Speaker Termination for dummies

I have a set of PSB Alpha Minis somewhere in my room, and from what I remember, they won't accept bananas or spades, only bare wire or pin termination. Just a guess, but your Marantz probably is able to use any of the previously mentioned methods of termination.

Buy OMC Monster cable from J&R music world or soundcity.com
about $ 1.00 a foot or less .Try to use bare wire first ... twist the ends with a linemans pliers or regular pliers this will make the ends tight and will rough up the ends. You can also add crimp on spades from radio shack if necessary. The Linemans pliers is a heavy tool used by electrians and does a great job of crimping too ( $15.00 or so at HD) Also on posts place wire on left side and wrap around to right side so nut pushes wire onto post not away from it.

JC: I'd advise sticking to bare wire unless you're the type who likes changing wires in and out a lot (in which case a connector will make your life easier). As for wire size, her's the definitive tool for getting it right:

www.pcavtech.com/techtalk/wire_size/index.htm