Spades vs. Banana plugs ??

@antigrunge2 Wrote:

Naked wire, neither spades nor bananas add anything

I agree

Mike

I like spades because I perceive better contact area from a properly positioned and compressed spade and because spades are more readily available in high conductivity materials like copper, which is generally considered too soft for the structural demands of a banana connector where the wire hangs perpendicular to the connector. Banana connectors are often constructed from a copper alloy that is in the ballpark of 40-60 percent as conductive as basic copper.

Bigger isn’t always better. Cardas makes nice copper spades for soldering but one of my favorites is a fairly minimalist gold plate over high conductivity copper spade from Furutech (FP-203) that I crimp using a hydraulic die crimper that can almost achieve the level of connection that Cardas gets with their Forged Spade connections. I also will not argue with the benefit/performance of direct wire connections, assuming you have suitable binding posts, although I find that option better with solid core wire than with stranded wire.

Banana plugs ... idiot proof connectivity.  I had a receiver short out when bare wire ends touched each other.  

Rich 

Banana plugs for me they are just easier.

Spades seem to always come loose. Bananas for ease of use.