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#8 AWG spade connectors??

Hello,
 Looking for a little parts help, hope this is the right forum vs the misc. I've spent countless hours looking for some quality spade connectors that are big enough to accommodate some older AQ GR8 speaker cables. I had ordered some nice looking GLS banana connectors from Amazon, they say they hold #10 AWG, but 1 of the 4 wires still does not fit in the connector. So I assume I need #8 or bigger. I have searched eBay, parts-express, etc but can't seem to find anything big enough. I'd prefer that they be the 45 degree angled ones. The reason I am re-doing these cables is because they're old, and my new amp has puny wire posts compared to the Bryston I had. I'm lookin to do it nicely, with heat shrink and all. I can't use bananas or other types because the amp does not have enough space in the rack behind it.
Any ideas? 
wetfeet48

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mofimadness
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WBT makes some really nice ones that will handle up to a 7 gauge wire.  I have a couple sets of them.  They're pretty expensive.

http://www.wbt.de/english/products/a/Detailansicht/Artikel/nextgenTM-sandwich-spade-new-version-1.ht...
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wetfeet48, yeah sorry.  They are pretty pricey.  I was fortunate enough to find a set of (4) used.  I think I paid like $40-$50 for them or I wouldn't have been able to afford them either.

They were the only ones I could find that would fit my Canare 4S11 in a shotgun configuration.  They even had a little extra room.

Probably the best connector I have ever used.
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http://www.douglasconnection.com/Furez-SP8-SB40NP-Bare-Copper-Spade-Speaker-Connectors-Pair-FZSP8SB4...
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