<font color='#000000'>I have a pair of Axiom M2i speakers, and a Yamaha HTR-5550 receiver.
I ordered two pair of Dayton bannana plugs, and two pair of spades from Parts Express. Unfortunately, the spades don't fit the Axiom binding posts, so I went to Radio Shack, and being stupid, only bought one pair of bannana plugs. So one speaker is hooked up with bare wire until I make it back there, but I didn't notice any drop in high frequencies, but it could be one would need better equipment to notice anything. Like I said, I only tinned the tip, which protrudes out the other side of the plug, so only a very small amount of solder is probably inside the wire.
Unfortunately my Dad took our digital camera to SA on a business trip, but once he comes back I'll take some pictures.
One question about the Radio Shack plugs I bought - the wire isn't installed perpendicular to the plug as in the Dayton connectors, it is installed straight through the back. There is a piece that screws out, and I assume you bend the tip of the wire around the edge of this piece and screw it back in. Is there any disadvantage to this system? My solder is probably touching the connector in these plugs, however bare wire would be touching also. Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Josh</font>