Help!! Banana Plugs

gregure
gregure Posts: 871
edited May 2004 in Basic Hookup/Wiring Questions
I know that this may be redundant or may have been answered before, but I just bought some banana plugs (monster brand) to use with my speaker cable (standard monster 12 guage). I'd like to know how to connect them. There are no directions on the package, and obviously slipping the copper in to the little hole doesn't result in a tight fit. The wire just slides right out. I've seen some talk of heat shrink tubing, but is that enough? Would the tubing keep the wire from sliding out, or do I need to do something else. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.
Current System:

Mitsubishi 30" LCD LT-3020 (for sale**)
Vienna Acoustics Beethoven Concert Grand (Rosewood)-Mains (with Audioquest Mont Blanc cables)
CSi5-Center (for sale**)
FXi3-surrounds (for sale**)
Martin Logan Depth-Sub
B&K AVR 507
Pimare CD21-CD Player
Denon 1815-DVD Player
Panamax M5500-EX-Line Conditioner
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited May 2004
    Are they the threaded type? You should be able to screw down the banana for a tight fit...
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • Emlyn
    Emlyn Posts: 4,525
    edited May 2004
    Are they this type? This is the kind I use with 10 AWG Sound King wire with good results.
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  • gregure
    gregure Posts: 871
    edited May 2004
    No, mine are not the kind with the black rubber on the bottom. They are simply the plug tops. Although they are threaded, the speaker wire is too thin to do anything with. Did I buy the wrong type of plug?
    Current System:

    Mitsubishi 30" LCD LT-3020 (for sale**)
    Vienna Acoustics Beethoven Concert Grand (Rosewood)-Mains (with Audioquest Mont Blanc cables)
    CSi5-Center (for sale**)
    FXi3-surrounds (for sale**)
    Martin Logan Depth-Sub
    B&K AVR 507
    Pimare CD21-CD Player
    Denon 1815-DVD Player
    Panamax M5500-EX-Line Conditioner
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  • Emlyn
    Emlyn Posts: 4,525
    edited May 2004
    If you go to this link, you'll see what speaker connectors Monster Cable has available:

    Speaker Connectors

    Which ones do you have?
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  • gregure
    gregure Posts: 871
    edited May 2004
    I have the Monster Locks, but I'm not going to use them after all. I'm going to return them. I broke down and bought some cable from Better Cables that are already terminated with banana plugs. Thanks for the help, tho.
    Greg
    Current System:

    Mitsubishi 30" LCD LT-3020 (for sale**)
    Vienna Acoustics Beethoven Concert Grand (Rosewood)-Mains (with Audioquest Mont Blanc cables)
    CSi5-Center (for sale**)
    FXi3-surrounds (for sale**)
    Martin Logan Depth-Sub
    B&K AVR 507
    Pimare CD21-CD Player
    Denon 1815-DVD Player
    Panamax M5500-EX-Line Conditioner
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