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Stainless Steel Binding posts on speakers?
Interesting comparison chart showing how far down the ladder SS is conductivity-wise compared to the other more commonly used materials in High End Speaker binding posts. [URL}http://goo.gl/cWw2W{/URL} 
Stainless Steel Binding posts on speakers?
Well there are certainly dissimilar metals involved here in that the posts are SS, the rear anchor nut is galvanized steel and the spade connectors on my cables are Rhodium plate over copper. And these posts are quite substantial, they are .710" a... 
Stainless Steel Binding posts on speakers?
Roxy54. Nope. Definitely not Rhodium plated brass. I have an extra one of them that was defective and took a 3 corner file to it to scratch the surface...same steel grey color inside. And the non-magnetic type. They are pretty things and very beef... 
Stainless Steel Binding posts on speakers?
I hear ya'. The reason I ask is Legacy uses SS for their binding posts on the Whisper XD's and stainless is rated VERY low in conductivity vs. copper and gold plated copper. Seems a very odd choice! This is a GREAT sounding speaker and I wonder ho... 
Crackling noise from my Krell KRC-HR
Well, finally figured out the issue after much aggravation. It ended up being the hard drive on my iMac which is in the same room as my stereo and the crackle is only audible with the phono stage selected. So, the cartridge was acting like an ante... 
Heavy Duty Binding posts for Krell KSA 250
Response from the OP:My..Mr. Rrog..arent we a condescending SOB! Maybe you should ask questions before making assumptions. But, oh, no that might be the prudent thing to do and if you did that you might not be able to justify your pompous rant. FY... 
Heavy Duty Binding posts for Krell KSA 250
Rrog thanks for your feedback, but I If I do decide to go with the Cardas, I am not too concerned with the sound degrading as a result of using these super high quality binding posts. If anything, it may actually improve due to the increased purch... 
Heavy Duty Binding posts for Krell KSA 250
The Cardas ones are just beautiful, however the shaft size is larger than the stock ones and so the buss bar hole diameter would have to be increased a bit. Not that big a deal, but I was hoping that there might be something out there as nice as t...