Neutrik NL2FXX-W-S speakON Cable Connector

Name: Neutrik NL2FXX-W-S speakON Cable Connector
Brand: Neutrik

2-pole speakON Cable Connector with Slip-proof 2-component Housing plus Locking Bushing and Strain Relief for Cables 6-12mm in Diameter

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Dependable Cable Connector with Slip-proof Housing

Ask any Sweetwater live sound engineer and they’ll tell you that Neutrik is the industry standard for build quality and speakON connectors are the industry standard for loudspeaker connections. Put the two together and you’ve got a match made in front-of-house heaven. The Neutrik NL2FXX-W-S 2-pole speakON cable connector — complete with its twist lock system, solid copper alloy contacts with screw-type terminals (including stranded wire protection), and 2-component housing with improved kink protection — provides you with everything you could ever want from a speakON cable connector.

Note: This product is not intended to interrupt current. Please consult your Sweetwater Sales Engineer if you have questions or concerns.

Neutrik NL2FXX-W-S speakON Cable Connector Features:

Durable, reliable speakON cable connector with Neutrik build quality, copper alloy contacts, and zinc die-cast locking elements
IEC 61984-certified, thus accepted as a component of equipment according to IEC 62368-1
Easy to assemble; strain relief locks with its insert mechanically and aligns with the 2-component housing with augmented kink protection
Unique Neutrik locking bushing and strain relief for cable diameters 6–12mm in diameter
Mates with both 2-pole chassis connector and 4-pole chassis connector (contacts +1/-1)

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Type: Cable Connector
Connector Type: speakON
Signal Type: Audio
End Type: Straight
Locking: Yes
Quantity: Single
Manufacturer Part Number: NL2FXX-W-S

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This is the first Speakon cable I've made and even used. I've always just made 1/4 inch guitar speaker cables. Speakon is way easier. I think guitar amps need to switch over to Speakon. I used 14 gauge wire and it fit through the hole just fine. I think if you go up 12 or 10 gauge you may need to widen the hole at the end of the Speakon. It's a good design overall. Just kind of weird that they went with imperial sizing for the hex screw. It seems a metric sizing or even a Phillips screw would be more universal.

First time putting one of these together. Overall, it was great and I love the screw terminals instead of soldering. Only problem is that there are no instructions so I went to the website where there is a nice picture of the deconstructed connector so you can see how everything fits together. Would be awesome, but the strain relief piece in the picture is backwards and I spent about 10 min trying to force it in the orientation shown in the picture. Once I turned it around and did it the right way, it was fine. The 2nd one went much faster...

OK, it is not the older, simpler version (NL2FX), but I have no problems getting a 12 ga. two-conductor cable through the housing (my stock cable is about 9.5 mm in diameter, and this model accepts 6-12 mm; one of the four-conductor models of the plug accepts 10-16 mm if you need it--you could just wire the two #1 terminals). The tiny hole you see in the end cap is just the center of a rubber gasket--just push the cable through firmly, and the gasket bends back.

As for buying Neutrik tools, I just ignore the assembly instructions and use one of my adjustable crescent wrenches and a moderate grip on the other end of the plug to tighten a reasonable amount--I am not paying for specialized stuff if ordinary tools will do.

No problems with the screws--I have hex wrenches in both metric and imperial, and the screws are facing the outside (see the Sweetwater exploded photo), so there is no clearance problem for turning the wrench.

My only issue (and it is not a big one...OK, not a *significant* one) is the size of the housing--both an issue for tight spaces like a rack and in sticking out more, where it is more likely to get hit/stepped on, etc. Maybe the strain relief is better or something, but I am not sure why this revision was needed. And why brown instead of blue (not paying for other bushing colors)? Eh--in the end, it works.

P.S. I note that the Sweetwater photo of the disassembled plug has the strain relief backwards (as of early April 2025--they may update it). No big deal, of course. There is an assembly video on the Neutrik site.

If you've got Speakon wire and plan on using this new version of an NL2, DONT! The rear cap will not allow a speaker cable to fit through, the screw pins on the wire terminals are a shallow hex head instead of Phillips screws, not allowing enough tightening for sufficient grip. The plug is much lighter than an original Speakon NL4, It just feels cheap, flimsy.
Compared to the NL4 I was looking to replace, it feels like junk. Way to go NEUTRIK. So, I tried to incorporate parts from the original Speakon plug but there's zero compatibility right down to the threads inside the caps.
IMHO, this thing is such a step backward from my NL4 connectors. It should have been an easy 2 wire conversion. It wasn't and will go in the trash. I'll use tried and true 1/4" jacks on my new amp.

Really wish I had read the reviews first and got one of the old nl4fx connectors like I'd always used before. At least I'll have plenty of time to think about my mistake as I sit here and carve out enough space in the connector for the cable to fit through.