Another Doug accolade

Jimbo18

End of last week, I contacted Doug about wanting to try some better wire but that I can't really afford to put much into it. And that with my very modest setup, I was afraid that it wouldn't make much difference.

He immediately offered to lend me some used wire he has around, just let him know what length I need. Doug has never dealt with me before and didn't hesitate to make that offer.

I decided I would just buy some of his 10ga Furez wire unterminated, and I mentioned that the Monitor 5jr+ speakers I own, have spring clips. He told me that the 10ga might not fit and offered to terminate two ends of them with Vampire pins.

Just installed the pins, and they fit perfectly. And so far the new wires sound great. More clarity. They need a lot of breaking in, but so far, I think it was a very good, very modestly priced, upgrade.

Thanks, Doug for the help and extremely fast shipping.

mrloren

Nice, I like the 10awg Furez wire.

msg

Lookin' good Jim! Congrats, and not surprisingly, very cool of Doug.

Take a good look around and take some deep breaths while you're still topside, because...

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This is us

lightman1

^^^^Post of the year, Scott!!!

helipilotdoug

Thanks for the kind words Jim Those Vampire Wire gold plated copper pin 1 connectors really help with those spring type speaker connectors.

codycatalist

I need to get me some of those Vampire connectors! My amplifier has the spring clip (Ew) and my 10g has some serious issues trying to fit so I put them aside for the time being. Thanks for opening my eyes to these connections!

Jimbo18

codycatalist wrote: »

I need to get me some of those Vampire connectors! My amplifier has the spring clip (Ew) and my 10g has some serious issues trying to fit so I put them aside for the time being. Thanks for opening my eyes to these connections!

They fit perfectly in the spring clips. I briefly wondered if the 10ga would be an issue but fortunately Doug knew they were necessary and suggested it.

msg

I need to get some of these janks, too. I'd like to have a set of "legacy" cables that I can use with old receivers and stuff. Pins on both ends would still work just fine on most speakers, too, I think?

Jimbo18

msg wrote: »

I need to get some of these janks, too. I'd like to have a set of "legacy" cables that I can use with old receivers and stuff. Pins on both ends would still work just fine on most speakers, too, I think?

Seems like they would fit in 5 way binding posts just fine. Just have to insert them through the hole in the base and tighten down the screw like you would on bare wire. Not ideal, probably, though. They work best for spring clips whether they are on the speaker or on the receiver.

msg

Are there notches in these pins, Jim? so that the springclips sort of hold them in place?

Jimbo18

msg wrote: »

Are there notches in these pins, Jim? so that the springclips sort of hold them in place?

No, no notches. The ones I have seen on other pins, were so that you coulld break part of the pin off if it was too long. Which means, they are more suseptible to breaking from the weight of the wire.

You can pull these out with enough force. Maybe a takes a little less force than pulling a nanner out. Partly depends on how strong the springs are, I guess.

msg

oh, I didn't know that.

helipilotdoug

Vampire Wire used to make pin connectors that had the notches you were talking about, but discontinued them. They were made of brass and gold plated. The Pin 1 is made of gold plated copper, a much better metal for sound reproduction. Yes, they can be used in a 5 way binding post that has the hole in the shaft. Compared to a lot of other connectors the Vampire Pin 1 is very inexpensive, only $11.95 for 4 pair.