Connector.Is it important?

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vpriyan
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#1 erstellt: 16. Jan 2007, 09:19

A small querry regarding Connectors...

Is connector for a speaker cable important?
Does it improves sound quality?

The reason for this question is the price for a 3mt. pair of QED silver anniversay XT is 3000 wheras the price for the connector is (405 X8)=3250 which is more than the speaker cable..

bhagwan69
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#2 erstellt: 16. Jan 2007, 10:35

Nothing comes close to 'bare wire'

It is the best to use Bare Wires.
However, it does not look 'good' & may have a messy feel to it.

But, it is best to connect bare wires to the terminats and tighten them. Also apray some WD40 on them later, so that they do not 'oxidise' very easily. They will for sure, but the WD40 will slow it down.

Jeeves
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#3 erstellt: 16. Jan 2007, 11:34

Try out the connectors vs. bare wires and get what you like.

Amp_Nut
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#4 erstellt: 16. Jan 2007, 12:02

As bhagwan69 said... bare wire is the best... when the wire is multi-strand.

Also, yr speakers should not require only banana plugs !

Monster makes some Very Nice Banana plugs...

Quite nice banana plugs ( Taiwanese I think ) are available at Lamington Road, Mumbai at "Champion Rubber" for about Rs 100 each.

SDhawan
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#5 erstellt: 16. Jan 2007, 12:55

"Bare is Best"

Isn't it Kamal !

I have been forced to use BFA Bannana Plugs at the amp end of my speaker cables - requirement of Cyrus amp

Arj
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#6 erstellt: 16. Jan 2007, 19:31

Bare is good..in fact very good, but it has problems

1. you need to make very good contact and for that the terminals need to be very tight (it should really be jammed in)
2. oxidation of cable ends can cause loss in contact.

I personally favour spades if you are not the type who keeps fiddling around with cables

in that case bananas are better
!

just get a decent spade...no need to go for fancy stuff.

SDhawan
Stammgast

#7 erstellt: 16. Jan 2007, 19:45

In order of priority:

1. Bare wire
2. Y-Spades
3. Banana Plugs

Kamal
Stammgast

#8 erstellt: 16. Jan 2007, 21:25

"Bare is Best"

Right, Sanjay-look where its taken Mallika Sherawat-what could she have achieved with bananas/spades?
Vpriyan, heed the wise words of elders & (Sanjay has practical experience here!) bare it all !
All the best!
Kamal

SDhawan
Stammgast

#9 erstellt: 16. Jan 2007, 21:53

Kamal schrieb:

"Bare is Best"

goolimangala
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#10 erstellt: 17. Jan 2007, 12:03

Hi Guys,

in my opinion a better speakercable connection than bare wire is when you solder the cable directly to the crossover. I did that some time back with a speaker. And to top it, use the same speakercable for the internal wiring also. The improvement was clearly audible.
If a connector is necessary I would always recommend low mass connectors such as Bullet Plugs or NextGen. If that is not available, spades are best because one can really tighten the screw and get a good connection.

Jochen

Arj
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#11 erstellt: 17. Jan 2007, 14:31

Jochen, the idea sounds delicious..but one needs to be really committed to the cable for a marriage...most of the audiophiles may like only a n affair with the speaker and the leading wire..and some may just have a "bang bang thank you maam/sir"

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#12 erstellt: 17. Jan 2007, 17:30

Hi Arj, it's not such a big job to change the cable: take the crossover out of the speaker, so that it becomes an external cross over, keep it in a nice box which you can open easily and connect a new cable whenever you want. For someone who knows to solder it's perhaps a job of 5 minutes or so per speaker. Of course it becomes a bit more complicated to change the internal wiring also.
Jochen

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