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Shorting the speaker wires

I just tripped on the right channel speaker wire which pulled the terminators out of the speaker. Sparks flew and my heart dropped. Bought the ARC 150.2 just 2 weeks ago here on Audiogon.

Live in Fresno so no dealer. Took it to a local electronics store who said no problem we will fix it.

The store was an utter mess.

Speakers are Linn .

The cables are ARC Litz and have lugs terminating on Monster X-terminators.

Suggestions for new termination?

Thanks
mendota9811

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islandmandan
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Hi, my preference is banana connectors, spades always seem to come loose, for some reason. The connectors on my speaker cables are the ones provided on my Synergistic Research Resolution Reference FX's, and they are not locking. If you happen to trip, they would be more inclined, I would think, to just pull out without any damage. There are locking types made be WBT and others, so you can check them out. Hope your amp is ok.
Best of luck, Dan
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