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Speaker Cable Banana Plug Breakage

Hi Folks,
I could seriously use some help with a banana plug issue. The thin gold plated pieces that splay apart on the end of my banana plug have broken off and now, I'm having some conductivity issues. I used a test CD and there is obviously a reason for concern. These are older Hi Diamond speaker cables and while they sound wonderful, the build quality might leave a little to be desired. Right now, the banana plug end is a minuscule gold pointed spear and I'wondering if there isn't something that I could do without causing a sound contrast between the two speakers? I'm pretty certain that Cullen Cables can help me with his issue but I need to buy myself some time before having them properly repaired. Any help would be greatly appreciated,
Thanks!
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goofyfoot OP
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randy, I'm worried that I might affect the sound, making one cable different sounding from the other. My thought is to have both cables re-terminated exactly the same way and by someone who knows what they're doing better than myself. That said, I did send Hi Diamond an email and am waiting to hear what they advise. It is possible that Hi Diamond would be willing to help me with this issue and recommend that I can therefore fix this issue by myself. In the mean time, I'm hoping that someone here on this forum knows something about Hi Diamond cables and can assist me with a temporary solution. 
erik_squires
16,394 posts
 
Goofy,

Replace the speaker ends on both cables the same way.
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goofyfoot OP
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That's my plan erik but I cannot immediately. 
randy-11
1,913 posts
 
You are putting far too much imagination into the cable termination.  It simply will not affect SQ.

Another option is to buy new cables from a rental/exchange place - Bluejeans cables is one - try a set & send them back to try another set; lather/rinse/repeat ad infinitum
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toddverrone
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It really is the easiest thing, to terminate cables. You seem to have convinced yourself that you can't do it..

If you can sculpt, or stretch a canvas, you can certainly do this yourself. You don't even have to solder, crimp connections can also be very good. You would need to buy a good pair of crimping pliers, of course. Soldering is very easy as well and solder and a soldering iron can be had cheaply.

For approximately half of the mental energy you seem to have spent worrying about this, you could fix this yourself.

Do it!
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