I am a new member to this site and to Parasound audio equipment. I have enjoyed my A51 and C2 combination very much. I wanted to upgrade my audio cables and am wondering if anyone has had trouble with the spaded connectors on the A51. There are 60 degree spaded connectors that are available through the manufacturer as well that may fit better. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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Heya, gmaxgil! Welcome to the Guide and Club Parasound! :banana:
I've never used spades myself, on the Halo gear. Just banana plugs. Maybe someone else can chime in with their experiences, though.
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Pricey!Originally posted by Peter NielsenFarming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil, and you're a thousand miles from the corn field."Dwight D. EisenhowerComment
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I've used spades on the top and bottom outputs because my cables had them. It's so tight though, I changed to a banana type.
I've used regular and locking bananas. I like the locking type since you know you have a VERY tight connection with them - that is the basis for good signal transmission. It also gives me great peace of mind to know it won't fall out and cause catastrophic results :E
Yeah, I'd love to use the WBT's but the asking price is too steep for me.
As far as materials, silver or gold-plated copper would be best but the price is astronomic.
I like the idea of bare copper but real world conditions preclude that configuration from being best unless you like to remove all your connections to clean them regularly...
So for the rest of us who have to save our pennies, the generic gold plated locking bananas get you 90-95% of the way there compared to the WBTComment
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Yes, it's an investment. The crimping tool you need is expensive ($90) and the Torx bit is $6. If you want to get the torque screwdriver, it will cost you even more.Originally posted by wettou
On the other hand these connectors will easily last you 20 years or more. Say that for any other component in your system! :B
If you move and need longer speaker cables, you can simply transfer the connectors to your new cables. The only loss is the crimping sleeves which are not reusable, but at $8/cable (4 sleeves), I can live with this loss.
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Hi,
Silly question but I have owned a pair of DM 602 speakers for about 15 years and thought I would replace the speaker wire and got some wire made today with banana plugs but noticed today that the connectors in the back don't seem to allow banana plugs? I read about the red and black... -
Hi all,
Can anyone confrim that the A51 power amp can accept spade connectors ?
If it can, does the close proximity of the binding posts cause problems ? Anyone using spades with the Halo line ?
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I just became an 'official' member of Club Rotel with my purchase of an RSX 1055 and an RX 1050. The options are incredible, so I'll have to sit down and study for a while, I did get the clock on the remote set, whoppee!
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I just ordered some terminated speaker wire today. I upped the gauge to go thicker than I'm currently running and thought "what the hey, banana connectors would be a nice touch." My instruction manual for the 601's says this:
"The terminals accept 6mm (1/4-in) spades, bared... -
I need to buy some speaker wire for my A51 amplifier and want to know what y'all think about spade and banana connectors on the amp side. Is there enough space between each output to fit spade connectors? Do spades provide a better contact surface than banana plugs?
I'm a complete newbie...
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