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Bananna plugs do they make a diffrence?
#114531 10/30/05 08:31 PM
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So do bananna plugs really mnake a difference or are they just easy to change in and out? Also with there beeing a couple of diffrent types out there do they all comply with recievers and speakers or do certain ones correspond to diffrent types of speakers and recievers?


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#114532 10/30/05 08:52 PM
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There is no sq advantage to useing bannana plugs.I don't use them therefore I will let someone else answer the latter part.


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#114533 10/30/05 10:04 PM
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Banana plugs are nice if you are experimenting and need to change connections often. Otherwise bare wire is fine. IMHO



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#114534 10/30/05 11:30 PM
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I went round and round on this, as have many other people. Some will argue (and I agree, but others may not) that bare wire should be your best connection. Every connector/adaptor, or whatever, is another point for signal loss and for noise to be introduced. Will any normal human being notcie a difference, I doubt it. So far BugBitten has it right on the mark. If you are going to swap around speakers or amps or receivers, etc, then banana plugs make it quick and easy. Banana plugs also offer a "clean" install, but a nicely trimmed and installed bare wire looks good in my book. Besides, how many people are going to see the back of your speakers anyway.

My vote: Save the $$$, and skip the banana plugs.


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#114535 10/30/05 11:58 PM
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to add a little bit to that, banana's will make it easier to insert thick (or double) wires into a tight space. E.g. the back of my 3805 is a nightmare to work with because of the closeness of all terminals.

I have extremely long runs and use double wires for the front speakers.


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#114536 10/31/05 12:26 PM
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With bananas, it is a little more difficult to get a "single" wire strand to short to something else and cause problems.


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#114537 01/08/06 07:48 AM
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I use Banana Plugs only because they make it easy to plug and unplug speakers from the back of my Denon 3805 AVR. Working with bare speaker wire in cramped spaces is very inconvenient! The plugs are available in several price ranges. I use the 'deluxe' ones made by RCA. They cost about $5-$6 a pair at Home Depot.


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#114538 01/08/06 08:29 AM
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I use banana's just for the ease of use. I have a Denon 3805 also, and connecting six speakers with bare wire in close quarters is a nightmare. If the connections are made well there should be no difference in sound.


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#114539 01/08/06 08:38 AM
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I use banana plugs on the business end of the receiver and bare wire on the speakers.


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#114540 01/08/06 04:40 PM
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I use banana plugs on the business end of the receiver and bare wire on the speakers.




I'm actually thinking about doing this too. I have found that the axiom speaker binding posts are easy to connect the wires, and don't chew up the connection. The receiver, on the other hand, I have to really tighten the binding posts just so the bare wire stays IN the terminal. Not to mention really twisting and mashing the wire out of shape. All the axiom binding posts really do is just flatten the wire since they have a hole you can put the wire in. Most receivers just twist it around into a little mess.



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