where I might be able to find spk spades

Audioquest has several sizes of spades available. I bought four pairs of large spades for about $15.

The Parts Connection.Frank or Eddie are great to deal with.

Try WWW.NEEDLEDOCTOR.COM, HCM AUDIO.COM, AUDIOADVISORS.COM,.

Don't dismiss Radio Shack for that kind of stuff. They do not make anything. The buy from a lot of the same suppliers as others and put the item in their packaging.

For the record, four 16 gauge wires is equivalent to a 10 gauge conductor. Since the jackets will be somewhat buckled up against each other, you may have to strip of slightly more wire than you normally would in order to get them into a spade. If that is the case, use some shrink wrap to make sure that the wires don't fray, short out, etc.. This will also help keep the four seperate runs of 16 gauge together. Sean
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