Speaker binding posts with plastic covers


My Krell amplifier has speaker binding posts with the clear plastic covers. Apparently these are for EU safety requirements. I want to use spade connectors and have no idea how to open these covers. I’ve wrestled with them but they don’t budge. I don’t even know whether they unscrew or pull out or whether there is some other method at play. Does anyone have experience with these?

 

 

rfprice

These 5 way binding posts unscrew (the type you and others are thinking of),

  • Accepts up to 8 AWG wire, banana plugs, forks, spades, and speaker pins

they are ’mini’ size, smaller outer diameter to fit where/when nearby obstacles prevent the larger outer diameter of standard ones.

not sure, your spades might be too large for these mini sized ones.

IF your speaker cables are expensive, the connectors on the Krell could be changed

 

@rfprice

Those speaker posts look pretty much identical to the posts that came on the Parasound A21+ which I owned.  If the same, just unscrew the cap as you would most binding posts.  The only semi-difficult thing was figuring out how the spade connected, as it needs to be at a certain angle.  Once figured out, it holds the spade exceptionally well.

I doubt Krell would adopt a different, less convenient binding post, at least for US sales.

people are telling you their experiences with their connectors that do unscrew, like mine .....

the type you posted DOES NOT unscrew. read the full description

 

 

another spade to banana adapter, 

 

I sent an email to Krell yesterday. Their response: "They just unscrew." So I'll have to just unscrew them. I'll try some channel lock pliers. Do you think a blast of Deoxit might help loosen it?