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?
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.
I tried a set of speaker cables with locking banana terminals and found they would work loose. Even though they are a pain to tighten sometimes, I would recommend the spade style termination.
Can people really hear the difference between spade or banana connections? If so, what are the differences you've experienced? I use banana since they are easier to swap cables, and I do not experience any discernable differences.
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