Canare 4S11 Blue Jeans Speaker Cable

[Murray1]

Considering purchasing raw cable and doing the terminations myself. I am choosing this cable because my new RTiA5's and CSiA6 are bi-wired speakers. I will be connecting speakers to HK 3600 AVR. Blue Jeans website states canare 4s11 is 14 gauge. Will this gauge wire fit into my speaker binding posts. If not, I am thinking spades for speakers and possibly bananas for receiver. Has anyone already gone thru the process using the same speakers. If so, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Seems like bi wiring is questionable on other threads. I asked Joe Abrahms who sells MIT cables and he recommended bi wire cables since my Polks are bi wired speakers. Are there any special setting I need to make on my receiver for bi wiring speakers. Do I remove jumper plates on speakers if I bi wire. Any help appreciated. Thanks

 

[Adam]

Hi. I would be extremely surprised if 14-gauge wire didn't easily fit into your speakers' binding posts. The RTi A5 appears to use standard sized 5-way binding posts, and those will accept 14-gauge without any trouble.

I'm a big fan of banana plugs for the convenience of them, and you might want those for your receiver simply because it makes working with the wires a lot easier on the back panel of the receiver (and so much nicer if you're trying to work around an entertainment center). Plugging in a banana plug is a lot easier than angling in a wire and screwing down a binding post. The same applies to the terminals on your speakers.

 

[Murray1]

Hi. I would be extremely surprised if 14-gauge wire didn't easily fit into your speakers' binding posts. The RTi A5 appears to use standard sized 5-way binding posts, and those will accept 14-gauge without any trouble.

I'm a big fan of banana plugs for the convenience of them, and you might want those for your receiver simply because it makes working with the wires a lot easier on the back panel of the receiver (and so much nicer if you're trying to work around an entertainment center). Plugging in a banana plug is a lot easier than angling in a wire and screwing down a binding post. The same applies to the terminals on your speakers.

Thanks Adam,

Thought I read that the most secure connection is wire direct without adding any connectors.

 

[Shock]

Thanks Adam,

Thought I read that the most secure connection is wire direct without adding any connectors.

I would say it's the most secure, but definitely not the most convenient. Banana connectors just make your life a lot easier. I used to use only raw terminated ends, then I succumbed to banana plugs and will probably never use raw again.

 

[rcw]

BJC has very nice locking banana plugs.

 

[adk highlander]

I made up a set and am helping a friend do some now. I used spades at the speaker side and banana on the amp end.

I have a few pics.

This is a pic of the spades and wire pants.

The end of a cable with the techflex on the 4S11.

Finished wire.

I am happy with how they turned out and the whole setup for my front three speakers was under $100 and I got to make them myself.

The wirepants, spades and bananas I purchased on ebay. The wire came from westlake electronics and the techflex came from parts express.