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Can B&W Nautilus accept spades? Or Bananas only?

I was at the B&W dealer in town and they insisted that the Nautilus cannot be ordered with spade posts (my 602 S2 has spade posts). They say that only banana plugs can be used on the Nautilus and that I should reterminate my Transparent Super XLs to banana plugs if I want to get a set of Nautilus.

That sounds kind of weird. Can I order the Nautilus with spade posts, or will I have to reterminate my cables?

Thanks all!
mikechanmd

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sugarbrie
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They can take spades or bananas. Your dealer might be clueless.
What he may not know is that I believe they take 5/8 inch spades which is the European standard. The typical 1/2 inch spade is too narrow unless you bend them out.
He may have tried to use 1/2 spades and when they did not fit, he assumed they would not take spades.
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