speaker connections?

Nope I like it natural myself.Tin is just something else that will color the sound. There's already enough of it in the way.

Agreed. No need to tin it. I do use Caig Pro Gold and Walker SST, though.

That tinning would color the sound is even better than listening to power cords. Love it!

db

Another vote for bare wire. I used to use bananas until one fell off and shorted out my amp !

I started with bare wire with new cables.I always thought bare wire was best,made sense,when i used bananas it rolled highs,and took my system from front row,to third row.once the cables broke in,they sounded harsh and grainy.i sit close to speakers,about 9 feet,long story short i put bananas back and solved many colorations.my theory is in some cases,some wires are designed with termanation in mind.and no offense folks,but if you cant hear any changes,then what is all the fuss!.