Banana plugs look like this.
They are meant to attach to the end of your speaker wire and fit into the holes in the ends of the posts on your receiver and speakers.
Pin Plugs look like this.
they are very similar to banana plugs, but the sticky outy thing (don't you love it when I use such technical terms?
) is thick on the bananas, and very thin on the pin plugs. Instead of being inserted in the end of the posts on your receiver and speakers, the posts are unscrewed, exposing a small hole into which the pins are inserted, and then the posts are tightened down to firmly hold the pins in place.
Pin Plugs. I like the 3rd down. Part # 091-310. $3.90 per pair, and no soldering.
Radio Shack has a similar set of
pin plugs for 10 to 20 gauge speaker wire, at $10.49 for 4, which is a little more expensive than those from Parts Express. But if you have a Radio shack nearby, you wouldn't have the expense of shipping, so they are roughly the same price.
Radio Shack also has similar
pin plugs for 14 or 16 gauge speaker wire specifically. Same price.
