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Speaker cable termination

I have a pair of old Audioquest Midnight 2 speaker cables and I need to change the termination from banana plugs to spade lugs. Could anyone recommend where to purchase the spades ? Would the quality of spades make an audible difference ? Can I solder it myself easily ? Is it worthwhile to send it back to Audioquest for re-termination ? Thanks.
lee6ac7
redkiwi
1,092 posts
 
Personally I would send them back to Audioquest. Otherwise the Audioquest spades are amongst the best I have heard and very cheap compared with the very best spades.
sugarbrie
3,854 posts
 
Yes, send them to AQ. I had Nordost re-terminate some of their cables for me, and it was work every penny.
cornfedboy
1,645 posts
 
your cables aren't worth sending to the manufacturer for re-termination. lugs are readily available in all qualities (at least in the us) & are easy to install on your own. if you have trepidations as to your soldering skills, find a friend, ham radio hobbyist or cable dealer to do the job.
trelja
3,223 posts
 
Buy the Audioquest(I forget what the model name is) lugs. They are silver, and were used for all speaker cables, from Indigo on up. They are cheap. Solder them yourself(or have your local tech do it) with silver solder.
ljgj
955 posts
 
Forget the spades and go with a direct connection if possible - it is just one less element the signal has to pass through.
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