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Tuff question= Banana plug to adapt to Spade ?

My Pass 350.5 Amp only can accept spades.

There is a set of used speaker cables that I would like to purchase but they have banana's on all ends.
I know there are many adaptors that can adapt the other way, but I dont recall every seeing the adaptor the way I have descibed.
Without resorting to re-termination , is there any type of adaptor that can adapt the speaker cable banana ends to fit in my Amps spade ?
I am serious, Please no bananna jokes! Well maybe a few , but only if I get my answer.
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bdgregory
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DAYTON SPCO-GRB COMPRESSION SPADE - these work nicely. The can be used to terminate bare wire, and also banana plugs fit very snuggly into the end.
http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&DID=7&Partnumber=091-315
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ozzy OP
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Thanks, I have thought the item should look something like that spade compression.

On the set you refer to , wouldn't the banana plugs get squeezed and compressed thus reducing resale value??

It seems that all the spade needs is a proper banana jack on the end to accept a banana plug.
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nsgarch
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Ozzy -- if I assume the rest of your system is the same caliber as your amplifier (can I do that?) then I suggest you to "do it right" and have your speaker cables re-terminated. Even if you solder spades onto the bananas, you are creating a Rube Goldberg conglomeration of sound-degrading electrical interfaces -- and for what?

In fact, have spades installed on both ends if your speakers accept them too, because bananas (unless the locking kind, and not just a "push" connection) are an inferior connection IMO.
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