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Quick Speaker Cable Connector Question

BJC will take a return on the cable that I ordered with Locking Banana's since they won't fit my speakers or amp.

Question.  Since I am going to get the Belden 10 gauge 5000 5T00UP in bare wire configuration as a replacement, can anyone recommend some standard BNF Banana's that will fit this wire?  I need bare wires on one side for the amp but Banana's for the speakers.  Connecting bare wire is too difficult with the speakers and I have never been able to get Spade Lugs of any kind to fit.  Banana's are it.  Same kind used by Audio Quest will fit fine.
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nonoise
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Check out Furez TST-SB40Ag Silver Plated Tellurium Copper Banana Speaker Connectors Pair.
Douglass Connection has these in different sizes to accommodate different gauges. Just scroll through and you'll find what you need.

All the best,
Nonoise
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I have to be sure the Banana's are the same type used by the Audio Quest Type 4 Banana's installed by Audio Advisor.  Both pairs of speakers that I own are persnickety and don't like the Spades I've tried to use nor the new Locking Banana's that I ordered from BJC.  The Mirage OM 10's are almost 20 years old and the Castle Conway 3's are about 15 years old.  May have proprietary connectors that require a specific Banana plug or bare wire only.  Nothing else has worked.
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Steve.  Those KLE are pretty expensive but if they have yielded noticeable sonic improvements to the audio, then they may be worth the cost.  Have to determine if they would fit my speakers though.  I don't want to order some that costly only to find I have to return them like the BJC cables.
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nonoise.  Those also look quite expensive.  I take it you use these?  Does the silver create a brighter sound?  Or does the copper in the mix help tame the bright sound that silver usually creates?
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reuben.  This looks like a Banana that will fit my speakers.  Look just like the Banana's on my Type 4 cables.  Will check out some reviews on these next.
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