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Maggie LRS+ terminal issue

​Does anyone have any idea of why I can't get any kind of banana plug into the back of one of the Maggie LRS+ panels? The stock holes are supposed to be the same width, yet this doesn't seem to be the case. No matter what kind of plug I try, it won't go in.
Please see video attached. It shows that it's not the banana plug itself, as it fits into the other slot (that's just for demonstration purposes - I'm aware of hooking positive and negative correctly).
 
Any ideas?

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chason678
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zavato
1,391 posts
 

Been a while since I owned Magneplanars, but from my recall, they don't accept bananas. I used Audioquest speaker cable and had them fitted with "Maggie pins" which were different than bananas but fit my MG2.6's perfectly

 

chason678 OP
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Thanks - I'll see if I can find some Maggie pins. I emailed Eric over at Magnepan to see if he has any suggestions. It's just weird because everything I read says they now accept regular banana pins. And it's just one terminal that has the issue.

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zavato
1,391 posts
 

Been a while since I owned Magneplanars, but from my recall, they don't accept bananas. I used Audioquest speaker cable and had them fitted with "Maggie pins" which were different than bananas but fit my MG2.6's perfectly

 

secretguy
1,591 posts
 

I've used bananas. Just make sure the set screw is backed out.

ketchup
688 posts
 

Yes, bananas work fine.  Unscrew the set screw, insert the banana, then lightly snug up the set screw on the part of the banana that tapers down.

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