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Unusual(?) spade connection

Hi everyone,

I have seen some speaker cable spade connections on the amp side where one prong of the spade is inserted into the post hole rather than how it should be placed, where you would insert bare wire.  

The old MIT2 biwire cable I have has spades that are too narrow for the posts on my Hegel and Ampzilla monoblocks. I have never had biwire fitted speakers until obtaining a pair of B&W Matrix 801 S2s and would like to "get the whole experience".

I can fit one prong of the MIT2 cable in each of the amp post holes. But I didn't tighten the post cap(?) in fear of bending or breaking anything.

It just seemed rather strange but if there are no reasons against doing this, I could save a lot of time and expense by not needing to purchase cables (or modify the MIT2s).

Is this a bad idea?

Thanks and stay safe everyone!
hleeid
hleeid OP
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@imhififan - The adapter looks like a great solution! Appreciate the tip!  I will have to call these companies asking if they can somehow tell me the diameter of the adapter where the spade goes.
Hopefully the adapter is slimmer than the posts on my amps.

My listening room is very small.  The amps are on a rack against the front wall.  I have banana plugs on my cables that would cause a severe bend in the cable without pulling the rack several inches forward.

If the adapters fit the spades, I can push the rack back against the wall without bending the cables.  That's a noticeable saving in space in this small room!


elliottbnewcombjr
5,574 posts
 
I like tvad’s recommendation, I was just too lazy to look them up. I use WBT parts, very high quality.

If you have enough extra length, you can leave the original spade on, cut further back, complete new WBT connector, and have a short piece with original factory spade connection on one end for ... ?

and imhififan's adapter sure looks easy!
hleeid OP
219 posts
 
@elliottbnewcombjr - Nice one! Hadn't thought of that. I like the idea of preserving the cable.  Guess I'll have to cover up the spades once done to prevent accidental shorting.

Looks to be the best solution.
hleeid OP
219 posts
 
@imhififan -  Thanks again!
Spade to Banana Adapters came in from Transparent.
The spades fit the adapters and I was able to push the rack back to the wall (makes a big difference in this small room!).

No more worries about the really heavy cables bending/breaking the posts. The only way to fit one tip of each spade prong was from the top requiring an unsightly array of supports to prevent the cable from leaning/sliding and damaging the posts.

Really cool that I didn't have to modify the MIT2 cable.  Preserving it is probably a plus as well.

Appreciate everyone's tips and advice!
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imhififan
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@hleeid, glad it worked out ... thanks for letting us know.
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