Spades Verses Bananas?

I believe that spades make a better connection, because I think it has more surface contact area. Sonically though, I have never heard a difference.

At my speakers I prefer banana's. They allow a better connection with my short cables, while spades would require a little longer cable.

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Audiogon search reveals this is at least the 22nd time for this thread. Slow news day, I guess.  

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I've been on this site for many years and most of my advice is random, bad and knee-jerk, but the one thing I stand behind is that Banana's Rule, Spades Drool. 

The main reason is just reliability.  There may be monster class connectors like the Cardas or Mundorf connectors, but I've never had a banana plug come lose just from sitting around like I have spades. 

The issue repeatedly happens from the materials on the conectors being too hard to properly grip a hard metal spade. Nickel and rhodium plated being among the worst offenders. 

A decent Viborg banana will be tight and never let go unless  you trip a cable. 

erik_squires-Very funny, great quote.  "Bananas rule, spades drool."  When I started this thread last week, I knew there were many other conversations, but I like to get the current thinking.  Great stuff folks!

Bananas for me. It’s an ease of use thing.