Speakon

Loudspeaker connectors built around the Neutrik speakON system, with Seetronic and W Audio locking equivalents alongside: four-pole and eight-pole cable connectors from the current XX series, chassis sockets in several mounting formats, coloured bushes and bulk workshop packs.

Pole count is the first decision. Four-pole covers the overwhelming majority of passive PA work, handles bi-amp runs, and works perfectly well wired two-pole on 1+ and 1-, which is why NL4 is the sensible default even for simple cabs. Eight-pole steps in for multiway loudspeaker looms. On the chassis side, check the mounting format against your existing cutout before ordering, since the different flange styles are not interchangeable on a panel that is already punched. The XX series bushes accommodate different cable diameters, with larger bush options there for heavy-gauge speaker cable, and coloured bushes help code amplifier channels across a rack. Bulk packs suit hire companies and workshops standardising their lead stock.

The matching cable lives in the main cables section, and workshop-volume orders are routine.

speakON FAQs

Four-pole or eight-pole? Four-pole covers the overwhelming majority of passive PA and handles bi-amp runs; wired two-pole on 1+/1− it drives any single-way cabinet. Eight-pole exists for multi-way touring boxes.

Are Seetronic and W Audio parts compatible with Neutrik? The locking equivalents here intermate with the speakON system, match pole count and you can mix stock. Full connector taxonomy in audio connectors explained.