How to wire and solder 2-1/4" Speaker Jacks in Parallel

[@anthonyshorts8121]

Thank you what I was looking for!

[@Keyboardman88]

Dude!!! It really helps if you "tin" the ends of the wire before you solder....it makes the connection better. Otherwise, great instructional vid.

[@SotR59]

Just did this on a 2x12 cab that I am going to sell. Bought the cab empty and put in speakers but didn't know how to wire the parallel jacks so only had one input this whole time. Used it as a standalone cab so didn't need both jacks but I didn't want to sell it like that. Did this and it worked perfect.

[@luispaxtor2680]

Can you connect two amps to the inputs but only use one amp at a time? Basically I have two amps that I would like to use with one cabinet that has two inputs so that I don't have to unplug the cabinet each time I want to use one or the other amp.

[@mik3phillips123]

I thought for sure you were about to use those scissors to strip the wire .... than I was pleasantly relieved 😌

[@011001er]

Thank you, looked everywhere for this info. Which tells me I probably shouldn't be near electricity...... Lol

[@Keyboardman88]

@killersoundz I did like the video. I normally solder the speaker leads to one jack and then run a small pair of jumpers from the first to the second jack. Your way is very unique. I just may try it the next time I need to do parellel jacks. Rob

[@Quimerateck]

i made a guitar amp with some pc speakers and added a buffer but i was so stupid that i didn´t even know how to wire the female jack, this was really helpful trust me :D

[@Jansmit23]

Thanks, just the info I needed

[@SuperBronx11]

Great video, thanks for posting it. Could you show us how to wire those 2 XLRs in parallel too?

[@infectionsman]

Id reccomend makig a hook with the bare cable in the lug before soldering. This way you can avoid the cable coming off if the solder fails in the future.

[@Keyboardman88]

@killersoundz Actually, tinning the ends does helps make the joint better. When the ends are tinned not only does it keep the wire strands together, but as you heat the joint and apply the main solder the two marry and form a nice even joint - as long as enough heat was applied and the joint before soldering. Not moving the wires in the joint until they have cooled enough helps to avoid bad solder connections. One of the main causes for bad connections is people moving the wires too soon

[@FectoReviews]

Can you use this same method for wiring parallel Speakon Jacks?

[@DaPrecursor]

I have a 2x10 cab… how should I wire the speakers to the two leads in this diagram?

[@MEGADETHgreatestband]

When you do this can you run an out put from the second cabinet to the third cabinet if your head only has 2 out puts?

[@LegitTheProducerBackup]

Where can I find the wire stripper you’re using?

[@FlamingCuntLips]

I'm currently making a custom cabinet of 1x12 celestion Rocket 50 if I were to use this connection could I safley daisy chain my signal into a DI box or a mixer for recording purposes ?

[@jeffg1962]

One question, can you plug 2 instruments in at the same time?

[@cbazz333]

Wondering the same, did you ever figure that out?? Thanks in advance

[@jeffg1962]

@@cbazz333 didn't try, my guess is you can use a second head unit.

[@cbazz333]

@@jeffg1962 that’s what I was thinking. Kind of like a stereo cab but I don’t want to say for certain and possibly fry something. Thanks for the reply

[@toneacusbebadacus2874]

Huge help!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank You.

[@Ajcbutch2]

So if I just wanted to conenct a 1/4" jack to an 8Ohm and common speaker wire, how would I do that? Just buy a stereo cable and then cut one end off and then connect the cut end to the wires and use the other end for the input?

[@JP-cw3zo]

is it true that wiring them up this way if you plug in two different sources (i.e, guitar and microphone) to both inputs you will get the sounds from both sources to one speaker...

[@cbazz333]

Did you ever figure out if this was true or not. That sounds very intriguing

[@radarsoundengineeringservi9514]

yeah, i get the parallel part when hooking up the female 1/4 inch jacks. I'm wondering... how do you hook up the neutrik connections to the 1/4 inch jacks you've just connected in parallel. If you could demonstrate that I would subscribe immediately. you would definitely have a whole lot more people watching your channel.

[@kikinisyun]

Hi there, Quick ?. So if I'm running 2 speakers in one channel. 8ohms each in parallel. will the total of ohms become 8ohms instead of 16ohms?

[@derekk.1750]

Mine has 3 pins. Where should the black and red wire go??

[@edwardsforest]

I am trying to wire 4, 4 ohm speakers in mono series parallel @ 4 ohms. What is the point of two jacks? Do I use this wiring method to do so?

[@djjaviinaction8094]

Great Job Brother, question. What's solder wire # tin you used? It looks super thin but works great. Again, love your video.

[@KaizenSounds]

nice video dude, very helpful! couple of questions though: I plan to power two cabinets from one channel of an amp, each cabinet is loaded with 200w drivers @8ohms 1. Do I need to wire both cabinets in parallel like in this video, or just one? 2. after rewiring, do I need to match up positive and negative when daisy chaining cabinets? 3. I assume that with the drivers will now value at around 400w each @4ohms? So I will need an amp that puts out roughly 500w rms @4ohm per channel? quite an essay there, but any help massively appreciated!!

[@bassatisfaction]

Fantastic and amusing.

[@Hapax007]

I have a pretty stupid question...will this setup double of half the speaker impedance ( if using 2 separate speaker cabs ) i.e two 8 ohm speakers become 16 ohm impedance

[@lovebumperknows]

question, , when u did what u did, does the speakon cables above it work also, l I would think u would have to run a pos and a neg to the speak-on unless its connected internally within the plastic ? please answer

[@firetypesquirtle431]

what is that tool he uses to melt and put the copper together

[@DurealzForReal]

he's not putting the copper together, he's using solder and a soldering gun

[@loadi2865]

@@DurealzForReal lol.....

[@guitarweirdo1]

good video. thanks.

[@stankywank6707]

Yikes I feel personally attacked for the cold solder joints

[@jjlwis]

lolz your funny! good connections too!

[@AaronRiegel]

Thank you for this video! It really helps me because my soldering skills suck. Anyways, Do you or anyone else know how I should wire my 4X12 cabinet?? All I know is that I have a 100 watt Crate Blue Voodoo head and I want all 4 of the speakers to work in this cabinet and be really fucking loud baby!! Any constructive advice would be wonderful. Thanks Sprout

[@redbirdjams]

Thanks dude!!!!

[@ComatoseMN]

You : “Cold solder joins are for pussies...”. Me : 🤔.... *Hits subscribe* 🤘🏻🤘🏻 >M

[@MEGADETHgreatestband]

Nevermind lol you said at the end haha

[@Haiasiriku]

Omg thank you lol

[@raysocietysystem]

thanks.

[@jimmy6stringsroveto]

YOU ARE SO STONED- YOUR EYES ARE POPPING OUT OF YOUR HEAD

[@kaybhee6]

use thicker wires

[@allexcosta]

Stoned much?

[@paulpuljic6025]

Too stoned to respond to questions....