Spades Verses Bananas?

I’m really interested in the GR Research Electra Cable Tube Connectors, but not enough to chop off the spades on my beloved (pure silver) Clear Day speaker cables.

Neither. Bare wire.

@bdp24  I did chop the spades off my Clear Day speaker cables. 😉

Bananas provide better contact and are lower mass than spades; bare wire comes loose. Crimping is better than soldering for the same reasons.

Obviously the bare wire method wouldn't be applicable to some of the more exotically constructed cables. I use solid core silver or 14 gauge OCC copper and have never found it to "come loose." I do however go over connections and ensure tightness. Anyhow, I imagine it can only improve sound with one less connection point.

bare wire comes loose.

Spades are hard to work with when working from the front of a unit by feel to the back. Bananas work well for that.