What is the best kind of wire termination? A friend of mine who sold me a entry-level cable (Synergistic) which, BTW, sounds great for the price I paid, suggests simply bare wire into the terminals. Is this preferred over spades or bananas or other types of terminations?
this is true. may not be pretty, but it'll do the job...if your wire changes, on down the road, and gets too much for your terminals: go for spades..peace, warren
I believe your friend is right and that the best-sounding connector is no connector. But bananas are certainly more convenient if you're planning to do a lot of connecting and disconnecting.
The Nordost Z-Plug is the best. It fits into a 4mm banana jack and gives 360 degrees contact area, far more than any other banana or spade. No springs or leafs to wear out. Audioquest also has a similar plug. Hope this will help.
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