CECAA850 Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 30 minutes ago, codewritinfool said: Which model number do you use? 8265914683 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 21 minutes ago, polizzio said: If you're not using 8 gauge speaker wire and spade terminals, you are just doing it all wrong. Don't forget a half pound blob of mil spec solder to hold it all together plebe. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike stehr Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 23 minutes ago, polizzio said: If you're not using 8 gauge speaker wire and spade terminals, you are just doing it all wrong. 8 AWG is for wimps. A real man will use copper bus bars... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 1 hour ago, CECAA850 said: Nakamichi makes some of the best that I've used. The banana end fits extremely tightly. The wire is secured with 2 set screws also. You can find vendors all over the web. (Not the plastic bodied ones) http://www.nakamichiplug.com/ Agree, I use the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 11 minutes ago, mike stehr said: 8 AWG is for wimps. A real man will use copper bus bars... Yes, and excellent for those with mice problems..... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBPK402 Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 1 hour ago, MookieStl said: I've had good luck with Sewell. plenty on ebay. Same ones I use...no problems at all with them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 1 minute ago, Ron E said: Same ones I use...no problems at all with them. I've read good things about them also but have never used them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babadono Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Monoprice makes decent banana plugs as was alluded to earlier in this thread. And as an added bonus they mate right into the back of their pin type plugs so you can make a banana to pin adapter when needed. Rendezvous and docking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbird Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 2 hours ago, Jeffrey D. Medwin said: No banana plug ever cuts the mustard. Jeff likes to talk the talk! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Jay Posted August 19, 2019 Author Share Posted August 19, 2019 I think I opened up the Speaker Wire Connector Terminals Can O' Worms. Not entirely unexpected, though. A big thank you to all your opinions and comments. I find them to be very helpful, which is really what I'm after. Feel free to keep them coming, if you do not find them a waste of time. I especially like the copper bar idea. Do you connect them to your amp and speakers with Super Glue, or will Elmer's work ok? I do have some generic Scotch Tape as well. I heard it has minimal signal loss. And it's archival as well. I'm certain that helps, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 32 minutes ago, Dee Jay said: Do you connect them to your amp and speakers with Super Glue, or will Elmer's work ok? Anything but zip ties. They strangle the sound. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babadono Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Yes banana plugs are a standard size + or - manufacturing tolerances of course. And you know those four flaps of metal contact that look like a peel of a banana(hence the name) can be gently pried out to give a tighter connection if necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Smith Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 19 minutes ago, CECAA850 said: Anything but zip ties. They strangle the sound. Unless you stack a bunch of smaller zip ties on top of the main zip tie, in which case it will allow you to hear every single bit of sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 56 minutes ago, Dee Jay said: I especially like the copper bar idea. Do you connect them to your amp and speakers with Super Glue, or will Elmer's work ok? Bubble gum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike stehr Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Dee Jay said: Do you connect them to your amp and speakers with Super Glue, or will Elmer's work ok? Nope. You have to use clear GE Silicone 2 bathroom caulk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbird Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 5 hours ago, Jeffrey D. Medwin said: I am afraid many / most in audio, don't use good electronics, and its usually the amplifiers that are in dire need of improvement. Banana plugs fit part-and-parcel with mediocre hi fi implementations, mediocre amplifiers, in all of my experience and, in my own opinion. Its really simple - to me banana plugs are mid-fi. Audio quality spade lugs and Cardas CCGR speaker posts are high-fidelity. It’s really simple to put the money where your mouth is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 5 minutes ago, Blackbird said: It’s really simple to put the money where your mouth is. How can you not believe someone who refers to his soldering with this quote? Just always remember this fellas: " The bigger the glob, the better the job ." That's money right there. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MookieStl Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 2 hours ago, Dee Jay said: I think I opened up the Speaker Wire Connector Terminals Can O' Worms. Not entirely unexpected, though. A big thank you to all your opinions and comments. I find them to be very helpful, which is really what I'm after. Feel free to keep them coming, if you do not find them a waste of time. I especially like the copper bar idea. Do you connect them to your amp and speakers with Super Glue, or will Elmer's work ok? I do have some generic Scotch Tape as well. I heard it has minimal signal loss. And it's archival as well. I'm certain that helps, too. Sorry this went south on your first post here. We usually treat people better (at first). But I can tell by your reply that you get what is going on here. Hopefully between the BS and the snark, you found some useful information. Most of this is a carry over from other threads. Gone on WAY too long. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TasDom Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 I like and use the Sewell Direct Silverback plugs. My son uses the Deadbolts. Both are reasonably priced and good quality. https://sewelldirect.com/collections/banana-plugs GLS Audio are also very good. https://www.glsaudio.com/Banana-Plugs-Spades_c_769.html My system sounds great but I am wondering now if I can squeeze out the last .0001% by switching to spades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC39693 Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 The only “must” I’ll offer the OP, is to ensure the “barrel” and set screw combo will accommodate 8awg or better as he is certain to go down the rabbit hole of bigger better speaker cables (avec pixie dust, lunar orbital electron flux etc.). I don’t like plugs with a cap that screws onto the barrel, I’ve had too many large cables that would fit in the barrel but the set screws would not screw in all the way, hence cap would not fit over the barrel. When I’m done playing around I’ll likely go to bananas on amp end and bare wire on speaker end. I make my own cables (braided Cat6) and tend to end up with 8 awg or bigger ( with all the accoutrements, electrons and otherwise). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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