Connecting Banana Plugs

Larry Griffin

I have a legacy two channel stereo system (Crown PSL-2 Preamp and a Hafler P-230 Amp - 115 watts per channel.)

I just purchased a pair of Polk TSi500 Floorstanding Speakers and a Polk PSW505 12-Inch Powered Subwoofer.

I also purchased a pair of 10 foot 12 AWG speaker cables to go from the Hafler to the PSW505 and a pair of 15 foot 12 AWG speaker cables to go from the PSW505 to the pair of TSi500 floorstanding speakers.

My main problem is I don't know the first thing about connecting banana plugs.

shawn474

Some are the screw on type where you strip the ends and clamp them into the plugs; some are the solder type. Either way its pretty easy and self explanatory (red goes to positive side of wire and into the red coneection of the amp and speaker and black goes to black). You obviously don't NEED banana plugs, but I use them and like them. Check out parts express or other vendors.

http://www.amazon.com/GLS-Audio-Locking-Generation-Connector/dp/B000OEGQ5A

Zeros

Here you go:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybRqeCkgXWs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GK5H5UDsxwo

Larry Griffin

I understand how to connect speakers in order to keep them in phase.

My speaker cables came with banana plugs on them. I can't figure out how to connect them to the binding posts on the amp and the speakers.

The red and black (+ & -) plastic 'nuts' should screw completely off. Mine don't seem to.

shawn474

Screw them all the way in and plug them into the center hole. That's all you have to do

Larry Griffin

shawn474 wrote: »

Screw them all the way in and plug them into the center hole. That's all you have to do

Thank you, shawn474. I'll give that a try when I get home.

Larry Griffin

Thanks again, shawn474.

Definitely the easiest experience in connecting speakers I've ever had . . . and I'm 60.

shawn474

No problem, Larry. Glad to be of help. I have learned a lot on this forum over the years. Stick around for awhile; it really is a great place.

halo71

Good thing he didn't try shoving them in the little holes on the sides of the posts ehh?? I still think about that when I see him post in threads here.

leftwinger57

the best ones I came across were the ones w/the setscrews facing bothsides so you would have to tighten both and get the best connection.With mine you unscreww the collar then w/a jewlers screwdriver loosen the set screww then strip the lenght of wire needed then tighten back the screw and then screw back the collar. This is the easiest and neatest way of doing nanas that once taught down it should never loosen up.I use them for both my Adcom and Yamaha rx-v665.

shawn474

I use these and have had great results with them. Seem to be high quality plugs and haven't given me a problem in a few years despite multipole relocations and plugging in / removing them multiple times for various reasons. http://www.amazon.com/GLS-Audio-Locking-Generation-Connector/dp/B000O8AHLA

Larry Griffin

halo71 wrote: »

Good thing he didn't try shoving them in the little holes on the sides of the posts ehh?? I still think about that when I see him post in threads here.

My old Monster speaker cables had 'pins' that connected that way.