I hope you don't mind me going back to the original question. I'm an electrical engineer and I'm here to tell you that using a bananna plug will not be any better or worse than other connection methods. I just stripped my wires back and tinned the strands with solder. This made a nice strong connection using Axiom's high quality binding posts. If you choose this method be careful you don't cut into the wire when stripping the insulation off. I'm using a high flex 14 ga. that has some real small strands. They were a but delicate while stripping and it took a while, but I know I have an excellent connection on the speaker and at the amp.
-Tom
