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You would stick the stripped end of the wire through the hole in the banana plug(the same as sticking it through the hole in the binding post on your receiver)and then tighten the screw on the banana plug. The sound isn't changed in any way and it doesn't matter if you use different connections at the receiver and speaker. Banana plugs can be a convenience if the speakers are being frequently connected and disconnected, but otherwise there's little reason to use them. I'm not sure what you mean by "crammed space" but if it's that the wire is too thick to easily fit through the hole in the binding post, there's nothing wrong with trimming off some of the stripped strands so that it fits more easily. The thinner wire for the last 1/2" makes no difference in the overall resistance.