Latching female XLR socket targets active loudspeakers

The Airtight XLR connector range is designed for professional audio manufacturers of studio monitoring and similar high-fidelity audio applications, as well as live music producers. Active loudspeakers, fitted with internal amplifiers, produce considerable air pressure within the cabinet and any air leakage will reduce efficiency and impair sound quality. To make an input socket airtight, loudspeaker manufacturers use a sealant solution, which makes the body airtight in the cabinet and seals the connection pins. 

The Airtight XLR sockets are fitted to the loudspeaker enclosure with a supplied sealing gasket, and have completely sealed connection pins, reducing assembly time and cost and making the replacement of the connector a much easier task. The supplied gasket, which can be fitted on the front or rear of the XLR, seals the socket flange against the loudspeaker enclosure. The sockets are offered in three mounting types, offering vertical or 90° PCB mounting or solder bucket for wired connection. All contacts are gold plated and are rated at 5A nominal, 15A maximum and up to 250VAC maximum.

John Hall, General Manager, Cliff Electronics, said,” Cliff Electronics has been providing innovative solutions for the music industry since the beginning of amplified music in the 1970s. We are major suppliers to all the main amplifier and loudspeaker manufacturers and work closely with them to provide UK designed and manufactured connector solutions. Our Airtight XLR connector family provides a cost and labour saving solution to possible air leakage affecting loudspeaker fidelity.”