What about Bananas

[Zubkabera]

I have seen so many threads on speaker cables and interconnects but what about banana plugs they also have influence on what is being fed, I can't remember seeing any review on these on WHF.

So here is the questions what are your experience and which one are recommended? Thanks

 

[aliEnRIK]

Id recommend any 24k gold plated ones (That cable, Van damme etc)

 

[Andrew Everard]

Coincidentally, News Ed Joe Cox's desk, just now...

 

[vinod_david]

Good pic from phone cam, Mr E!

 

[Anonymous]

I have some cheap ones off amazon and they are ok but just got some chord from a very good local hi fi shop and they are much better

 

[bigblue235]

I don't use them. Then there is no inflence on what is being fed

I need to re-do them from time to time, but I prefer that to sticking something else in the signal path.

 

[Anonymous]

is there a significant advantage banana plugs over bare wire connections?

 

[aliEnRIK]

jsl20:is there a significant advantage banana plugs over bare wire connections?

Apart from ease of connecting, no

(The other advantage is if its airsealed, which will stop the copper oxidising)

 

[Anonymous]

mine chords are heatshrinked and it gives them a more solid feel but I have a 7.1 system so I did it for ease and convenience

 

[Anonymous]

Imo, along with ease of use b plugs provide a neat and solid connection . Possibly provides unwanted noise as opposed to bare wire. Imo, an essential part to a system.

 

[robg1976]

i find b. plugs just easy to use, i wanted to share with you guys

last month i wanted to replace my plugs on my blackrhodium cable i looked around and found on EBAy 20 bannana plugs 24k gold for £10.99 incuding postage. a good buy so i ordered them, They are NAKAMICHI 24 k gold. i never heard of them.

I wanted to let you guys know they are a bargain the quality is excellent they have 7 blades on plug and have a good tight fit the finish is stunning they have a silver cap with the name in black or red for wiring printed on them. my system sounds much better, of course they are new but i think its the tight good connection with my amp and speakers that does it and they look great. and i think £10.99 including posting from japan is good value.

 

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Andrew Everard:
Coincidentally, News Ed Joe Cox's desk, just now...

From the colour I presume they are gold plated rather than silver/rhodium, but how do they sound?