do banana plugs work on any receiver or speaker?

[Kaido]

never used them, just used standard speaker wire. they look nice for easy disconnection. can they work on anything, or do the jacks have to be special to accept them?

 

[amol]

they work on phones . . .

RING RING RING RING RING RING, BANANAPHONE!!

 

[Toastedlightly]

DING DONG DING DONG DING DONG Bananaphone!

 

[slpaulson]

I think you're looking for pins, not banana plugs.

 

[rudeguy]

you can make them work on pretty much anything. I find them to be a pain in the arse though.

 

[Scarpozzi]

Thanks guys....it's back in my head again. GRRRRRRGHH!!! I just got that stupid song out of my head the other day too!

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: Scarpozzi
Thanks guys....it's back in my head again. GRRRRRRGHH!!! I just got that stupid song out of my head the other day too!

rofl just googled it

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: cRazYdood
I think you're looking for pins, not banana plugs.

pins? I'm only familiar with bare speaker wire, trying to find a better-looking option and one that's easier to disconnect.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: GoodDad
you can make them work on pretty much anything. I find them to be a pain in the arse though.

why? they look so much easier...

 

[Baked]

It all depends on your setup and placement of the cables. I use silver spades in my setup.

 

[amol]

Originally posted by: Scarpozzi
Thanks guys....it's back in my head again. GRRRRRRGHH!!! I just got that stupid song out of my head the other day too!

it's the best, beats the rest, cellular, modular, interactive-odular!

 

[MartyMcFly3]

how did I KNOW banana phone would be mentioned in this thread?

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: Baked
It all depends on your setup and placement of the cables. I use silver spades in my setup.

spades? I didn't even know there were banana plugs till recently. what are all the different types and stuff?

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

I think most newer stuff will work with them. Do you have binding posts on your receiver or those black and red plastic hinge sort of things (i don't know what they're called)? As long as you have binding posts on your receiver and speakers it should work.

Oh, a friend of mine with an older sony tried banana plugs but his outputs on receiver were pretty close together and the posts ended up touching each other... and the kind he got used the outside surface as one of the conductors = no good.

 

[Kaido]

posts on speakers, hinges on receiver

 

[Literati]

Originally posted by: MartyMcFly3
how did I KNOW banana phone would be mentioned in this thread?

Because you are a perceptive GENIUS!

 

[yllus]

I'VE GOT THIS FEELING...

 

[slpaulson]

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: cRazYdood
I think you're looking for pins, not banana plugs.

pins? I'm only familiar with bare speaker wire, trying to find a better-looking option and one that's easier to disconnect.

Pins are for the hinge connectors.
Like these

Banana plugs are for posts.

 

[spidey07]

no, they do not.

many receivers/speakers will not accept banana plugs (they claim to be 5 way binding posts but the diameter is too small for standard banana plugs)

Yes they are very easy for connecting/disconnecting.

 

[rudeguy]

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: GoodDad
you can make them work on pretty much anything. I find them to be a pain in the arse though.

why? they look so much easier...

they sure do look easier. Its just a pain to have to deal with screwing the ends on, then unscrewing them when your wire falls out just to have to screw them back in. Twist your ends and plug your wire in.

 

[So]

A plug is a plug, I use them all the time for EE labs. I don't like 'em that much, but if you move your speakers a lot, it might be worth it. Otherwise, I'd just sick with wire.

 

[So]

Even then, you might be better off just tinning the wires and calling it a day.

 

[EvilYoda]

So's first post is about right...if you can use them, great, but unless you're changing and moving speakers/hardware every week, just use the bare wire.

 

[slpaulson]

Originally posted by: GoodDad

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: GoodDad
you can make them work on pretty much anything. I find them to be a pain in the arse though.

why? they look so much easier...

they sure do look easier. Its just a pain to have to deal with screwing the ends on, then unscrewing them when your wire falls out just to have to screw them back in. Twist your ends and plug your wire in.

You're probably better off soldering them in, if possible, rather than screwing the wires in.

 

[rudeguy]

Originally posted by: cRazYdood

Originally posted by: GoodDad

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: GoodDad
you can make them work on pretty much anything. I find them to be a pain in the arse though.

why? they look so much easier...

they sure do look easier. Its just a pain to have to deal with screwing the ends on, then unscrewing them when your wire falls out just to have to screw them back in. Twist your ends and plug your wire in.

You're probably better off soldering them in, if possible, rather than screwing the wires in.

you have to screw the wires in...thats what holds them inside the pin