|   Bare Wire or Bananas? | Peter Lee
Nov 20, 2001 9:15 PM | | I recently bought a set of B&W DM303 speakers. Is there a difference between using bare wire connection and banana connection? I was informed by the dealer that bare connection was the best way to go. Also, could someone recommend me where to buy decent speaker wires? Thanks.
Peter |
| re: Bare Wire or Bananas? | hifitommy
Nov 20, 2001 9:26 PM | | pete,
bare wire is certainly a good connection but not always convenient. locking bananas would be preferable to reg nanas. spade lugs are also good.
speaker wire----audioquest type 4 are great sounding wires but i think they need terminating with spades or nanas.
you will be inundated with suggestions/demands that you use home depot/ratshack cheeeeepstuff, and while thats servicable, a little better sound can be gotten with hte aq wire. its not expensive and a good dealer will let you borrow the stuff.
.....regards......tr |
| "demands" | mtrycrafts
Nov 20, 2001 11:23 PM | | Are you spinning again? Distorting and making up things?
"little better sound can be gotten with hte aq wire. "
Only demand is to justify your testable claims, lofi. |
| "demands" | hifitommy
Nov 21, 2001 7:16 AM | | yeah, when youre as wealthy as i am, you can afford to squander away huge piles of money on such wires as i recommend. the home depot stuff will be good enuf for your receiver, mtry.
......regards.....tr |
| "demands" | mtrycrafts
Nov 21, 2001 9:41 PM | | When I am as rich as you are, I will squander on something more worthwhile. |
| re: Bare Wire or Bananas? | RR
Nov 20, 2001 11:12 PM | | Anytime you eliminate air and have more surface area between two connection points it's better. I feel bare wire tightned really well is a better connection. But a 24k gold bannana jack will certainly earn you more bragging rights. |
| If I bare my wires, will I go bananas? | itellitlikeitis
Nov 21, 2001 3:33 AM | | Bare wires, bananas, bare wires, bananas, bare wires, bananas, bare wires, bananas, she loves me, she loves me not, she loves me, she loves me not. Oh oh what shall I do???????????????????????
Sound wise it doesn't make a hill of beans difference. Convenience wise, bananas are easy to work with but since you'll probably make this connection once..... If you do go bananas, cheap ones are perfectly good. The electrical resistance of any of these is nil expecially compared to the impedence of the speaker. If you are worried about oxidation over the long term, solder to a spade lug. Otherwise, just cut the ends off every few years and remake the connection. |
| re: Bare Wire or Bananas? | FLZapped
Nov 21, 2001 4:58 AM | | Unless there is something mechanicall wrong with bannanas, you won't hear any difference.
As for wire. You're local Home Depot(or other hardware/electrical supply store) sells 12 AWG wire for under $0.50/foot.
-Bruce |
| re: Bare Wire or Bananas? | lazyguys
Nov 21, 2001 12:05 PM | | Compare some factors that affect your system.
So choose whichever is convenient for you.
But a bare connection with large contact area is the best of all. |
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