I need top quality banana plugs.

Thanks for all of the information, guys. My own research suggests that the only silver banana are just split tubes that one must solder the cables to. My other problem is that the Audio Note speakers' binding posts are not the standard distance apart. I think I will try the Cardas bananas. I had some gold Monsters here that I cut apart. It is possible that they are about as good as anything.

http://www.wbtusa.com/banana.html

Interesting. Where does one buy WBTs?

Many thanks,

I believe in like metals, gold-gold for example. If your BPs are gold then use gold bananas. WBTs are locking and sonically excellent.

Rhodium is also a very good conducting material.

BTW: These will work with existing spades, so you don't have to destroy your factory terminated ends. I've also purchased some that you can use a set-screw to secure the cable within a barrel. If silver is a necessity, I would suggest soldering the cable INSIDE the barrel if so desired.
David.

I've got locking bananas from Monster Cable and Esoteric Audio. In fact, the Esoteric Audio are brand new. NOT silver. Gold plated. Yours for a song.
David.

Audience has some top quality bananas that are said to not get in the way of the sound quality, even better than the well known WBT models. Give them a call for more information and istallation instructions. They really know they're stuff. To give you an idea of their level of musical/technical skill, one Stereophile reviewer in the recent Aug 2002 issue preferred their Au24 speaker cable to the mega-buck Nordost Valhalla.

Here's there contact page... http://www.Audience-AV.com/contact.htm

Tbg- I think Wireworld made a solid silver banana plug at one time. I had a set around here somewhere, though I never installed them. They were a solder or crimp/solder type and were not locking. Good luck.

The WBT's make a very solid connection. Radio Shack even has some inexpensive locking banana's that work decently. I won't go into the sonics of either connection as i don't have much experience with them. I honestly don't know if i could tell a difference between them other than the price. Sean
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Cardas or WBT should do it.