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[Entity]

Should these banana plugs be OK for use with my system? I've got a Denon 3802 amp and will be using this for wire for all the speakers.

Anyone know?

Rob

 

[Adul]

i personaly would prefer gold plated ones, so it depends on how picky your are about sound.

 

[Entity]

You have a recommendation for where to get them? From what I see, I could get these, but they're $1.50/ea. If it's worth it, I'll go with that...

Rob

 

[777php]

How much will the gauge of your wires effect your sound quality.

IE 12 gauge vs 16?

 

[ATLien247]

Originally posted by: Entity
Should these banana plugs be OK for use with my system? I've got a Denon 3802 amp and will be using this for wire for all the speakers.

Anyone know?

As long as you have binding posts that can accomodate that size of plug, you should be set.

Are you running that cable in-wall?

 

[Entity]

From what I've heard, it depends - I'm running a set of speakers into my living room from the A/V room, so I wanted to go with 12 gauge to make sure I was getting high quality there, and from that point, I just decided to run 12 gauge to everything. I don't really care about the appearance, so I'm going with grey "in-wall" cabling for $.20/ft rather than the clear stuff ($.33/ft).

Rob

 

[Entity]

Are you running that cable in-wall?

No. Is there a reason I would have to, besides cosmetics?

Rob

 

[ATLien247]

Originally posted by: Entity

Are you running that cable in-wall?

No. Is there a reason I would have to, besides cosmetics?

No reason, other than cosmetics...

 

[Viperoni]

I prefer gold because they don't corrode

Also I'll be getting the Dayton banana's in a couple weeks for my cat5 speaker wire hehehe

finally, the 12g carol inwall wire is STIFF. too stiff to be used as regular speaker wire IMO.
Take a look at the Sound King wire that PE sells, I have some 14g stuff is it's very good as speaker wire.

 

[Entity]

Thanks for letting me know about the stiffness. I'll probably go with the Sound King 12g and see if HD will PM it to $.35/ft for me.

Rob

 

[StattlichPassat]

Originally posted by: Entity
You have a recommendation for where to get them? From what I see, I could get these, but they're $1.50/ea. If it's worth it, I'll go with that...

I'd go with these too- if the price is semi-negligable, always go gold plated. Especially if you're running high-end consumer equipment like Denon.

 

[ATLien247]

Originally posted by: NightFlyerGTI

Originally posted by: Entity
You have a recommendation for where to get them? From what I see, I could get these, but they're $1.50/ea. If it's worth it, I'll go with that...

I'd go with these too- if the price is semi-negligable, always go gold plated. Especially if you're running high-end consumer equipment like Denon.

Denon is high-end?

I'll vouch for the 12g Sound King. That's what I used in my setup...