Crimping bare speaker cable connections


I have DIY cables in my system. I prefer the bare wire connections vs. spade connections but I don't like the inconvenience of periodic cleaning of corrosion from the wire. I see that there are WBT crimp sleeves availble from www.partsexpress.com. These are to be used as part of their terminal installation. I'm wondering if I crimped one of these sleeves on my bare wire end and placed it through my speaker's binding post, would I solve the periodic corrosion problem? It seems to me it would, but I need to know from those wiser than I. Would it deter the quality of the signal?
mijknarf

Showing 2 responses by mikesinger

i have noticed some cable manufactures (tara) fill the empty space with wax and to prevent corresion (not a bad idea)

but in looking at the situation and being a audiophile....how many of us actually keep a pair of speaker cable 2 to 3 years ?

i am on my 6th pair in 2 years.. ( that is pretty scary now that i think about it)

hope that helps,

mike