Cardas Patented Posts?

unc2701
unc2701 Posts: 3,587
edited April 2008 in The Clubhouse
Anyone here used them? Good, bad? Opinions? I'm getting ready to build a chassis for an ICEPower module I picked up.

What I'm talking about...

Also, anyone bought from DIYcable.com?

Thanks!
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited April 2008
    They look nice. I just wonder how sturdy one allen screw will be with the weight of some cables out there????
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  • strider
    strider Posts: 2,568
    edited April 2008
    I've bought a couple of things from DIYcable.com before. Kevin let me combine shipping on a couple of separate orders, even e-mailed me when I hadn't ordered the additional item when I said I was going to. Fast shipping, good communication.

    I wish I had seen those binding posts, they look real nice. I ended up getting the Vampire posts, which I believe he manufactures. They work fine, but the Cardas posts look more substantial.
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  • Poee7R
    Poee7R Posts: 904
    edited April 2008
    I havent used them, but they look very similar to the terminals Rowland uses. May be just the esthetics though.


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  • Gaara
    Gaara Posts: 2,415
    edited April 2008
    I've tried them and liked them, they take a little getting used to. I used speaker wire with analysis plus spades, you would just push the spades on and they would kinda grip the posts, then twist down the knob. A lot easier to use then regular binding posts imo.
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited April 2008
    Do they have a similar design for nanners? That would be sweet. I still prefer gold plating though.
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  • MikeC78
    MikeC78 Posts: 2,315
    edited April 2008
    Copper is actually a better conducter than gold.

    BTW, those posts look awesome. If you decide to go that route, let us know how they work out.
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited April 2008
    Thanks for the responses!

    I think I'm going to see how much space I have on the back panel & put both a set of standards & a set of cardas on there. Leaves open biwiring & bananas (but not biwiring w/ bananas on both...)
    Gallo Ref 3.1 : Bryston 4b SST : Musical fidelity CD Pre : VPI HW-19
    Gallo Ref AV, Frankengallo Ref 3, LC60i : Bryston 9b SST : Meridian 565
    Jordan JX92s : MF X-T100 : Xray v8
    Backburner:Krell KAV-300i
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited April 2008
    I wish I would have seen this a few weeks earlier, pretty cool design.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,734
    edited April 2008
    I guess I'll be the dissenting voice. I think they look like crap and copper oxidizes like crazy. That said, I love the normal gold plated Cardas binding posts.
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