Because of the superb engineering of these plugs - i.e. how round they are - I would guess it is the "roundness" that is responsible for the very snug grip and not the force applied by the natural "spring" in the material as with similarly designed products
Plugs that are not perfectly round will loosen over time with the weight of the cables, because of the gaps..
Since you have to apply very little pressure to insert them I believe they could take many insertions without loosing their grip and with "normal use" should last a very long time.
I have been using spring style bananas for several years and these are as close to perfectly round as I have seen.
I'll post a full review once they have fully burned in - but as of this post they are sounding very good
Yesterday, I played an exceptionally nice Tacet recording...
https://www.discogs.com/Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Florin-Paul-Partitas/release/7081091
It's one of the most detailed recordings in my collection and perhaps one of the best for gauging the abilities of my system because it's a single violin.
The reflections within the venue were nothing short of spectacular - multiple reflections of the violin bouncing off of the walls left me wondering...
- had I finally reached the end of my audio journey?
As we all know - one plug alone will not elevate a system to a performance of this level - the rest of the cables have to be able to match (or better) the abilities of these plugs.
I believe my cables are largely responsible for the performance, since my components are what I consider to be modestly priced by today's standards (approximately $12k)
- NAIM 5i MK II
- Bluesound Node 2
- Simmaudio Moon LP5.3 RS
- Audiomods Arm + Denon 103 cartridge with Soundsmith mods
- Gershman Acoustics - Sonogram speakers
My cables are all DIY of my own helix design...
http://image99.net/blog/files/d048bbacfce9bcad4a025be804771d9a-76.html
http://image99.net/blog/files/be8de0c383c5434907610d6b55049e69-75.html
http://image99.net/blog/files/4127b5fe2694586e383104364360373b-74.html
If DIY is not "your thing" then I highly recommend the cables from KLE Innovations - most of which I have tried and compared to some established and respected brands. The reviews are on the KLEI site - see reviews by Steve Reeve
They have a model to fit most budgets and they all perform way beyond the abilities of all of the other commercial brands I have tried.
I consider Keith Louie Eichmann a "Grand Master" in the field of connectors and cables.
Since his early days as inventor of the original Eichmann Copper and Silver Bullet RCA plugs, he has continued to develop his outstanding new line of products.
They are exceptional indeed and would elevate any system to exciting levels of performance.
Take a look at his web site
https://kleinnovations.com/
Now it may seem like I'm banging the KLE Innovations drum rather loudly?
However - I have NO affiliation to KLE Innovations - I use and promote their products simply because they are exceptional performers - not just in my system, but also on all other systems I have tried them on.
Cheers - Steve
Plugs that are not perfectly round will loosen over time with the weight of the cables, because of the gaps..
Since you have to apply very little pressure to insert them I believe they could take many insertions without loosing their grip and with "normal use" should last a very long time.
I have been using spring style bananas for several years and these are as close to perfectly round as I have seen.
I'll post a full review once they have fully burned in - but as of this post they are sounding very good
Yesterday, I played an exceptionally nice Tacet recording...
https://www.discogs.com/Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Florin-Paul-Partitas/release/7081091
It's one of the most detailed recordings in my collection and perhaps one of the best for gauging the abilities of my system because it's a single violin.
The reflections within the venue were nothing short of spectacular - multiple reflections of the violin bouncing off of the walls left me wondering...
- had I finally reached the end of my audio journey?
As we all know - one plug alone will not elevate a system to a performance of this level - the rest of the cables have to be able to match (or better) the abilities of these plugs.
I believe my cables are largely responsible for the performance, since my components are what I consider to be modestly priced by today's standards (approximately $12k)
- NAIM 5i MK II
- Bluesound Node 2
- Simmaudio Moon LP5.3 RS
- Audiomods Arm + Denon 103 cartridge with Soundsmith mods
- Gershman Acoustics - Sonogram speakers
My cables are all DIY of my own helix design...
http://image99.net/blog/files/d048bbacfce9bcad4a025be804771d9a-76.html
http://image99.net/blog/files/be8de0c383c5434907610d6b55049e69-75.html
http://image99.net/blog/files/4127b5fe2694586e383104364360373b-74.html
If DIY is not "your thing" then I highly recommend the cables from KLE Innovations - most of which I have tried and compared to some established and respected brands. The reviews are on the KLEI site - see reviews by Steve Reeve
They have a model to fit most budgets and they all perform way beyond the abilities of all of the other commercial brands I have tried.
I consider Keith Louie Eichmann a "Grand Master" in the field of connectors and cables.
Since his early days as inventor of the original Eichmann Copper and Silver Bullet RCA plugs, he has continued to develop his outstanding new line of products.
They are exceptional indeed and would elevate any system to exciting levels of performance.
Take a look at his web site
https://kleinnovations.com/
Now it may seem like I'm banging the KLE Innovations drum rather loudly?
However - I have NO affiliation to KLE Innovations - I use and promote their products simply because they are exceptional performers - not just in my system, but also on all other systems I have tried them on.
Cheers - Steve