Banana Plugs too narrow


I purchased high end banana plugs to use on my Coincident tube amp and my Coincident Victory speakers.  The banana plugs are too “narrow” for the “hole” on the speakers.  They slip in and out, with absolutely no connection.  I don’t know why.  Does anyone out there have an answer?  Thanks much.
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Showing 4 responses by millercarbon

Tricky old audiophile? No, that's not it.

Don't worry. I'll keep looking!
It took several videos, but the interweb really does have all the answers. Bananas have split sides. Stick a screwdriver in there, twist it sideways, widen the slit. This will increase your girth. But you will lose a little length. Your banana will be thicker, but shorter. It just won’t go as deep, even when you are all the way in. Sorry. But in spite of everything you may have heard there is no way to make your banana thicker and longer. If you want to see how this is done do a video search for don’t break me. Or was it speakers love big bananas?
Wouldn't risk going bare, even if you are pretty sure where that speaker has been, it could have had a spade on the side. And.. wait, is this a 3-way we're talking about? Or ... five???
There used to be ads for this in the back of every magazine. Nowadays though I think you have to do a search for banana enlargement.