what speaker plugs for cyrus

[admin_exported]

just bought a cyrus 3 and have been poking the wires in the sockets. I bought some standard banana plugs and they dont fit.

What do i need?

 

[rich51080]

BFA plugs or hollow z plugs will work nicely.

www.hificables.co.uk

then click temrinations on left side

 

[Anonymous]

no those dont fit the cyrus 3.

the cyrus 3 connection looks a bit like a 3.5mm jack.

any ideas anyone?

 

[Anonymous]

I'm sure someone at the www.cyrusunofficial.co.uk forum will know the answer to this.

 

[Anonymous]

anyone?

 

[Gwyndy]

Try here Cyrus specs and manuals

http://www.cyrusaudio.com/product.asp?ProductID=60&text=spec

 

[Gwyndy]

I think I've got your answer; the What Hi-Fi review in my August 98 buying guide states "3mm sockets limit cable choice." It looks like they were sockets unique to Cyrus and the plugs were supplied with the amp. It was a pre-BFA attempt to get past the Euro anti-banana plug legislation.

I believe that Cyrus used to sell them for £12 a set of four

Cyrus Audio Ltd
Ermine Business Park
Huntingdon
Cambridgeshire
PE29 6XY
England

Sales: +44 (0) 1480 410900
email: sales@cyrusaudio.com

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the reply, i will contact cyrus.

Why would there have been a euro anti banana plug leglisation, are they dangerous or offenive?

 

[Gwyndy]

You're welcome,

I believe the problem was that 4mm Banana plugs fit some European plug sockets allowing European kids to electrocute themselves. This resulted in the threat of a ban on 4mm Banana plugs. Cyrus responded with 3mm plugs. Then the British Federation of Audio (largely Arcam, Cyrus and Linn), adopted the Camcon/BFA plug, which if I understand my Linn kit correctly is basically a hollow 4mm banana plug in a sleeve that prevents it fitting a power socket.

Good luck with the plugs, hope that it finally solves the problem. If it does; can you post the name of the plug type omn here in case anyone else gets the same problem.

 

[Anonymous]

surely the speaker end if fitted with a banana plug would still be a risk and what about all the makes that haven't adopted the camcon/bfa

 

[Anonymous]

Hi

 

[Anonymous]

Hi,

My answer may be too late, but in case you haven't got a solution yet. Cyrus made their amps with 3mm lsp outlets instead of the then standard 4mm. I have the same problem: I have two 'Powers' with 3mm outlets. Cyrus now sells 4 to 3mm adaptors. Moorgate sells dedicated 3mm plugs that can be ordered online, alas for me they don't ship internationally.

http://www.moorgateacoustics.co.uk/index.php?product_id=1444496&option=Prod_detail&image_id=555055

Hope this helps!

Roland

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the reply, im still just poking my cables in at the minute. I must order something for this because at the moment it is a real nusance everytime i want to swap between my cyrus 3 and av receiver

 

[Anonymous]

I've recently bought a Cyrus III from ebay and it seems to accept a larger banana plug than my dad's amp, which is the very same model, but presumably of a different year.

I take it I'll need the 4mm plug?

 

[Oozoid]

I guess you'll all have sold your Cyruses by now, but if not ...

Mrs Butcher I guess will need MFA plugs.

Those of you lumbered with 3mm speaker sockets, best solution might be to replace them with the 4mm equivalents, available from Farnell for under £2 each.

http://uk.farnell.com/deltron-emcon/571-0100/connector-pcb-2contacts/dp/1494595 (black)

http://uk.farnell.com/deltron-emcon/571-0500/connector-pcb-2contacts/dp/1494593 (red)

These are Deltron parts, just like the originals. Don't get the cheaper suffix -01 variants, they're tin-plated.

The Cyrus comes apart pretty easily and changing the sockets is a straightforward affair.

 

[mmichbam]

Contact Cyrus they sell a set of 4 3mm plugs for around £30 delivered.

 

[MajorFubar]

I guess you'll all have sold your Cyruses by now, but if not ...

Mrs Butcher I guess will need MFA plugs.

Those of you lumbered with 3mm speaker sockets, best solution might be to replace them with the 4mm equivalents, available from Farnell for under £2 each.

http://uk.farnell.com/deltron-emcon/571-0100/connector-pcb-2contacts/dp/1494595 (black)

http://uk.farnell.com/deltron-emcon/571-0500/connector-pcb-2contacts/dp/1494593 (red)

These are Deltron parts, just like the originals. Don't get the cheaper suffix -01 variants, they're tin-plated.

The Cyrus comes apart pretty easily and changing the sockets is a straightforward affair.

Good advice but probably wasted on here. Most people on here baulk at even taking the lid off and spraying the switches and pots with switch-cleaner. Hey the other day we even had a guy say that he was thinking of connecting two sets of speakers to his amp, one to the A outputs and one to the B outputs, but he was scared and did anyone have experience of doing something so radical. That's the level of daring adventure you're at round here. (With my cap duly doffed to the precious few of us left on here who don't mind popping lids and firing-up the soldering-iron).

 

[John Duncan]

How very dare you.

http://www.whathifi.com/blog/replace-the-hard-drive-in-your-imac

 

[MajorFubar]

How very dare you.

http://www.whathifi.com/blog/replace-the-hard-drive-in-your-imac

Ahem:

(With my cap duly doffed to the precious few of us left on here who don't mind popping lids and firing-up the soldering-iron).

No offence intended to anyone but this forum isn't exactly known for people rolling-up their sleeves, cracking-out the soldering-iron and taking-on a bit of HiFi DIY. For example I once suggested to someone that they solder-up their own custom jack-to-phono cable and it was like "you want me to do WHAT?? Are you CRAZY??"

So I was just kind of sayin'...