BFA Banana Plugs

@jrpnde - Take a look at the KLE Innovations Banana plugs...
https://kleinnovations.com/kle-innovations-klei-products/klei-harmony-banana/klei-classic-harmony-ba...

I have used several types of banana plugs in the past and the gold plated spring variety are normally made from beryllium copper, which is less conductive than pure copper . The gold plating normally requires a substrate plating for the gold to bond to the copper. This all impacts sound quality.

KLEI bananas are very pure copper with silver coating. They are engineered such that if your speakers are designed for bi-wire, but you only want to use a single cable, then you can connect a jumper into the back of the banana. I currently use this feature on one pair of speakers and it is the best they have sounded. The little jumpers on many speakers are sometime made from brass + gold plating, which deadens the sound.

First time I tried the KLEI bananas I could not believe hoe much better the system sounded.

At one point I was using Furez Bananas - another silver plated pure copper plug. I use their Spade connectors when bananas are not an option - all highly recommended connectors!

Here’s my review of the KLEI plug...
http://image99.net/blog/files/f6ae775e30339e2b0375b739988237b7-77.html

If you are interested in some killer speaker cables and up for a little DIY challenge, take a look at this link
http://image99.net/blog/files/category-002ahelix-speaker-cable.html

The KLEI bananas are a little more expensive than other brands, but the improvement in sound quality will reward you.

You might be interested to read my posts on this Agon thread about connectors 
https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/spade-vs-bare-wire

Good luck with your quest - Steve

@golden210 - there nothing is wrong with bare wire - it’s just that some people prefer a specific style of connector.

To their ears it provides some specific benefit that they prefer.

In my system I prefer very specific cables and connectors, because to my ears they make a difference..

If I go to a friends house to listen to music I simply enjoy the music. Does his system sound better or worse than my own? I do not care, because I am there to enjoy the music -.I still enjoy his/her system.

My goal in this "hobby is to is to get the absolute best sound out of the components I have selected - not to compare my system to other systems.

I might be able to convince you that specific connectors make a difference - IF - I were able to demonstrate a specific connector on your system, but even then I cannot be certain you will hear an improvement.

Different system, different cables, different room acoustics and a completely different set of ears!

I have demo'd my cables to others and the results were different from person to person.

So - Embrace bare wire, because in your system and to your ears you like what you are hearing :-)

That’s all that really counts - Steve