  cheers for the advice noname

                                  #1227781
                                  General Lighting
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                                    to be fair using the arctic mains cable is just as good as the fancy van damme stuff, have to admit in SE England (where Tek Offensive still lives) we had all been getting a bit spoilt.

                                    Young Josh is even offering to make up the cables too… Even the Chinese have to convince their teenagers to work in the factories :laugh_at: TBH if you can supply somewhere safe to stash my e-bike I’d be happy to ride up myself and help you lot out as well.. if all of us make a few each then it will be over and done with quick enough..

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