Belden Speaker Wire Connection

[ryanosaur]

Can't help but think that, possibly, this binding post flex might be a good thing, too. As putting stress on a connection point could lead to a more severe failure, allowing some flex may be a design point to alleviate such a failure.
I'm only guessing, as my sense of a quality build would prefer a rigid connection terminal.
So it probably comes down to such factors as cost-to-implement and whether or not its even seen as a problem in the first place. *shrugs
I suspect we would hear much more about this if peoples gear was shorting out and exploding?

 

[sven1olaf]

Does anyone know offhand if the duplex banana connectors fit the posts on avr's? I always assumed they were more for the speaker side.

 

[ryanosaur]

Does anyone know offhand if the duplex banana connectors fit the posts on avr's? I always assumed they were more for the speaker side.

Spacing may vary by manufacturer... I would think.

 

[lovinthehd]

Bananas aren't a particular standard either...they vary.

 

[BMXTRIX]

PLASTIC!

The Sewell Silverbacks have a plastic housing. Yes, it LOOKS metal, but it is not. It is plastic and you can't short your wires out when those silver backs (hence the name) touch each other.

Just a metalish looking plastic.

 

[lovinthehd]

PLASTIC!

The Sewell Silverbacks have a plastic housing. Yes, it LOOKS metal, but it is not. It is plastic and you can't short your wires out when those silver backs (hence the name) touch each other.

Just a metalish looking plastic.

They told the OP via email it indeed was anodized aluminum, tho. It does seem rather metallic when I've dropped the barrel on the floor....does have a threaded (brass?) insert tho.

 

[sven1olaf]

My silverbacks should be arriving today. I'll update once I install them.

 

[markw]

Due to their physical construction and the fact the black part is plastic, there ain't no way in hell the Sewell Deadbolts could short out while plugged into a binding post.

 

[Space2013]

They told the OP via email it indeed was anodized aluminum, tho. It does seem rather metallic when I've dropped the barrel on the floor....does have a threaded (brass?) insert tho.

My understanding after sending an email to SewellDirect (I assume that is the official website for Sewell, but I suppose they could just be a reseller), is that the Deadbolts have a brass outer jacket and the Silverbacks have an aluminum outer jacket. Now, I have not confirmed whether they are conductive. They mentioned in an email back to me that they were "anodized" jackets, but I have not been able to confirm that they are truly non-conductive. Even if they are "anodized", I still feel a bit nervous about them shorting as they are metal. I might check with a multimeter.

 

[lovinthehd]

My understanding after sending an email to SewellDirect (I assume that is the official website for Sewell, but I suppose they could just be a reseller), is that the Deadbolts have a brass outer jacket and the Silverbacks have an aluminum outer jacket. Now, I have not confirmed whether they are conductive. They mentioned in an email back to me that they were "anodized" jackets, but I have not been able to confirm that they are truly non-conductive. Even if they are "anodized", I still feel a bit nervous about them shorting as they are metal. I might check with a multimeter.

I'll be out on my workbench soon, will see if I can test a Silverback at least. It does sound sort of metallic when you drop it on a cement floor...

 

[BMXTRIX]

My understanding after sending an email to SewellDirect (I assume that is the official website for Sewell, but I suppose they could just be a reseller), is that the Deadbolts have a brass outer jacket and the Silverbacks have an aluminum outer jacket. Now, I have not confirmed whether they are conductive. They mentioned in an email back to me that they were "anodized" jackets, but I have not been able to confirm that they are truly non-conductive. Even if they are "anodized", I still feel a bit nervous about them shorting as they are metal. I might check with a multimeter.

I could be wrong, actually, I very well could be, but I believe that the plugs I have have a plastic piece between the center (brass) fitting and the casing. Maybe that's the insulation? Someone on Amazon indicated that the paint over the casing was non-conductive. Not sure what's up with that as a concept. I would just have used a good quality plastic as the shell as that would last forever and would solve conductivity issues permanently.

Hopefully someone checks and lets us all know for sure.