NAD and Spade Terminals


I have a NAD 316BEE. Version 2, if that makes a difference. I have speaker cables with spade terminals. I just can’t figure out how to wire it together. It should be easy but I just can’t hook it up. If someone who knows this amp and could help me out I’d be forever in your debt  
paul6001
that’s a very versatile unit.

From it’s manual, it takes bare wires; spades; or pins. Pins are smaller than banana plugs, if that is what they really are.

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"SPEAKERS: Always use heavy duty (16 gauge; 1.5mm, or thicker) stranded wire to connect loudspeakers to your C 316BEE.

The high-current binding post terminals can be used as a screw terminal for cables terminating in spade or pin sockets or for cables with bare wire ends. •

The C 316BEE is designed to produce optimum sound quality when connected to speakers with impedances within its operating range. Please make sure that all the speakers are rated 4 ohms minimum per speaker."

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Meaning: your speaker’s impedance can be higher than 4, that the curve should not dip below 4 ohms as it varies thru the frequency range. Many ’nominally’ 4 ohm speakers dip below 4, that’s why they include that caution.