aertex Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 (edited) Hi all. Where is a decent source for spades and banana connectors for speaker cables, at the right price? Australia or overseas cheers Alan Edited March 5, 2017 by aertex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gmdb Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 Depends on what you mean by quality and right price. Selby (Australian) has a lot of well-machined connectors but all of them will probably be gold-plated brass or nickel. RS Australia has the Swiss mult-contact banana plugs which are gold-plated beryllium copper and a bit of an industry standard. They're around $4-$5 each but need soldering plus heat shrink over the solder joins. If you are looking for higher quality than brass e.g. pure copper, gold-plated copper, or silver plated copper connectors then it gets more difficult and prices are quite a bit more expensive. cheers Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRG Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 For me, the best and cheapest is bare wire. I have tried various connectors and no connector at all sounds best, maybe not as convenient though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kukynas Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 I'm using these http://www.audio-cmc.com/banana-spades/banana-spades-p_38.html heavy duty with good quality for affordable price, I found them few years back for 2 bucks each, the only disadvantage is you can use them only once Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest scumbag Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 These are very high copper content brass with a nice think gold plating - http://www.chromeaudio.com.au/store/connectors-spade-terminals-c-66_99 - well priced too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitalhome Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Seriously, as long as they are gold plated etc. is various brands of the banana plugs really going to make a difference to the sound? Or is it more $$$ = higher perception? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest scumbag Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 1 minute ago, digitalhome said: Seriously, as long as they are gold plated etc. is various brands of the banana plugs really going to make a difference to the sound? Or is it more $$$ = higher perception? Yes it will make some difference however small and more-so when the speaker impedance is low. I gave a link to a good quality cheap spade as per the OP's question and in fact no one has suggested any connectors that are expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BobbyD Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 The only ones I will now use (if not using bare wire) are Audio Note silver. Can be sourced in Aust and best bang for buck I have heard, just need a soldering iron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aertex Posted March 11, 2017 Author Share Posted March 11, 2017 Where is the source in Australia for these Audio Note's Surge? And yes bare wires are a pith, hence my need for connectors for 2 pairs of cables I have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BobbyD Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 8 hours ago, aertex said: Where is the source in Australia for these Audio Note's Surge? And yes bare wires are a pith, hence my need for connectors for 2 pairs of cables I have http://www.audionote.com.au/Audio_Note_Australia/Cables_%26_Accessories.html Drop an email to address on this page from supplied link , that will get things rolling. @guru will help you from there, very good to deal with. Hope this helps....... Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aertex Posted March 12, 2017 Author Share Posted March 12, 2017 thanks Surge, much appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Currently using Audioquest 500 series banana plugs really good quality hanging silver directly over pure Purple Copper but the SureGrip 300 could be another alternative theaudioexperts.com.au got some prices but any local Audioquest dealer will be able to help you Neo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aertex Posted March 23, 2017 Author Share Posted March 23, 2017 thanks Neo, much appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest scumbag Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 @aertex the Audioquest stuff (the 300 series or better would be where I would start looking) is good but you just have to make sure that you get your AQ stuff from a reputable dealer. There are a lot of suppliers (Ebay etc) based in China that are selling rip offs of AQ stuff. Apparently they are the most ripped off high end brand. If it's really cheap then it might be a fake. Just my 2 cents worth. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aertex Posted March 23, 2017 Author Share Posted March 23, 2017 Mark thanks for the tip. Pretty sad hey, this copying stuff? Cheers, Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willmax Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 (edited) On 10/03/2017 at 8:32 PM, Guest scumbag said: These are very high copper content brass with a nice think gold plating - http://www.chromeaudio.com.au/store/connectors-spade-terminals-c-66_99 - well priced too. Hi all, I was wondering if anyone knows whether Chrome Audio are still in business and if anyone else has tried the spade terminals above? I've sent them a message and got no reply and the number on their contact page goes to a private phone that is not related to their online shop. Alternatively if anyone has any idea where one could source some decent spade connectors, preferably gold plated real copper that would be great. I'm trying to avoid the cheap and nasty stuff on eBay. Thanks in advance Edited April 9, 2021 by Willmax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muon* Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 3 hours ago, Willmax said: Hi all, I was wondering if anyone knows whether Chrome Audio are still in business and if anyone else has tried the spade terminals above? I've sent them a message and got no reply and the number on their contact page goes to a private phone that is not related to their online shop. Alternatively if anyone has any idea where one could source some decent spade connectors, preferably gold plated real copper that would be great. I'm trying to avoid the cheap and nasty stuff on eBay. Thanks in advance ETI research have Tellurium Copper with Rhodium plating ones https://eti-research.com/spade-connectors/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muon* Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 (edited) Could try and find a store with stock of the older ETI ones that appear to be lower mass https://www.soundlabsgroup.com.au/p/ETI-Speaker-Spade/ETI+Research+Spades Edited April 9, 2021 by muon* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willmax Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 (edited) I think I'd prefer the lower mass over the newer design, unfortunately it is discontinued at Soundlabsgroup website, but that is sort of what I'm looking for. I found these EGM which look nice but there is no mention of copper, so probably other base metal is used I assume. https://www.heynowhifi.com.au/collections/cables-connectors-plugs/products/egm-audio-spade-plug-gold-plated-1-pc same deal here, no mention of copper anywhere https://www.heynowhifi.com.au/collections/cables-connectors-plugs/products/audioquest-p10m-spade-connectors-6-8mm-10awg?variant=39543318249622 Edited April 9, 2021 by Willmax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muon* Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 (edited) Not sure if I'd call the EGM low mass, but....yeah are they a copper alloy base metal or brass. Not as many doing spades these days as there once were. Edited April 9, 2021 by muon* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muon* Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 @Willmax Not the usual type but look interesting, meant for screw terminals on the back of old amps. https://www.partsconnexion.com/dh-labs-spade-connectors.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willmax Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, muon* said: Not sure if I'd call the EGM low mass, but....yeah are they a copper alloy base metal or brass. Yes agree not low mass and no mention of the base metal... which is a bit sus There are a few interesting options in the Parts Connection link above, under connectors / spades. Another local alternative below, unfortunately it won't suit my amp https://www.jdaudioonline.com.au/product/kimber-pm-25/ Edited April 9, 2021 by Willmax 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill125812 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 https://www.audiophile-store.com.au/collections/headphone-cables-parts-pure-silver-bulk-cable/products/copy-of-fp-201g-spade-connector-by-furutech 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill125812 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 https://hifidisposals.com.au/collections/stands-cables-accessories/products/wbt-0681cu-nextgen-sandwich-spade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill125812 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 https://au.element14.com/multicomp-pro/psg03223/gold-plated-spade-terminal-red/dp/2801271?st=spade plugs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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