need advice on spade

[joeydanielle]

Hi all ,

need your advise , got myself canary 4s11 speaker cables for bi wire diy to drive my usher 520 spks ,unfortunately lhs at sim lim tower don't carry spade , would like members to advise on a types of SPADE that i can use to terminate the cable , looking for good value with budget of $50 for 8pcs , don't know if enough , pls advise on shop name and price if possible .

thanks for reading

[Transworld]

Did you check out the spades at basement, Dave Jones? The spades there should meet your requirement.

[joeydanielle]

Hi Transworld , u mean the shop at basement name dave jones in sim lim tower ?

thanks

[MC_Hammer]

why use spade when banana plugs are more user friendly n more secured ?

[SiriuslyCold]

maybe he doesn't dig them... (sic)

 

 

boy I've been waiting for some time to make that pun...

[hifiluv]

why use spade when banana plugs are more user friendly n more secured ?

 

don't know if u guys have tis experience, whenever i used bared wire and screw them down at the terminal, no matter how tightly i turn the screw terminal, after a while, the connection comes loose and then i have to tighten the terminals again. the only reason i know of is tat the vibrations of the speaker cabinet will loosen the screwed on terminal. 

 

if not mistaken, spade also got to screwed on on, will they also hv this lossening effect?

 

for me, "problem" solved when i use banana plugs.  :)

[bolts1624705732]

don't know if u guys have tis experience, whenever i used bared wire and screw them down at the terminal, no matter how tightly i turn the screw terminal, after a while, the connection comes loose and then i have to tighten the terminals again. the only reason i know of is tat the vibrations of the speaker cabinet will loosen the screwed on terminal. 

 

if not mistaken, spade also got to screwed on on, will they also hv this lossening effect?

 

for me, "problem" solved when i use banana plugs.  :)

 

I got this pair of MIT terminator cables with screw-on bananas. They don't exhibit this problem if you screw them really right.

[luq_skywalker]

I second that .. i especially like those with the 'unopened umbrella' like design banana plugs I bought from SLT .. it's hard to push in though , like a virgin initially .. but when it's in, it fits snuglly .. damn good fit, I like ..  ;D i think even the erathquake wun make it loose again

[ohlins]

you can get good quality spades at x-audio and musiclink (shaw tower)

 

 

[Guest tok_kong88]

I second that .. i especially like those with the 'unopened umbrella' like design banana plugs I bought from SLT .. it's hard to push in though , like a virgin initially .. but when it's in, it fits snuglly .. damn good fit, I like ..  ;D i think even the erathquake wun make it loose again

 

it is call "Locking Banana"

 

this is very effective especially if it is those thick-gauge speaker cables either in double run or bi-wire. more so if yr rear speaker terminals are located high above ground.

[hifiluv]

i am using these, quite good becos very fast to connect the bare wires but wires are exposed to oxidation, so every once in a while, need to trim the wires ...  :)

 

 

and these, i like tis type better becos there are 2 screws to hold the bared wires to the plug and the expose wires are covered up completed by 2 casings, but i find the weakness at the neck area and being chor lor, end up breaking up some,  :'(

 

[Quest88]

monster cable actually has quite good devices for such things, that comes with diff type of connectors.

 

you can open the base of the plug (split it into 2 pieces), and insert the bare wire directly into the plug so its not exposed. clamps shut well also. think i saw it at tat chuan at adelphi.