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[Travis Dean]

So, I'm working on 2 Lab cabs for mobile DJ application.  I'm wondering how to wire the dual speakon to the lab 12's?  I've seen some guys do 1 speakon to 1 lab 12, then the other speakon to the other lab 12.  Also, wire them in series or parallel?
If the two work out for me, then I would like to add two more so I want the first two to work by themselves but be able to work with two more lab cabs.
Let me know what will work bext for me.
Thanks a bunch guys!

[Art Welter]

Travis Dean wrote on Thu, 12 August 2010 23:47

So, I'm working on 2 Lab cabs for mobile DJ application.  I'm wondering how to wire the dual speakon to the lab 12's?  I've seen some guys do 1 speakon to 1 lab 12, then the other speakon to the other lab 12.  Also, wire them in series or parallel? If the two work out for me, then I would like to add two more so I want the first two to work by themselves but be able to work with two more lab cabs. Let me know what will work bext for me. Thanks a bunch guys!

We should know what is best for you?

You need to decide if you want four wires feeding a sub which is good for damping factor, or a pair feeding the subs and the other pair feeding tops, which may save running a second long cable.

The speakers are normally wired in parallel, the horn loading raises the 3 ohm nominal impedance to a bit over 4 ohms per cabinet.

Here is one way to  wire:

[Travis Dean]

Just what I needed.
To clarify; if I wire them using the "4 wire" way, then I'll be able to go into one speakon and out the other to another lab cab?  The "2 wire" way I wouldn't be able to, correct?

[Silas Pradetto]

Travis Dean wrote on Fri, 13 August 2010 02:21

Just what I needed. To clarify; if I wire them using the "4 wire" way, then I'll be able to go into one speakon and out the other to another lab cab?  The "2 wire" way I wouldn't be able to, correct?

Wiring speakons in parallel has little to do with the number of conductors in use.

[Art Welter]

Travis Dean wrote on Fri, 13 August 2010 00:21

Just what I needed. To clarify; if I wire them using the "4 wire" way, then I'll be able to go into one speakon and out the other to another lab cab?  The "2 wire" way I wouldn't be able to, correct?

With the two NL4 wired in parallel, whatever is fed into one connector will come out the other.

[Travis Dean]

Perfect, thanks!