Yes, spades do have more surface area than banana plugs in general, but if one does not make good contact you are still going to have more contact resistance.
Bananas rule, spades drool. End of discussion.
I just checked my speaker connections. All using bananas, all nice and tight.
The number of times I’ve had spades get loose instead though.....
Point is, and it really is kind of a tongue in cheek thing, bananas beat spades for long term reliability in almost all setups. If you have to use a Cardas or Mundorf speaker terminal to ensure your spades stay tight it kind of proves my point.
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@lanx0003 Exactly my point. Of course, I don't' really care what A'goners actually DO in their system. Just wanted to express my experience and why this is a banana friendly household. |
Hey! I resemble that remark! I have some cables with spades. I have some cables with bananas on them. When they break, I strip the wire and thread them through the hole. My point is that it bananas can break. My AQ cable now lacks two of four bananas.
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I use one-piece BFA style banana plugs (not really banana plug but fit into the same female connection). They fit tight, stay tight, and are one piece. Tranditional banana plugs are a challenge because they have to be either gold coated steel (try a magnet on the cheaper ones) or they are solft and can loosen up. They are also multiple pieces and I've had them pull apart on my. Spades, in addition to what has been said, can sometimes be pulled sideways into a short. BFA rules. Jerry |
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