Changing out Spades
Hello -
I recently purchased Clarus Crimson biwire speaker cables. However, their spades are too wide to fit my Vandersteen Quatro Speakers.
The barrier strips on the Quatro's allow for 7/16" max width, spades on the Clarus are 1/2". I thought I could squeeze them in somehow but can't.
So, I'm considering purchasing Audioquest 507 Series Multi-Spades to change out to. I was assured by Audioquest that those spades do fit in the Quatro barrier strip. My plan was to simply cut off the existing spades on the Clarus cables, peel a bit of casing back, and mount the Audioquest spades.
Is there anything wrong or concerning with doing this?
Thank you for any response!
That is ridiculous that the company who makes a four figure speaker cable won’t re-terminate for you. I have found that this company will give you a halfway decent trade-in value on your product. ask for Ethan |
Another option is call the company and ask if it is viable to have you do the switch understanding that you were going to void the warranty. My biggest concern is, are you changing the metals on the spades? With the cost of those speaker cables, I would believe that the company would have taken that into consideration |
gkelly, Thank you for your additional thoughts: greatly appreciated! Time for me to put a pause on this. I share your biggest concern of changing the metal of the spade. I also concern myself with properly fastening to the complex makeup the Clarus has. Another conversation with Clarus is the first thing I'll do and go from there. Thanks again for looking out for me. |
