Funny, I have never noticed or even looked at the terminals. Do they really get dirty?
Best practices to clean the binding posts on your speakers and amps?
I'm moving my speakers around again due to a low WAF where they are now and It's been a while since I cleaned the binding/plugin posts on my speakers and also on my amps. I currently am trying banana plugs to hook up my speaker wire, and I want the best contact with a smooth, clean connection. What do you guys do?
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@speedysteve4 Not really! I buy used gear and after a thorough cleaning I give the terminals a spray and wipe with isopropyl alcohol. After that I don’t bother with further cleaning. I have not noticed any change in the sound years later. |
I think isopropyl alcohol makes sense. I do remember many years ago, someone suggesting to simply pull the banana interconnects out of a speaker’s inputs and then plug them back in again. The same was suggested for cleaning the inputs and outputs on preamplifiers and power amplifiers. I wish that I could remember who suggested this method of cleaning the inputs and outputs of audio gear, but it was many years ago.
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