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Are they the banana jacks where the outside is a nut you can tighten down on bare wire or spade terminals? That's actually good—nearly all the speakers I have e
by Daniel_Newby 14y ago
Are they the banana jacks where the outside is a nut you can tighten down on bare wire or spade terminals? That's actually good—nearly all the speakers I have ever used have been bare wire.
- danilocampos 14y agoNo, that probably wouldn't have been, er, sexy enough. This article has a pretty decent shot: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2406499,00.asp http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2406499,00.asp Same for me, and most folks with low- to mid-range home theater setups, I'd wager – shoving bare wire into the terminal seems pretty common.
- Daniel_Newby 14y agoThat is appalling. This cannot be a real product. It has to be like a concept car. Surely. Surely?
- gcb 14y agoI will never understand you people that use that. Just spend a extra .70 and have the cable screwed to a damn male plug. Nothing worse than screwing the wires every time
- nessus42 14y agoI agree completely! Banana plugs are awesome, and nothing prevents you from screwing them onto bare wire. In fact, that's how it's usually done, isn't it? (It's certainly how it's done at my house.) Screw once, and then you're set for life! What drives me crazy are those stupid spring-loaded things that many receivers and speakers have these days. The springs eventually get loose and then the connections get flakey.
- Daniel_Newby 14y agoI rarely mess with the connections later, so the hassle of banana plugs is not worth it.