WBT Banana Connectors


I recently acquired some Canare 4s11G to make speaker cables. 10ft runs, for JBL L100s and a Marantz 2270. Has anyone used, or a fan of the the WBT Bananas? I am considering the copper version, silver a bit out of budget. Also would welcome hearing experiences on working with them making cables. Thank you!

https://kimber.com/connectors/wbt-0610cu

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Showing 4 responses by carlsbad

Look at BFA style.  many options but make great contact, are one peice, and low mass.

Prong seperation is one of the main reasons I like BFA.  Most people don't realize how many pieces there are to a traditional banana plug.

Those z plugs are what I call BFA.  I'm just going by what I've seen them called.

This thread is bringing out the technical challenges  of banana connectors.  Traditional bananas are often gold plated steel (yes steel) as springs are needed to make them expand in the "banana" section.

Solid silver and copper (such as ofc) are very soft.  KLEI is one of my favorite connector manufacturers.  they make low mass, high conductivity connectors.  but solid copper won't be strong enough with a heavy cable.  

I like the tellurium copper with heavy silver plating (tellurium alloy copper is not quite as conductive but much stronger than pure copper).

Jerry