Spade termination for Vandersteen 2CE Signature ii


I want to terminate two sets of cables with spade connectors for a pair of Vandersteen 2CE Signature ii screw plate hook-up. Vandersteen says the max width for a spade is 7/16ths or .4375 inch. I would like to use Cardas CGMS spades, but their width is .4875 (http://www.cardas.com/cgms.php).
One cable I want to reterminate is a AudioQuest Rocket 33. It was banana plug and I stripped it to bare wire. The other set is four runs of Duelund 12AWG.

I am seeking advice on a specific spade to use for the Vandersteen screw plate. Has anyone used the CGMS (I know the specs indicate it would not fit). Any other mfg. recommendations for a spade to use?

I am connecting to a Rogue Cronus Magnum II and a Tandberg 3012A. Any advice is appreciated.


arturos73
As an update, I put the Vampire BAR spades on the AudioQuest Rocket 33s and they sound fantastic. Thanks for all of the recommendations. I have put up another post requesting RCA male plug recommendations for a set of Cardas Quadralink 5s that I am splitting into two ICs.
OP the Tandberg amp is a SS killer
always underappreciated
but awesome sounding 

have fun

dont overtorqe the spades


tomic601: I absolutely agree. A highly engineered and very sweet sounding 100 WPC work of art. I recently had mine restored.