vjkharat Posted August 1, 2001 Share Posted August 1, 2001 I am currently making bare-wire connections from the speakers to the receiver. It sounds great but wanted to know opinions regarding pros/cons of each. I am using cut to length Monster Cable Z1-250 bare for Bi-wiring my Mains and center with normal bare wiring for my rears. Also the RF-* have a rubber cap over where the bananna plugs go, how do I remove these plugs? I tried but did not want to force the connections. My HT configuration: Marantz SR 8000 A/V Receiver Klipsch RF3 Fronts Klipsch RC3 Center Klipsch RS3 Rears Klipsch KSW15 Sub Sony KV27FS12 WEGA TV Onkyo DVC 601 DVD Player Sony N80 vcr++ Gold VCR Monster Cable Z1-250 bare Bi-wired Mains and center with normal bare wiring rears. Monster M351 for Subwoofer <2.5 m long> Monster Z300 Reference S-video cable Monster ILS200 Digital Optical cable Thanks! This message has been edited by vjkharat on 08-01-2001 at 09:25 PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundog Posted August 1, 2001 Share Posted August 1, 2001 Bare wires are cheaper but bananna plugs are easier and quicker to disconect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quenten Posted August 2, 2001 Share Posted August 2, 2001 A popular thinking is that the more connections there are, the greater the chance for interfearance or introduced noise. Therefor bare wire should be the best/quietest route...I use banana's & don't have a problem. The rubber plugs in my KSF 8.5's just popped right out with the help of a small screwdriver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewzter Posted August 2, 2001 Share Posted August 2, 2001 un-screw them all the way, and the plastic will either fall out or you can just take it out. ------------------ Front: dbx Soundfield V - 15" woofer, 8" mid, ribbon tweet, 3.25" mid & dome tweet on top Center: KLF C7 Rear Surround: Polk f/x bipole/dipole Amp: Yamaha RX-V990 100x3; 25x2 DVD: Yamaha DVD S795 (built-in DD Processor) CD: Yamaha CDC 575 5-Disc VCR: Toshiba M752 6-head TV: Mitsubishi 40" Tube DirecTV Sony Playstation w/ s-vid & RCA to V990 for awesome gaming picture & sound! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMcD Posted August 2, 2001 Share Posted August 2, 2001 In short. It seems like you have a good connection. Banana plugs are probably not going to improve it. With them, you've typically got a screw down connection to the banana male, and another connection of the banana to the, errr, female banana. (No, no, don't be a wise guy. The United Fruit Company will object.) Seriously, I think there is some concensus above. Banana plug are great if you're switching things around. If you are not switching things, and you have a good screw on connection, there might be little justification to mess with it. Gil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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