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In my 12 years as an audiophile audiogear lover, I have gone through over a dozen speakers. Not one has binding posts that fit well with speaker cables spades!! Ive spent nervous hours trying to expand and bend speaker spades so that they make a nice fit into the binding post. I only hope that one sunny day comes where speaker designers and speaker cable makers have a world summit to get it right once and for all.
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blueswan
211 posts
 
I feel your pain...
Been there, done that...
More times than I care to remember!
However, my Accuphase amp gives me huge binding posts with lots of thread to work with, but I still had to install replacement binding posts on my speakers to get the connection I wanted.
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glen
714 posts
 
I have had the same problem. I've been thinking of using a spade to banana adaptor. However I sure hate having to pass the signal through it. For now I'm bending the spades but I have headed for the tool box to get my cutters more than once. Just can't bring myself to nipping a factory spade. I sure will be happy when they come out with industry standards.
chriskh
26 posts
 
I'am with cornfedboy on this one. What type of speakers and cables are you using? I have the Wilson cubs II, and am using Analysis Plus Silver Oval W/spades and they fit perfectly. I have also tried Harmonic Technology W/spades and they also fit perfect.
sugarbrie
3,854 posts
 
I have had the opposite problem. Getting the spades around the posts on my amplifier of choice.
chriskh
26 posts
 
Sugarbrie, Now this is the true dilemma. I have known friends that have spent hours and days tinkering with amps and connectors. I'am lucky, I have the Theta Dreadnaught, and this amp was built for spades.
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