Re: banana plugs?

[Tim Padrick]

Most hi-fi amps have banana socket outputs. I found these bananas to
maintain connection integrity for a longer period of time than spade lug or
bare wire connections. Most pro amps have banana socket outputs in addition
to speakon (if they have speakon). Using bananas makes it much easier to
make changes in the amp rack than using speakons, spades, or bare wires.

"Michael Dombrowski" > wrote in message
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>
> Just out of curiousity, what do you use banana plugs for in audio?
>
> Thanks
> Mike

[Laurence Payne]

On Sat, 07 Aug 2004 22:35:58 -0400, Michael Dombrowski
> wrote:

>Just out of curiousity, what do you use banana plugs for in audio?

Speaker connections.


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[Mike Rivers]

In article > "Sugarite" writes:

> How important are banana plugs to overall sound quality?
> I'm using the Radio Shack ones with the little set screws that fall out.

They're very important if the plugs come out of the jacks, or if the
wires come out of the plugs. Either will make a drastic change in
your sound quality - better or worse, depending on what you're playing
at the time.

> Should I be using something better?

You should be using plugs that don't fall apart. I use banana plugs on
the speakers in my studio. The wires are secured by screws and the
screws don't fall out. Get some other plugs, or don't use them at all.
Most things that take banana plugs take something else - terminal
lugs, bare wires, fruit flies.

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[Scott Dorsey]

In article >, Sugarite <not for you> wrote:
>How important are banana plugs to overall sound quality?
>I'm using the Radio Shack ones with the little set screws that fall out.
>Should I be using something better?

I don't know about sound quality, but if you care about reliability you
should probably not be using bananas at all.
--scott
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[Ricky W. Hunt]

"Mike Rivers" > wrote in message
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> In article > "Sugarite" writes:
>
> > How important are banana plugs to overall sound quality?
> > I'm using the Radio Shack ones with the little set screws that fall out.
>
> They're very important if the plugs come out of the jacks, or if the
> wires come out of the plugs. Either will make a drastic change in
> your sound quality - better or worse, depending on what you're playing
> at the time.

I think Mike has mentioned this before but Planet Waves guitar cords have
this nice little expander ring that functions much like a banana plug. I
wouldn't want to use a regular cord after using these.

[David O'H]

"Ben Bradley" > wrote in message
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> On 08 Aug 2004 04:30:45 GMT, (EggHd) wrote:
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> ><< Just out of curiousity, what do you use banana plugs for in audio? >>
> >
> >When you have a leaky banana.
>
> Then what do you use banana jacks for?

To get the banana up high enough to install the plug, of course.

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[Paul Stamler]

"Ben Bradley" > wrote in message
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> On 08 Aug 2004 04:30:45 GMT, (EggHd) wrote:
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> ><< Just out of curiousity, what do you use banana plugs for in audio? >>
> >
> >When you have a leaky banana.
>
> Then what do you use banana jacks for?

Jackfruit.

Peace,
Paul

[Woodworm]

> Just out of curiousity, what do you use banana plugs for in audio?
>
> Thanks
> Mike

Nagra line I/O is another use that comes to mind...