Speaker Cables connectors

[Kenwatch]

<font color='#000000'>I would like to know your opinion regarding which connector would be the best for the speaker cables. I always was under impression that the connector wich has more contact surface would give me the best connection. Is it so or not ?</font>

 

[Shinerman]

<font color='#000000'>Bare wire is the best. &nbsp;But I don't think most decent quality connectors would have any negative effect on performance.
I use Dayton banana plugs from Partsexpress.com. &nbsp;They work great and are cheap. &nbsp;Spades are good to but, &nbsp;be careful because some of today's receivers that have about a million inputs on the back don't give you much room for spades. &nbsp;I have seen some receiver backs where it would be impossible to use spades. &nbsp;I only use banana plugs because the space behind my receiver is kindof tight and I can connect/disconnect by feel with the bananas. &nbsp; &nbsp;

Shinerman</font>

 

[ED27]

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Kenwatch : <font color='#000000'>I would like to know your opinion regarding which connector would be the best for the speaker cables. I always was under impression that the connector wich has more contact surface would give me the best connection. Is it so or not ?</font>

<font color='#000000'>IMO, quality connectors accomplish two things:

(1) Gives a finishing touch to the cable
(2) Helps prevent corrosion to the cable ends

Some companies will tell you that connector will give you greater surface-contact area thus facilitating better signal transfer. &nbsp;I think it's hype.

If you don't care about aesthetics, just &quot;tin&quot; the ends of the wire with solder to keep it from fraying and corrosion.</font>

 

[Blatz]

What about RCA connectors?

If I wanted to tin the receiver side of the wire and put a male RCA plug on the wallplate side to connect to my in-wall home speaker wiring? Do I risk any electrical fire hazzard or signal loss or anything?

 

[Shinerman]

If I wanted to tin the receiver side of the wire and put a male RCA plug on the wallplate side to connect to my in-wall home speaker wiring? Do I risk any electrical fire hazzard or signal loss or anything?

As long as you have a good conenction to the RCA plug you should be fine. I think you can actually buy speakers wires with RCA type plugs on them. Just be sure the RCA plug creates a good snug fit onto any binding post they may be plugged into. That actually may be an issue, I've never tried it before.

Shinerman

 

[Polygon]

If you're going to use connectors, I think that the best are binding post/banana plugs. They give the most contact over pin type connectors. As always, bare wire is best.