Monster Banana Plugs don't fit.

[stl1cjg]

Just got 8 Monster banana plugs with remainder of gift certificate. I have them attached to wire, but will not fit into my Studio 60's or the back of my Marantz sr6003. These are the Monster QL GFP-H MKII Self Crimping Gold Flex Pin Connectors. When I slide them into the back of the speaker, they just seem too loose.

Hey...I know this sounds moronic, but what am I missing here? Do 60's only accept a certain brand or type? Again these are the flex tips. DO I need to trim them off? or did I get the wrong kind?

Thanks,

Chris

 

[ParadigmDawg]

Those are not banana plugs, they are pin connectors. They are made to fit just like bare wire by screwing the binding posts down onto them.

The 60's have 5 way binding posts so any regular banana will fit just fine.

Just got 8 Monster banana plugs with remainder of gift certificate. I have them attached to wire, but will not fit into my Studio 60's or the back of my Marantz sr6003. These are the Monster QL GFP-H MKII Self Crimping Gold Flex Pin Connectors. When I slide them into the back of the speaker, they just seem too loose.

Hey...I know this sounds moronic, but what am I missing here? Do 60's only accept a certain brand or type? Again these are the flex tips. DO I need to trim them off? or did I get the wrong kind?

Thanks,

Chris

 

[stl1cjg]

OK. So I am a MORON.

 

[ParadigmDawg]

No man, you just got the wrong terminations.

OK. So I am a MORON.

 

[zhimbo]

Those are not banana plugs, they are pin connectors. They are made to fit just like bare wire by screwing the binding posts down onto them.

The 60's have 5 way binding posts so any regular banana will fit just fine.

OK, maybe I'm the moron around here.

What's the point of these? If they work like bare wire...why not use bare wire?

 

[stl1cjg]

I guess I would have the same question. The only real benefit I see is that if your equipment is fixed it makes connecting them to the terminals much easier and does not allow loose pieces without pins to touch other metal/wire resulting in a short. I originally thought I was buying banana clips. Guess I need to read the details next time.

 

[stl1cjg]

Carpet is being installed in the HT today. I will give a rundown on whether or not these things effect quality after they are completed with the install. I would say that any additional connection, other than what is connected to the speaker and AVR, would result in some additional resistance. Why connect 2 garden hoses when 1 will work?

 

[ParadigmDawg]

The point is: the company that makes them can get more money.

...and no loose wire strands.

OK, maybe I'm the moron around here.

What's the point of these? If they work like bare wire...why not use bare wire?

 

[markw]

You still might be able to use them by unscrewing the lugs into which the the banana plug is inserted, sticking the pin connectors into the hole in the central metal post in the 5-way binding post, and then tighten them to hold the pin connector snugly.

The problem I've found with them is the the part that isn't inserted is too dang big to deal with on the back of a receiver's crowded speaker jack panel.

IMNSHO, I'd rather use bare wires.

 

[lsiberian]

OK, maybe I'm the moron around here.

What's the point of these? If they work like bare wire...why not use bare wire?

Try tinkering as much as I do and you'll learn to love them. Twisting bare wire hurts and pulling out the receiver to feed it is a royal pain.

IOTW it's for people constantly messing with their setup.

That is banana plugs. The flex pin's have no point(except for the one at the end)

 

[JerryLove]

Paradigms won't take dual banana's as the plugs are too far.. but individual bananas should work fine.

What's the point of these? If they work like bare wire...why not use bare wire?

They don't work like bare wire in severl respects. They can't whisker short (unless you coupled the bare wire improperly), they don't require nearly as much lining up, in the case of dual-bananas, one helps line up the other. There is no screwing, etc.

In short: from an audio standpoint they are interchangable. From a convenience standpoint bananas (and to a lesser degree pins and spades) are useful.

If you don't like them: don't use them. I use them on gear that gets moved / switched with any regularity.

 

[tom67]

Solution

Insert the tips and hit the backs with a large heavy hammer as hard as you can...the tips will flatten out and wedge nicely into place, creating a custom fit....(just kidding)