Connect banana jumpers to locking banana speaker cables?
Hi everyone! I am in the market for speaker jumper cables, and have a question regarding my connection options? My speaker cables are single runs with locking Furutech banana plugs. The Furutech's will accept another banana plug into the back of them, but I am unsure as to if the quality of the connection would be the same as using a spade - spade or spade - banana jumper? Has anyone tried this?
My reason for asking is that I am constantly finding some great deals on jumper cables in the used market, they however seem to be the wrong configuration, such as banana - banana or directional banana - spade.
Thanks in advance to any thoughts that you could provide on the subject.
Matt
My reason for asking is that I am constantly finding some great deals on jumper cables in the used market, they however seem to be the wrong configuration, such as banana - banana or directional banana - spade.
Thanks in advance to any thoughts that you could provide on the subject.
Matt
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Thank you for your response. I had previously read that topic, and had decided that I would like to try jumpers for myself, and see if I experienced a sonic difference. I'm just trying to figure out if I would experience some form of sonic degradation if I plugged a banana jumper into the back of the locking banana plug of my cables, versus connecting the jumpers directly to the binding posts? My mind tells me that as long as I have a solid connection, there should be no sonic degradation? |
Look at the attach this the ideal links figuration. https://www.telluriumq.com/jumpers-bi-wire-links/ |
I'm sorry if I'm not getting this, but all that link is showing me is the performance profiles of their different lines of jumpers. I'm just trying to figure out if I can plug a banana jumper into the back of my Furutech banana, or do I have to resort to using spades on the posts that my cables connect to? I do really appreciate you time and input. |
I plug the + speaker cable from my amp into the + on the bottom set of binding posts, and the - from the amp into the - on the top set of binding posts on my speakers, all spades. Jumpers are bananas just jumping top to bottom. As long as your connections are secure, there should be no sonic degradation. Locking bananas hold pretty well. Though not as secure as spades, they should be secure enough if they are locking bananas. |