[Review&QnA] Stellar Labs NL4-SPLIT Speakon Splitter Box - One NL4MP Input to Two NL4MP Outputs
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[Review&QnA] Stellar Labs NL4-SPLIT Speakon Splitter Box - One NL4MP Input to Two NL4MP Outputs
About this item
- NL4-SPLIT is designed to aAllows the use of multiple speaker cabinets on a single amplifier channel
Reviews
★★★★★
Verified Purchase
Works as expected, though internal wiring is a little light
This is exactly what I needed and worked perfectly right out of the box. At one point, I had seen a comment indicating problems with the solder connections inside, so I opened up both units we purchased to inspect the connections. All looked good and has been working solidly for about six months now.
The only concern I'd have is the gauge of wiring used inside the box. I think it's a little small. Due to cable length and load ratings for our setup, I used 12 gauge cables. However, the internal wiring on this unit looks like 16 gauge. So, definitely consider the potential impact of this to your setup if your cables are heavier gauge.
We're using these as a short term fix until to allow our remaining amp to drive both sets of speakers until we have funds available to replace the failed amp, and we don't typically run our system anywhere near full power. So, we're not worried about the effects of the smaller gauge cable.
★★★★★
Verified Purchase
Just what I needed
Allows the parallel connection of two speakers to one amp. Solidly constructed, good form factor and sufficiently rugged. Mine appears to have 12AWG internal wiring with very short wire runs (wired as 4 pole -- neat and well done) with completely inaudible effect on the sound. I could use a similar box that put the speakers in series (though it would be easy enough to modify this box to achieve the latter goal).
★★★★★
Verified Purchase
Does what it needs to do!
Shipping was fast, and they do what we need them to do, overall very satisfied.
★★★★★
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Five Stars
Good box.
★★★★★
Verified Purchase
Works as it should.
Good product works as it should
★★★★★
Verified Purchase
As advertised. Easy transaction.
As advertised. Easy transaction.
★★★★★
Verified Purchase
Five Stars
awesome
★★★★★
Verified Purchase
And the product actually works great.
Fast shipping. And the product actually works great. Thanks
★★★★★
Verified Purchase
Five Stars
Perfect!
★★★★★
Verified Purchase
Five Stars
Awesome, just what I was looking for.
Question & Answer
Question :
Can I use one set of cabinets with this and two different amps, one for keys and one for bass?
Answer :
This is a splitter taking one amp output and splitting it into two outputs. If you're goal is to have two amps power a set of cabinets you'll need a unit that has a A/B switch function. Trying to combine two amp outputs into one cabinet input will require an A/B switching unit. Putting both amp outputs into a single cabinet without a switch will probably result in an amp failure.
Question :
So, just to confirm, this is an nl4 input soldered at all 4 poles, then split into 2 nl4 outputs, again at 4 poles? interested for bi-amping, thanks!
Answer :
Yes, that is correct.
Question :
Can this be used in reverse? 2 inputs and one output?
Answer :
Internally it's wired just like a Y cable on all 4 pins. If you have two cables, one with a signal on pair 1, and another on pair 2, and want them combined into a single wire, you could use this box for that. But it's not a mixer, and you're probably dealing with amplified signals.. so you'd want to be careful how you use it in that configuration.
Question :
will this affect OHM when conecting to different speakers
Answer :
The box itself doesn't affect Ohm the speakers do. You can only hook up a certain amount of speakers to a certain amp. If the amp is rated for 4 Ohms and you have (2) 8 Ohm speakers this box is perfect. The total load will 4 Ohms. The same scenario with (2) 4 Ohm speakers won't work because the load will be 2 Ohms. The box is a passive device. It doesn't do anything but split the signal. There are other devices that allow several speakers to be hooked up and the box will maintain a consistent load, this one doesn't. The other boxes are typically for consumer audio this is for pro audio.
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