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Connect banana jumpers to locking banana speaker cables?

Hi everyone! I am in the market for speaker jumper cables, and have a question regarding my connection options? My speaker cables are single runs with locking Furutech banana plugs. The Furutech's will accept another banana plug into the back of them, but I am unsure as to if the quality of the connection would be the same as using a spade - spade or spade - banana jumper? Has anyone tried this?

My reason for asking is that I am constantly finding some great deals on jumper cables in the used market, they however seem to be the wrong configuration, such as banana - banana or directional banana - spade.

Thanks in advance to any thoughts that you could provide on the subject.

Matt
chewie70
itzhak1969
515 posts
 
as long as you  have a solid connection, there should be no sonic degradation.
chewie70 OP
17 posts
 
Thank you for your help! It definitely opens up options knowing that I can use banana's or spade's on the cable end. As with your system, I currently feel that mine sounds best when the cables are connected to the upper posts as well.
tatyana69
269 posts
 
As I have posted before - Proac for example have told me it makes no difference what post the amp is connected to then jumpers to the others. I have not tested that as my brain says lower first, but I do not know definitively.


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jmcgrogan2
6,346 posts
 
I plug the + speaker cable from my amp into the + on the bottom set  of binding posts, and the - from the amp into the - on the top set of binding posts on my speakers, all spades.
Jumpers are bananas just jumping top to bottom.

As long as your connections are secure, there should be no sonic degradation. Locking bananas hold pretty well. Though not as secure as spades, they should be secure enough if they are locking bananas.
chewie70 OP
17 posts
 
Thanks for the help everyone. I've been in contact with my cable manufacturer, and am probably have a set of jumpers made that mirror my cables. Since I'm going this route, I'll most likely have them terminated with spades.
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