802Di cable connects

[Highroller]

Is it better to use banana or spade lugs for the cable connection to the 802di? If spade lug, what size is needed?

Thank you for your help

[jpbas1]

I've always had good success with banana connects. Please let me know how the spades end up working out.

[Kal Rubinson]

I am using spades on the 800Diamonds, as I always do.

Kal

[beden1]

I am using spades on the 800Diamonds, as I always do.

Kal

How do you get the spades to fit the post on the B&W speakers? I had a problem with the spades as they didn't fit, so I had to fit only one side into the hole used bare wire. I ended up making new wires using 10 guage and locking banana connectors.

[Kal Rubinson]

How do you get the spades to fit the post on the B&W speakers? I had a problem with the spades as they didn't fit, so I had to fit only one side into the hole used bare wire. I ended up making new wires using 10 guage and locking banana connectors.

??? All they have to do is be the right size and the AQ cables I have fit just fine. Locking bananas are OK. I just don't care for the ones that rely on spring tension.

[wettou]

I am using spades on the 800Diamonds, as I always do. Kal

First impressions! :T

[1oldguy]

??? All they have to do is be the right size and the AQ cables I have fit just fine. Locking bananas are OK. I just don't care for the ones that rely on spring tension.

HI...Could you tell me what size spade I would need for use with the 800D series?

Thanks.

[Kal Rubinson]

HI...Could you tell me what size spade I would need for use with the 800D series?

Thanks.

RTFM?

On page 7, it specifies 6mm and 8mm (1/4" and 5/16") spades along with the other options.

[1oldguy]

Thanks ;x(

[style]

I had a WBT spade but for the B&W was to big.....(-> Beden1 the same problem ca.)

Change with a wbt bananas :T .....

the AQ cales have the "correct" dimension with spade but if you dont' like the AQ cables????

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but the direct connection from a cable will be better as bananas, spade & Co.
Or???

is not "top of design" but is the perfect transmission from the cables & the "gears"!!! bananas, spade is too a business!!

[aarsoe]

Wbt spades do fit the wbt binding post's on the speakers, no matter what size they are. You just have to look a bit closer as there are two openings and only one of them will work. Made the same mistake first time, but keept looking as I knew it was supposed to work...

But otherwise I find spades to generally provide a better connection..

[aarsoe]

Just to add some clarification. There are two holes on the WBT binding post's. The "first" one, and the one located the farthest away from the speaker is for bare speaker wire. The "second" one is located closest to the speaker cabinet and is a thin slot, so will easily be overlooked. WBT post's Will accept both small and large spades with extremely few execptions..

Oh - and I am not counting the one at the end for banana plugs..

[style]

sorry aarsoe,
but iwhit a wbt with a 10mm. (like a Wbt 0661/0881) in a speaker with a 6mm."commection I don't have a good connection.

and you try a Wbt banana Wbt 0610 with the new B&W spaeker.....
you have a "extra" plastic piece on the Wbt spade that make incompatible this
expenxice connectior with a great speaker.


and if you buy in a closed box you can have a bad surprise....

bare cables is not nice bt the connect is perfect.....
but I use a wtb banana 0610 without the extra piece of plastic.... :W

[Highroller]

I have Mcintosh MC501s and 802Di's. On the MC501 there are two posts for 2 Ohm, 2 posts for 4 ohm and 2 posts for 8 ohm.

Can someone tell me the best way to connect this?

A cable I am considerinng has 4 14 gauge wires in it. I only have 6 feet between each Mc501 and 802Di. Would it be better to:

1) put a spade on each of the 4 wires and connect that way (with one cable)
or
2) would it be better to put a spade on a pair of wires (2 spades on each end of the cable) and use two cables to connect the 4 posts?

Thanks for your help

[htsteve]

Highroller,

I have 802D's and the MC402. I also had the MC252 before that. After testing the 8 ohm and 4 ohms connections, I have gone with the 4 ohm ones.

They performed a bit better in my set up (bass and dynamics).


Hope this helps.

[Highroller]

Thanks Steve

Have you ever biwired? I talked to mcintosh and they had recommended biwiring....using 2ohm and 4 ohm

[htsteve]

Highroller,

Yes, I bi-wire my 802D's. My experience has been that it improves the performance enough to warrant the extra charge on the cables.

However, what you describe sounds like shotgunning. One set of speaker wires from the 4 ohm tap (likely to the Mid/Hi input) and a different set from the 2 Ohm tap, for bass. I've tried this before with bi-amping. It does yield some improvement, but the cost to do this has outwieghed the benefit to me. I have not tried this specific idea with my Macs though. Cost prohibitive. And the MC402 drives the 802D's pretty spectacularly now.

If you have the wiring to do it, it might be worth a try.


Hope this helps.

[Kal Rubinson]

Highroller,

I have 802D's and the MC402. I also had the MC252 before that. After testing the 8 ohm and 4 ohms connections, I have gone with the 4 ohm ones.

They performed a bit better in my set up (bass and dynamics).


Hope this helps.

agreed. I ran the 4ohm taps on the MC303 with the 802D and, initially, with the 800Di but more testing is probable.