Yamaha HTR 5950

[gobats]

The speaker connection direrctions state: "Insert one bare wire into the hole on the side of each terminal. Tighten the knob to secure the wire" I know that they offer the option of banana plugs; but 'a single wire into the hole in the side of the terminal' Has anybody out there done this? I know that their are a lot of Yamaha people on the forum so what's up with this? Thanks

 

[Alex2507]

That's a common and reliable connection. Just make sure you don't have little strands of wire (known as wiskers) from + or - touching anything but the binding post. Use a flash light to get a really good look.

 

[Adam]

Just to make sure that there isn't a semantic misunderstanding, "one bare wire" does not mean one single strand of copper from a braided wire. Put the whole thing in there (i.e. whatever you would have connected to a single banana plug).

I did that type of connection for many years. I even did it on a Yamaha receiver prior to getting banana plugs when I got my latest set of speakers. In fact, that Yamaha was the first receiver that I ever owned that would allow any type of connection except for the one that you mentioned. As Alex said, it's common and reliable. Banana plugs cause additional electrical resistance, so they aren't for a better connection - they are for convenience. Personally, I find banana plugs very convenient.

 

[gobats]

Htr5950

Thanks so very much! I mean, I was taking it literally and that seemed too little speaker wire. Also I appreciate your not putting-down the question. Ther are still novices who are trying to learn.