Terminating Cables

@jaybe - I have tried the silver plated Furez Bananas and they are very good - the spades should be just as good.

The are detailed and provide good image and dynamics

If you can solder, you could try these cables
http://image99.net/blog/files/d048bbacfce9bcad4a025be804771d9a-76.html

They are pretty easy to make and cost around $300 with the KLE Innovations bananas.

They use a helix geometry which all but eliminates any noise and provides fast dynamics, bass extension and control, outstanding clarity and superb 3D imaging.

Then you could sell your $3000 cables and be $$$ in pocket.

Just a thought ;-)

The Furez products are very good quality

As far as Deoxit - I've never used it
- I use silver plated/coated connectors - If I want to "clean them" I simply re-seat them in the binding post

Regards - Steve

I like solid core for most things but do use a stranded Canare Star Quad  cable for my subs, requiring simply sticking the bare wire into a set of Audioquest "consumer friendly" (!) spades and tightening the screws so all the little strands are happily together. Or they seem to be anyway, and the same goes with solid core strands…I make sure they're clean (contact cleaner) and keep 'em in a nice straight group and simply tighten the screws on the bunch of bare wire…I like Neutrik plugs, and use those with the REL subs and pro audio stuff…and am a big fan of shrink wrap on things for a more finished look.

As far as solid copper speaker wire ends, Cardas makes them, too.  As far as re-terminating Audience cables, based on email correspondence with the owner, I wouldn't recommend it.  As I understand it, they are not a typical termination.  You can send them back to Audience and they will do it correctly, assuming that the new ends you want to use are appropriate. 

unterminated works best.

Thanks guys,this gives me a lot of insight. I am trying to use a solid core tri-wire cable,converted to single channel on amp end{ 3 into 1 conector} and bi-wire on speaker end which will be two conductors for bass and 1 for treble.thats why I want the best signal transfer.