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Thread: Banana Plugs? Whats good & Cheap |
    
New member Username: Weezelb
San Jose,
CA
Post Number: 2
Registered: Sep-05
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| Posted on Monday, March 13, 2006 - 02:23 am: |
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I'm looking to pay about $4 or under per pair of banana plugs. Ebay seems to have some good options as well as some websites like Lenexpo.
Brands I've seen in the price range:
Atlona
http://www.lenexpo-electronics.com/msg_search.php?text=AUDIO%20CONNECTORS
NXG
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem%26item%3D5878382124%26&sspagename= STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT%26
eks bfa http://www.knukonceptz.com/productMaster.cfm?Category=Connectors
Anything I should look at closely or are they pretty much all the same?
Am I going to cheap?
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Gold Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 6917
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Monday, March 13, 2006 - 06:43 am: |
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try out partsexpress.com |
New member Username: Weezelb
San Jose,
CA
Post Number: 3
Registered: Sep-05
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| Posted on Monday, March 13, 2006 - 01:21 pm: |
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I've looked at Parts Express before, http://www.partsexpress.com/webpage.cfm?&Webpage_ID=3&DID=7&CAT_ID=39&ObjectGrou p_ID=108&SO=2
Why are these better than the ones I posted above?
I'm under the assumption that solid brass & 24K coated is the standard for a good plug.
Any of these have better ease of use than the others?
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Bronze Member Username: Dodgedifferent2
Windsor,
Ontario
Canada
Post Number: 84
Registered: May-05
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| Posted on Monday, March 13, 2006 - 02:05 pm: |
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i use radio shacks solderless nanner plugs. I forget what i paid, but i know for a fact that it was under 4 bucks a pair. I dont see much difference in the multi million dolla plugs to these from radio shack, |
New member Username: Weezelb
San Jose,
CA
Post Number: 4
Registered: Sep-05
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| Posted on Monday, March 13, 2006 - 05:53 pm: |
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http://www.radioshack.com/search/index.jsp?kwCatId=&kw=banana%20plugs
Cheapest in gold plated is $4.29 and crimp on. Not looking to crimp.
Anyone else have an opinion?
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Silver Member Username: Eramsey
South carolina
United States
Post Number: 452
Registered: Feb-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 03:23 am: |
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Chris: I use the compression type banana plugs from Parts Express for my 10 AWG wire. These hold reasonably well if you get them tight. Your basically correct gold plating over brass is a good standard for economy plugs, which these are. They(Parts Express) also have the "set screw" type which are even better as far as holding tension, and these are what I normally buy, but I wanted to try the compression type as I have never used them before. Berny is right PartsExpress.com will be your best bet for decent economy plugs. |
Bronze Member Username: Dodgedifferent2
Windsor,
Ontario
Canada
Post Number: 86
Registered: May-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 02:07 pm: |
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ya i dont use the gold plated ones. |
New member Username: Weezelb
San Jose,
CA
Post Number: 10
Registered: Sep-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, March 21, 2006 - 07:48 pm: |
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For those that care,
I purchased 10 pair of Nakamichi banana plugs from a seller in HK. Should be here in a few weeks. I paid $3/pr shipped.
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New member Username: Stimuli
The misty climes of th...
Post Number: 1
Registered: Oct-06
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| Posted on Wednesday, October 04, 2006 - 04:31 am: |
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For those that care, I recently purchased both Atlona and Nakamichi banana plugs.
Atlona are total garbage. Some jackets do not even screw far enough before jamming (on nothing...), to actually push the pin up to lock the plug in place. The metal they are made of is extremely stiff and brittle, and I broke one the day I got them, after realizing the only way I'd get them to lock was to expand the tips with a screw driver first. The metal is chalky white in colour, under a very shitty gold-plating.
DO NOT BUY THESE CRAPPY ATLONA PLUGS. Or if you do, buy mine, I have 7 and one broken one that still works ;)
As for the Nakamichis, they are the exact opposite of the Atlonas: Very beautiful to look at, easy to thread, easy to secure, with easily-expanded tip for locking. The gold plating is top notch. They look quite a bit nicer in person than they do in pictures; unscratched and golden orangey. These are a steal from cnplug and other in Hong Kong selling via eBay. Highly recommended.
I though I'd post this as I purchased both sets at the same time, and feel ripped off with the Atlonas and very pleased with the Nakamichis, which I just purchased another pair of. |
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New member Username: Steelgtr
San Jose,
Ca.
United States
Post Number: 1
Registered: Jan-07
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| Posted on Thursday, January 18, 2007 - 06:31 pm: |
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Does anyone know if the Nakamichi plugs accept 10 gauge wire?
thx
bob |
New member Username: Icecake
ShenZhen,
GuangDong
China
Post Number: 4
Registered: Nov-06
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| Posted on Friday, January 19, 2007 - 01:16 am: |
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the web http://www.sourcingmap.com/super-store-c-988.html supply
you with enough choosing. they have a large number of goods, for example, banana plugs and so on. click on it!
banana plugs |
New member Username: Hollywood3006
Clinton,
MS
USA
Post Number: 1
Registered: Jan-07
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| Posted on Friday, January 26, 2007 - 12:40 am: |
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Ok.... Let me explain why I like the Monster Plug QuickLock design. Simple:
Symmetry beautiful in a design.... and if you fray those wires out over a Monster Quicklock connector just right.... you are providing an even balanced current signal to your amplifier. Do this and you will be happy with the results... no clipping no imbalance. Also make sure that the cables lengths from each opposing channel are the same.... so that the impedance is equal.... just a good idea... if you’re coiled up extra is more than 50 feet you may experience a signal loss due to communism! |
Silver Member Username: Gavdawg
Upstate,
New York
Post Number: 734
Registered: Nov-06
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| Posted on Saturday, July 21, 2007 - 06:35 pm: |
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Acoustic Research is what I use. |
