Loose banana plugs

sonvolt
sonvolt Posts: 8
edited July 2010 in Troubleshooting
Is there a way to make a banana plug fit more snugly in the terminal post socket? My ATI 2505 amp seems to have loose sockets compared to the Carver AV-505 I have.
HT Set up: Samsung 58" plasma, Outlaw 950 pre/pro, ATI 2505, Monitor Audio Silver series (fronts and center), AR 12" sub, Velodyne VX-10 sub, Boston Acoustic rear surrounds.
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  • kawizx9r
    kawizx9r Posts: 5,150
    edited July 2010
    I had that problem before, so I switched to locking banana plugs and it worked out fine!

    Btw, welcome to CP!

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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,552
    edited July 2010
    What brand of banana plug?

    You can most likely pry out the bowed pieces, if yours has the bowed type head.
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  • sonvolt
    sonvolt Posts: 8
    edited July 2010
    I got them at monoprice. I will try prying one out and see what happens.
    HT Set up: Samsung 58" plasma, Outlaw 950 pre/pro, ATI 2505, Monitor Audio Silver series (fronts and center), AR 12" sub, Velodyne VX-10 sub, Boston Acoustic rear surrounds.
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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited July 2010
    some of the cheaper nanners' fins tend to flatten out over time. It happened on mine GLS nanners. I replaced mine with Audioquest's bayonet and it solves the problem.
    I am sorry, I have no opinion on the matter. I am sure you do. So, don't mind me, I just want to talk audio and pie.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,552
    edited July 2010
    some of the cheaper (Monoprice $2.28 each) nanners' fins tend to flatten out over time.

    What he said.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

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  • bigaudiofanatic
    bigaudiofanatic Posts: 4,415
    edited July 2010
    Mine, on my MIT wires seem to be holding up just fine even though I crank my system up a lot.
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  • fbm211
    fbm211 Posts: 1,488
    edited July 2010
    Buy some quality nanners.
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  • hagmanm2
    hagmanm2 Posts: 205
    edited July 2010
    Take a pen, or something with a tapered point and push it in the middle of the connector where the sides have collapsed in on themselves. As you push in, the sides will expand outwards. Works like a charm.
    Living Room: Receiver: Pioneer Elite SC-25 | Turntable: Technics SL-B200 | CD Player: Rotel RCD-955AX | Fronts: Polk RTiA3 | Center: Polk CSi A4 | Rears: Polk FXi3 | Sub: Velodyne DPS-10 | Cables: AudioQuest Type4 & TypeA

    Office: Carver HR-742 | Speakers: RTi6 | Turntable: Numark 1600
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  • acmf74
    acmf74 Posts: 936
    edited July 2010
    hagmanm2 wrote: »
    Take a pen, or something with a tapered point and push it in the middle of the connector where the sides have collapsed in on themselves. As you push in, the sides will expand outwards. Works like a charm.


    i did this to my AQ cables. great fix
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  • hagmanm2
    hagmanm2 Posts: 205
    edited July 2010
    Yeah, my AQ Type 4s had the same issue, but that little fix makes them just as tight as the day they were bought. ;)
    Living Room: Receiver: Pioneer Elite SC-25 | Turntable: Technics SL-B200 | CD Player: Rotel RCD-955AX | Fronts: Polk RTiA3 | Center: Polk CSi A4 | Rears: Polk FXi3 | Sub: Velodyne DPS-10 | Cables: AudioQuest Type4 & TypeA

    Office: Carver HR-742 | Speakers: RTi6 | Turntable: Numark 1600
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