Usefullness of Banana Plugs Vs. Cost

[quietdragon]

Originally Posted by cfoo

I'm in the process of replacing them with the Belden, for about the same price as the Home Depot wires. http://www.bswusa.com/proditem.asp?item=5100UE-100

Did you purchase your Belden wire from www.bswusa.com? Do you know of any local suppliers in Vancouver?

[gordonb]

Originally Posted by quietdragon

Did you purchase your Belden wire from www.bswusa.com? Do you know of any local suppliers in Vancouver?

Try Electrosonic in Richmond: http://www.e-sonic.com/acc/locations.aspx

[quietdragon]

Originally Posted by RNAChemist

I got plugs for $2 a piece at a local audiovisual store. Shop around. Parts Express has Dayton Audio Plugs for $6.95 USD for two pair.

I bought Accoustic Research pins for $5 (cost).

I'm looking around for locking banana plugs, to securely fasten the plug to the speaker/amplifier, with a cable contact/restraint mechanism that can be tightened mechanically (wrench or hex key), to securely fasten the cable to the plug.


Home Grown Audio has some nice plugs that secure with a hex key, but are not of the locking variety at $5 US each.

Axiom Audio has plugs for $4 CAD each that are locking and mechanically secure the cable. Look here for the manual describing the mechanism. The mechanism looks quite big and solid and secures the cable transverse to the plug centerline.

A Toronto seller on eBay is selling locking and mechanically secured plugs for $5 CAD each that are similar to the GLS plugs sold by http://www.speakerrepair.com/ for $3 USD each (pack of 8) on eBay. These plugs connect the cable parallel to the plug centerline which are then mechanically secured using a blade screwdriver. There is one screw for wire contact and one for strain relief.

Has anyone had any experience with the Axiom banana plugs?

Has anyone had any experience with the GLS Audio plugs?