since the days of Fred & Barney, Wilma and Betty, bare wires were the way speakers used to be connected.
some are returnign to that philosophy. get in where ya fit in.
obviously where ever speaker terminals are located is where the maker figured it to be the best place for ‘them’. not us.
I find it highly doubtful adding another half inch or inch between the plus and minus poles will have any effect on anything, but making it easier for end users to deal with when adding and replacing wires.
but it is what it is, I’d not hold my breath on things changing anytime soon.
bananas are as good a way to go as any other. regardless it being on the input or output. in fact with many receivers geography on the rear panels is at a premium and bananas seem to be the right pick.
if adapters are required by choice or need, their influence on the sound is marginal, but depending, often quite distinct.
I believe bananas are my preference for reasons such as these.
I’ve a pair of towers whose terminals are not only very close to each other, but as there are two sets for bi wiring or bi amping, they are set on angled inserts which make it a real hair pulling event to put spades on all the connections. whoa.
If I indeed loved a set of spkr wires, maybe I’d opt into cutting off the spades and going with bare wires. but even using bare wire there are concerns. loosening. oxidation. shorting. breakage.
as for operating on wiring, they make tools specifically designed to strip insulation off most sizes of wires. at least those one would encounter in this hobby. they run from $10 to $25 and are at most any hardware or Adult toy Store, eg., lowes, Home depot, etc. they have dedicated ‘holes’ for inserting the wires and once closed, do a fine job of cutting thru the insulation without cutting into the conductors.
obviously, special strippers will cost more.
usually from $20 to $50 a dance.
RWV .