Speaker terminal
A loudspeaker terminal (also known as a loudspeaker connection terminal) is used to connect one or more loudspeaker cables to a loudspeaker box or an audio amplifier .
Some speakers also have a terminal directly on the basket.
Terminals on boxes must keep the box walls airtight and are often recessed so that they are not damaged during transport.
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Connection terminals (screw terminals) are often used here.
Until the end of the 1970s, couplings for loudspeaker plugs according to DIN 41529 (so-called dot-dash plugs ) or banana plugs were mainly used.
The boxes of so-called micro-compact systems rarely have a loudspeaker terminal for reasons of manufacturing costs. The speaker cable is firmly fixed in the speaker housing. In other cases, spring-loaded terminals are used.
- Professional terminals
Speakon , XLR connections or 6.3 mm jack sockets are used in professional sound reinforcement technology. Loudspeaker cables with jack plugs carry the risk of short-circuiting the amplifier when plugged in or coming into contact with metal parts.
literature
- Thomas Görne: Sound engineering. 1st edition, Carl Hanser Verlag, Leipzig, 2006, ISBN 3-446-40198-9
- Michael Ebner: Manual of PA technology. 1st edition, Elektor-Verlag, Aachen, 2002, ISBN 3-89576-114-1