Spades to fit Rotel?

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  • probeski
    Junior Member
    • Sep 2005
    • 19

    #1

    Spades to fit Rotel?

    As far as i know Rotel accepts 5/16" spades. I am thinking of getting Cardas Golden Reference Speaker Cables with cardas spades which can be either 1/4" or 9mm (designed for the typical oversized european binding post). Will the 1077 work with cardas spades or will i have to get bananas; do people sometimes bend the spades to fit a binding post; is this okay?
  • Ferres
    Senior Member
    • Jan 2007
    • 158

    #2
    I think it will fit fine. If not; you could place one of the prongs in the binding post's hole and tighten the screw.

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    • gianni
      Senior Member
      • Nov 2002
      • 524

      #3
      As the larger spades are not always readily available, I have found this useful when I don't want to wait to put together a new set of cables:

      Go to any electrical supply outlet and buy copper ring style connectors in the size that best suits your needs. Then, using a pair if diagonals (dikes), simply cut away 1/4 of the ring opposite the terminal end. Take a file or Dremel and smooth out the cut surfaces. Presto - quality custom sized spades and real inexpensive too.

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      • probeski
        Junior Member
        • Sep 2005
        • 19

        #4
        Are you saying that 1/4" spades will not fit Rotel and that i'll either have to pop one prong in the banana hole or shave some of the spade off? I'm not sure this will be any better than just getting bananas which sounds simpler and easier. What about if i get the larger ones and bend / wrap them around the binding post; will this be better?

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