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Speaker connections: Spade vs. Banana Plus

I use two different amplifiers, one of which only accepts a banana plug speaker connection, the other amplifier accepts only a spade connection. Unfortunately my speaker cables are terminated with a spade connection. Am I losing performance when I use adapters on the speaker cables to convert from the spade connection to a banana plug connection to the amp? I use a Rat-Shack adapter to convert from spade to banana.

Would it be advisable i.e. worth the $ to get a second set of speaker cables with banana terminations in order to maximize the sound quality?
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cyclonicman
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I second the response of Missioncoonery. I have used adapters to correct a similar situation and have not been able to detect any change in the quality of sound. It was the same as before using the adapters. You can always remove the adapters if you think there is a change in sound. Below is music direct web site showing adapters, I am using.

http://www.musicdirect.com/product/72732
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