Do Banana Plug Adaptors Degrade SQ?
Some old JBL speakers of my acquaintance use spring loaded button style posts that take at most 14 ga. wire. These adapters from Parts Express allow you to attach any banana plug. Adding a few inches of solid 18 ga. won't hurt...you should see the wire inside the speaker! https://www.parts-express.com/Lil-Piggies-Binding-Posts-to-Lead-Wire-Adapter-Set-Red-and-B-091-1262 |
Hello, There is not a huge issue running bare wire as long as you tin the ends. Depending on how resolving your system is you can get arcs from stranded wire. My favorite banana adapters are the Straightwire BANAUNV. It will convert a spade or bare wire to bananas. My favorite is they utilize the Z banana. This insures a tight fit and a lot of surface contact. https://www.straightwire.com/mobile/connectors.php Scroll down to see the under the connector list. If you are in the Chicagoland area this store is a dealer: https://holmaudio.com/straight-wire/ Another solution is buy Pre- made Straightwire cables and unsolder one of the ends. They are a great value product! I wish I could demo cables but I am in the process upgrading my system so there is no point until I get my electronics first. |
Update to what I posted earlier. I found the service data for the JBL L65 speaker. L65s do use a different speaker binding post arrangement then the 43xx/44xx series. Original L65 binding posts are JBL part number 56130 (black), 56131 (red). I can't tell for sure, but it looks as though the original binding posts are shorter and smaller diameter. The threaded post looks hollow. If that is the what you find, measure the internal diameter of the threaded post. If you find it to be around 1/8" or 3mm, then you can use a "miniature" banana plug like the 2944. https://www.pomonaelectronics.com/products/hardware/miniature-banana-plug-solderless |
I use bananas from KLE Innovations - they are the very best I have found to date and make a noticeable improvements in dynamics, clarity details and image. But they are a little more fragile than most others, so if you cables are heavy (larger than 10 gauge) and the binding posts are further than 20" off the ground th bananas may work loose I also found these bananas to perform better than bare wire or silver plated copper spade connectors regards |
