Benifits of bannana plugs

andrew keller Bronze Member Username: Kinggimp82 Post Number: 30 Registered: May-05	Posted on Sunday, February 19, 2006 - 01:02 GMT what are the benifits of bannana plugs over bare wire? does it just make connecting the wire easier or do they make a better connection? any info would be helpfull. andrew
Nuck Gold Member Username: Nuck Parkhill, Ontario Canada Post Number: 1387 Registered: Dec-04	Posted on Sunday, February 19, 2006 - 01:08 GMT Andrew, straight plugs(banana), are very good for #1, quick connects (like setup andbreakdown for the band). #2, the design and depth of the plugs make a natural support for especially heavy cable(as well as dual solder connects for redundancy in the connection). If your amp/receiver is not designed to support the weight, they will cause problems. Other than that, they are as good as twisted wire posts.
andrew keller Bronze Member Username: Kinggimp82 Post Number: 31 Registered: May-05	Posted on Sunday, February 19, 2006 - 21:13 GMT one other thing. does thicker speaker wire increase sound quality? i use 12 gauge wire now. would 10 or 8 gauge wire be better?
Michael Cameron Bronze Member Username: Praetorian Post Number: 85 Registered: Dec-05	Posted on Monday, February 20, 2006 - 01:13 GMT Depending in your system ofcourse, but 12 AWG is probably the point of "diminishing returns" for sound quality per se.
Gavin R. Cumm Silver Member Username: Gavincumm New York USA Post Number: 598 Registered: Feb-05	Posted on Monday, February 20, 2006 - 18:00 GMT Im certain that you could hook your speakers to your amp with re-bar if you like... but would it really be worth it? I wonder what that would sound like. Not only that, you'd have to have a big s$$ binding post to support it. lol
Berny Gold Member Username: Project6 Post Number: 6128 Registered: Dec-03	Posted on Tuesday, February 21, 2006 - 00:54 GMT re-bar...hmmm
Stan Pigme Unregistered guest	Posted on Tuesday, February 21, 2006 - 22:26 GMT Gavin, rebar would not be as good as antique lamp cord wires terminated with cotton balls and piano wire to a antique tube radio.
Timn8ter Silver Member Username: Timn8ter Seattle, WA USA Post Number: 773 Registered: Dec-03	Posted on Tuesday, February 21, 2006 - 22:34 GMT Banana plugs are nice for quick connect/disconnect but if they don't have strong gripping strength you may regret using them. Good ones are fine, stay away from the cheap ones.
Jan Pigne Unregistered guest	Posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 01:10 GMT Banana plugs are good for when I am lonely.
TDog Silver Member Username: Tdogroeder Des Moines, IA Post Number: 101 Registered: Sep-05	Posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 02:12 GMT What is a good bannan plug? I'm using Acoustic Reasearch proseries II PR407's, are these good ones?
Timn8ter Silver Member Username: Timn8ter Seattle, WA USA Post Number: 774 Registered: Dec-03	Posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 02:53 GMT http://www.madisound.com/wbt.html
Charles Herbert Bronze Member Username: Dodgedifferent2 Windsor, Ontario Canada Post Number: 81 Registered: May-05	Posted on Thursday, February 23, 2006 - 04:11 GMT I picked my nanner plugs up at radio shack I use the solderless ones and have yet to see anything wrong with them. I personally find it much easier to set-up my system when i move every year. I even have my wires now color coded to make it that much easier.
Berny Gold Member Username: Project6 Post Number: 6250 Registered: Dec-03	Posted on Thursday, February 23, 2006 - 12:53 GMT You gotta go what you gotta do It makes the reassembly much easier.

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