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In my 12 years as an audiophile audiogear lover, I have gone through over a dozen speakers. Not one has binding posts that fit well with speaker cables spades!! Ive spent nervous hours trying to expand and bend speaker spades so that they make a nice fit into the binding post. I only hope that one sunny day comes where speaker designers and speaker cable makers have a world summit to get it right once and for all.
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chriskh
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I'am with cornfedboy on this one. What type of speakers and cables are you using? I have the Wilson cubs II, and am using Analysis Plus Silver Oval W/spades and they fit perfectly. I have also tried Harmonic Technology W/spades and they also fit perfect.
sugarbrie
3,854 posts
 
I have had the opposite problem. Getting the spades around the posts on my amplifier of choice.
chriskh
26 posts
 
Sugarbrie, Now this is the true dilemma. I have known friends that have spent hours and days tinkering with amps and connectors. I'am lucky, I have the Theta Dreadnaught, and this amp was built for spades.
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justlisten OP
489 posts
 
Glen

Im doing as you are and using Cardas bananna adapters. I cringe at the extra level of metal im going thru, however when I A/B with a poor direct spade connection, the Cardas sounds better.
tom_munro
162 posts
 
The B&W Matrix series have oversize posts and will not accept standard 1/4" spades. I replaced the standard posts on my 802S3s with Cardas posts to solve this problem. I don't know if it was the improved contact area or the Cardas posts, but the improvement in sound quality was quite noticeable. Paradigms also have a slightly larger post then the standard 1/4" and require the spade to be slightly widened with a pair of pliers.
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