Banana plug or binding? What the benefit of either/or?

[admin_exported]

I'm new to audio and sorry if this is an over-simple question.

Im assuming its for a cleaner connection, is this ture?

 

[idc]

Hi.

No matter what the connection, if it properly it will sound fine. Banana plugs are neater and easier to get a proper connection.

 

[Anonymous]

Perfect thanks idc

 

[jiggyjoe]

The main benefit of bananas or spades are the easy connection and to stop the cable oxidizing (when the copper goes brown from exposure to the air).

arguably stripped copper may be slightly better because of fewer connections (the bananas) but you have to keep stripping it off to reveal fresh copper thus shortening your cables each time!

 

[idc]

You can buy banana plugs for pennies off eBay, Amazon and Maplins. The easiest to fit are the ones with screws in the plug to trap the wire.

 

[Dermondo]

I have always used the banana plugs as I find them neater overall, I have tried connected cable to binding post without plugs and to be honest I my opinion I couldn't hear any difference.

 

[Big Chris]

Also, with bare wire, you're more likely to have straggly bits of wire that could possibly touch and cause a short circuit.

 

[John Duncan]

Easier, neater. I'd always choose them over bare wire unless equipment position precludes it.

 

[Anonymous]

Sam,

If you don't usually disconnect your loudspeakers cables, there's no reason to use bananas or spades. Just connect them directly on the binding posts. Bananas and spades won't improve the audio quality of your system, they'll just make your life easier.