Speaker Connections

north51
north51 Posts: 66
edited January 2003 in Speakers
I was wondering what people typically use for their speaker connections?

1. Bare Wire
2. Plugs
3. Pins
4. Spades
5. Other?

I have heard different opinions about which is better, but I wanted to hear good reasons for/against any of the options.

Jason
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  • scottvamp
    scottvamp Posts: 3,277
    edited January 2003
    Bare wire.
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  • organ
    organ Posts: 4,969
    edited January 2003
    Plugs for the mains and bare wires for everything else.

    Maurice
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  • Dwain
    Dwain Posts: 13
    edited January 2003
    Plugs for everything (receiver and speakers)



    Denon 3802 receiver
    Denon DvD 1600 progressive scan
    CS240i center
    RT1000 fronts
    RT28i surrounds
    FX300i Rear back surrounds
    Velodyne CHT 10 sub
    Velodyne CHT 12 sub
    Mitsibishi 27" tele
    Monster cables/ 10 ga speaker wire
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  • jkratzer
    jkratzer Posts: 148
    edited January 2003
    Plugs everywhere.
    My 7.1 setup consists of:
    Denon 3803
    Panasonic DVD
    RTi70s front
    CSi40 front center
    RTi28s side surround
    FXi30s back surround
    PSW202 Subwoofer - Hey, it's my first sub!
    RCA 46" 4:3 RPTV
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,519
    edited January 2003
    I like'em naked, much sexier that way.


    Peace Out~:D
    If...
    Ron dislikes a film = go out and buy it.
    Ron loves a film = don't even rent.
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  • MxStYlEpOlKmAn
    MxStYlEpOlKmAn Posts: 2,116
    edited January 2003
    Im going to use Banana Plugs all around - especially on the amps - I am might make the end connected to the speakers bare...who knows
    Damn you all, damn you all to hell.......
    I promised myself
    No more speakers. None. Nada. And then you posted this!!!!
    Damn you all! - ATC
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  • STUFFMD
    STUFFMD Posts: 381
    edited January 2003
    Bare wire.....why would you want to add more resistance than necessary unless you move or exchange speakers frequently...
    I'm with naked.......
    My 2 cents Peace StuffMD
    Your system is only as good as your weakest component...!

    OnkyoTX-DS 797
    NAD C270/ Mains
    Mains: LSI9's
    Center: Cs400i /Biwired
    Rear: Fx300i
    Rear Center:CS 245i
    Dvd: Onkyo DVS 555
    Vision RCA 36" Premiere Series
    Bang & Olfsen RX Turntable
    Psw 350 Front/Psw 202 rear
    Kimber Cable 4TC Mains HF
    Monster Originals/Center
    Kimber Interconnects
    Monster XP Everywhere else
    PS2/Gamecube
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  • jkratzer
    jkratzer Posts: 148
    edited January 2003
    To all you naked people.

    I've never seen any documented proof that banana plugs add resistance. Using good gold-plated banana plugs should not affect the sound in any perceivable way. Banana plugs offer a greater contact area than bare wire alone which should be a good thing and they help prevent shorts that naked wire can cause. The main resistance issue is speaker wire gauge. If you use good 12 or 14 gauge speaker wire instead of the more common 16 or 18 gauge wire than you have solved the main resistance issue.
    My 7.1 setup consists of:
    Denon 3803
    Panasonic DVD
    RTi70s front
    CSi40 front center
    RTi28s side surround
    FXi30s back surround
    PSW202 Subwoofer - Hey, it's my first sub!
    RCA 46" 4:3 RPTV
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  • jerryez
    jerryez Posts: 17
    edited January 2003
    I used banana plugs with 12 gauge wire and soldered all my connections.
    jerry
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