Connectors:Banana's OR Spade's


Before I order my new speaker cables!Please help
If you have the option to use either banana or spade connectors between speaker and equiptment,which are better?
Which ones give you better contact?
?????What are the pros and cons?????
What do most high end audiophiles use?
dgordonl
SPADES, definitely!

Many high-end components won't even except bananas.

Krell doesn't take bananas.

Richard
Spade ends definately!! Much better contact on the Binding posts... more surface area... was never a fan of the plug in... plus bananas get loose over time.
Good luck,
Joe
Custom Audio LLC
I always went with spades, but I'm sick of them. It is a total bitch to do comparisons. I have two separate biwire cable runs to the amp, so stacking space lugs at 180 degree angles without scratching things on the back of the amps is not my idea of a good time.

A friend has a highly resolving system and uses bananas, and that's the route I'm going to take.