Can I connect speaker wire this way...?

The best contact cleaners I have run into are the DeoxIT and PreservIT, formally called Cramolin Red and Blue, products from Caig Laboratories (www.caig.com). I use their R5 DeoxIT spray. It works great for contacts, pots and switches.

Thanks for the website Mstorkamp. Cramolin is the one that I remembered/forgot.

Probably depends on your wires!!!! Monster cables (e.i. multiple strands of unshielded wire) will probably sound the same with or withou good connectors. If you are talking about GOOD speaker wire ( multiple strands of INSULATED wire) things may be different. How are the Bananas connected? Are they el cheapo bananas that screw down or what????? Personally I hate bare wire connections. Not only for sonic differences but also for conveinence! You probably could "audition" these cables bare and get a good idea of their performance. By the way...What kind of cables are you working with????? Later! Steve

Just to put closure on this, I did test the wire already and other than being a pain to get hooked up, it worked fine for my test. Steve, some of your questions are answered if you would read all of the original message. The wire I was trying was Linn K400.