Quick Speaker Cable Connector Question


BJC will take a return on the cable that I ordered with Locking Banana's since they won't fit my speakers or amp.

Question.  Since I am going to get the Belden 10 gauge 5000 5T00UP in bare wire configuration as a replacement, can anyone recommend some standard BNF Banana's that will fit this wire?  I need bare wires on one side for the amp but Banana's for the speakers.  Connecting bare wire is too difficult with the speakers and I have never been able to get Spade Lugs of any kind to fit.  Banana's are it.  Same kind used by Audio Quest will fit fine.
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IMHO BFA Style Bananas are the best speaker connection you can get. I much prefer them over spades, bare wire or other types of bananas. If I were needing quality speaker cable termination today, I would probably get these:

Dyson Audio 24k Beryllium Copper Low Mass BFA Z-plug Bananas

I contacted Jeffery Dyson a while back. He recommended soldering them and cutting off the tab/flag on the barrel. That’s also what I’ve done when I used other brands of low-mass BFA banana plugs in the past.

Parts Express also sells a couple of different BFA style banana plugs, but I believe both are screw on type. I prefer the lower mass solder/crimp type.