Connecting XLR to Standard Speaker Wire Jacks

[petehall347]

lots about xlr . or cannon as what i first heard about it .
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XLR_connector#Additional_usage_information
cannon is a trade name by the way . neutrik seem to be the leaders now .some things are under licence from china but the quality seems on par .

 

[holepunch]

My Luxman R 1050(purchased new) is the amp I am most fond of. At present when turned on, after the time-delay relay operates I get a sound similar to waves breaking on a beach which fades away after 30 secs or so. Transistor or old PS caps, anyone? If you have intermittent cut-out I can help.

Back to the OP:

Here is the good info: https://static.gearslutz.com/board/imgext.php?u=http://www.g4dcv.co.uk/ls35a/pics/xkr,jpg.jpg&h=01aa54a158a0d5ea1d8e20c1ae5be9a4

More about connections

1. http://www.rane.com/note110.html Use #7 without the Connector on the left using non-shielded 2-core cable.

2. http://www.rane.com/note151.html

The 4-pin connectors are used on later 'Bi-wire' models

 

[holepunch]

By-product. Would be hard to design a contact pair that had the low impedance loss characteristics without being able to pass a certain amount of current, no?

The design goal of the XLR series was continuous shielding, and shield/ground first to make, last to break contact.

More than one audio manufacturer that i(and many others) hold in high regard make specific notes in their manuals that XLR's are NOT speaker connectors.

I would go with the British Broadcasting Corporation's view. They designed the speakers.

 

[bowtie427ss]

I would go with the British Broadcasting Corporation's view. They designed the speakers.

You may.

I'll stick with the views of Canon, Switchcraft, Crown, Westlake Audio, JBL, and a host of other manufacturers whose engineers are fully aware that XLR's were never designed to be speaker connectors, and the competent audio technician worth his salt would never use them as such.

 

[holepunch]

You may.

I'll stick with the views of Canon, Switchcraft, Crown, Westlake Audio, JBL, and a host of other manufacturers whose engineers are fully aware that XLR's were never designed to be speaker connectors, and the competent audio technician worth his salt would never use them as such.

Loudspeaker ITT Cannon: https://academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/XLR_connector

The OP has been answered. The appropriate cable for the speaker has been identified.