Very good video. I got my own speaker set-up many years ago and compared to this I butchered them. Just today when I was checking to see why there was a buzz in my speakers my banana plug tip came off and stayed in the SMSL AD 18 I had. turns out I never tightened them from their box like you mentioned! The speaker that had the tip come out of its play didn't turn back on so when I took it apart I didn't have them splayed at all, I just twisted them into a solid line. Speaker works perfectly fine now, many thanks.
Awesome! Thank you so much for getting the camera close enough to where I, and everyone else in WWW Land can see what you’re doing. This video is much appreciated!
I've used banana plugs for 30 years and this is the first time I have ever seen "compression" type plugs. All the ones I ever saw had small set screws in them. Also do not wiggle your wire stripper back and forth! Give it a spin, usually a half turn is enough.
Thanks. Mine is with extra screw inside and requires to combine all wires tight. Only thing is questionable: put on wire ends the Solder or not? Wire ends with Solder will stay intact when they will be under screw pressure i guess.
So simple and yet... had this AV installer come over the other day, I had bought the exact same plugs, he wasn't able to screw back the top part all the way in to the insulating ring... I was thinking "you must be doing something wrong man". I thought about running to the computer really quick and look in RUclips... but I didn't. As it turns out, he was peeling too much copper, so that some of it was getting on TOP of the screw threads, thus, you can't screw the two parts together tightly. So basic. Thank you for the video, I might go back and redo them, since he added insulating tape every other plug to avoid contact, and looks like ass.
That’s next on my list. Although it should’ve been step 0. Such a silly oversight on my part. BUT...I’m also glad I waited since my whole approach to acoustic treatment was thrown for a loop after watching the video below. Really recommend it: ruclips.net/video/93GOclt9ScI/видео.html
Do you have a room tour like video that showcases your personal home theater setup? I know you have links in the bio but I’m curious what it looks like.
I have a brand new Yamaha receiver and these banana plugs won't fit into the red and black speaker inlets. Do you know if there are different sizes for different makes? These are too thick that I have.
When I had monster cable banana plugs they worked just like that. Never had a issue. I had to move and lost some of the plugs. I bought rocket fish and let me tell you they are hard to do. You have to insert a plastic thing in and it is hard. That is to keep the wire in place.. I ended up just jamming the wire up the plug. I am going to have to go on line and get some more because you cannot put wires in the plug that way
I haven’t noticed any sound degradation. Just make sure you install them correctly and nice and tight so you don’t get any intermittent audio cutting out. 👍 Once I switched to banana plugs, I never went back since it’s been SO convenient having to review different receivers, speakers, etc
I'm so used to wiring TRS jacks, that I totally forgot banana jacks use a jack per conductor! Years of making my own guitar and audio cables, plus telephone installation work led me to forgetting.
Those fospower ones you showed in the beginning are not splay style, they have 2 flathead screws you secure in place, and you need allot more stripped cable than .5 cm for that style. Hope this helps!
Dude great videos would you mind doing a video on how Dolby Atmos up firing versus ceiling pair up with AV receivers i.e. front presence versus height and where to make these connections on the back of receivers particularly the TSR 700? I’m also confused on the TSR 700 all of the amp configurations along with coding GTS versus Atmos versus internalcontent within the receiver versus content that is coming into the receiver. It’s all very complicated to folks that are not audio engineers
Do you know which ones would? Im considering 12AWG to compramise with lack of choice. ..the kabeldirekt ones claim to fit 6mm (10AWG) but they look no different from most. The hole for the cable is 5mm
still having a lot of trouble with this. Either I have too much wire on it and it becomes impossible to screw on, or it's too little and while I can get it on, it comes right off with a gentle tug. Totally tearing up the copper wire in the process, there's little shavings all over my floor. Sometimes I can get it to screw on about halfway and that holds on decently, but I worry that will have a poor connection as the wire doesn't touch all the way to the tip. I checked the gauge of my wire with the accepted gauge of my banana clips. The wire is 14 awg and the banana plugs say they work with 12 to 18 awg, so these should work comfortably with them. Not sure what I am doing wrong? Does anyone have any suggestions?
Update: just looked at reviews of the banana plugs that I bought and found videos of people wiring them. They're a bit different than this. With mine you have to feed the wire through the part that screws out like with this, but the difference is, you also have to feed the wire through the other part and through one of the holes on the side, then you screw them in. I got them wired up now 👍
10 seconds in Im hooked. So dope! New sib. I would love a "❤". You are awesome bro. Thr musis is great and would love to know tge track. If its in the description my bad dude.
@@ealanosborne Dude thank you so much! You made my day! Sorry for all spelling errors hahaha 😆. Have a great day and amazing music. Keep up the great work and tunes.
Sorry but this "splaying out" is not good enough. Quality banana plugs have grub screws in the banana portion, for positive clamp, positive connection. Avoid banana plugs without grub screws. In my opinion they are crap and a waste of time, money, and quality cable.
I was installing banana plugs completely wrong for years until I saw this video!!!! Thank you!!
Very good video. I got my own speaker set-up many years ago and compared to this I butchered them. Just today when I was checking to see why there was a buzz in my speakers my banana plug tip came off and stayed in the SMSL AD 18 I had. turns out I never tightened them from their box like you mentioned! The speaker that had the tip come out of its play didn't turn back on so when I took it apart I didn't have them splayed at all, I just twisted them into a solid line. Speaker works perfectly fine now, many thanks.
This channel literally helped me with everything in my home theater journey. Thank you, sir.
You’re very welcome! And thanks for your kind words. 😁🤘
Awesome! Thank you so much for getting the camera close enough to where I, and everyone else in WWW Land can see what you’re doing. This video is much appreciated!
Buy closed screw type banana plugs instead... No need to thrash the copper wire that way. FosPower is a good brand.
Thanks!
I've used banana plugs for 30 years and this is the first time I have ever seen "compression" type plugs. All the ones I ever saw had small set screws in them. Also do not wiggle your wire stripper back and forth! Give it a spin, usually a half turn is enough.
@@rongibson9702Same here! You're gonna need a lot more than half a CM of stripped wire in the ones, like fospower, with two set screws.
Thanks. Mine is with extra screw inside and requires to combine all wires tight.
Only thing is questionable: put on wire ends the Solder or not?
Wire ends with Solder will stay intact when they will be under screw pressure i guess.
Thank you for the tip. The information elsewhere missed the one critical step, splaying the wires.
Glad I could help! 🎉
So simple and yet... had this AV installer come over the other day, I had bought the exact same plugs, he wasn't able to screw back the top part all the way in to the insulating ring... I was thinking "you must be doing something wrong man". I thought about running to the computer really quick and look in RUclips... but I didn't. As it turns out, he was peeling too much copper, so that some of it was getting on TOP of the screw threads, thus, you can't screw the two parts together tightly. So basic. Thank you for the video, I might go back and redo them, since he added insulating tape every other plug to avoid contact, and looks like ass.
Do you do any sort of sound dampening/acoustic treatment in your home theater space?
That’s next on my list. Although it should’ve been step 0. Such a silly oversight on my part. BUT...I’m also glad I waited since my whole approach to acoustic treatment was thrown for a loop after watching the video below. Really recommend it:
ruclips.net/video/93GOclt9ScI/видео.html
@@ealanosborne thanks for sharing that video! It really helped confirm some things I was noticing with my sound setup after I removed some dampening.
Do you have a room tour like video that showcases your personal home theater setup? I know you have links in the bio but I’m curious what it looks like.
Thanks for the video - any idea how to do it with 4 conductor speaker wire?
Great stuff. Easy when you know how.
Where did you made your intro? I'm trying to find a site to do a intro for my channel
Made it myself in After Effects, John! 🤘
bro !love your video's and your humor and sarcasm !
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mine came with 2 screws inside each plug. one lower and one at the top
Nice vid. These looked exactly like the ones I got, but once taken apart no where near the same. The search goes on
I have a brand new Yamaha receiver and these banana plugs won't fit into the red and black speaker inlets. Do you know if there are different sizes for different makes? These are too thick that I have.
Yeah, what you might need is a pin banana plug 👇
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Thanks!
You sir, are the Bob Ross of banana plugs. 😂❤🎉
Haha! Thanks!!! 😄
Sat here with slipped disc - will do this whilst seated for my Mission speakers
Will these plugs go into RCA female plugs of an amplifier or are they too large?
These aren’t for RCA plugs. They are for connecting speaker wire to a speaker terminal.
@@ealanosborneThanks Ealan
Helpful video thank you. Advice: no fast forward “splay-it-out”, fast forward twist. After all, we all can do the twist..how many of us have splayed?
Worked like a charm. Thanks, buddy
Problem is, my speaker doesnt have posts like that. They are just posts sticking out where you had to secure the barewire using a thumbscrew
When I had monster cable banana plugs they worked just like that. Never had a issue. I had to move and lost some of the plugs. I bought rocket fish and let me tell you they are hard to do. You have to insert a plastic thing in and it is hard. That is to keep the wire in place.. I ended up just jamming the wire up the plug. I am going to have to go on line and get some more because you cannot put wires in the plug that way
Ok ty
Banana plugs or direct pros and cons? Sound degradation with banana?
I haven’t noticed any sound degradation. Just make sure you install them correctly and nice and tight so you don’t get any intermittent audio cutting out. 👍 Once I switched to banana plugs, I never went back since it’s been SO convenient having to review different receivers, speakers, etc
I always try to stick it straight in
I'm so used to wiring TRS jacks, that I totally forgot banana jacks use a jack per conductor! Years of making my own guitar and audio cables, plus telephone installation work led me to forgetting.
Those fospower ones you showed in the beginning are not splay style, they have 2 flathead screws you secure in place, and you need allot more stripped cable than .5 cm for that style. Hope this helps!
Thanks! 😊
Great video 👍🏼
Dude great videos would you mind doing a video on how Dolby Atmos up firing versus ceiling pair up with AV receivers i.e. front presence versus height and where to make these connections on the back of receivers particularly the TSR 700?
I’m also confused on the TSR 700 all of the amp configurations along with coding GTS versus Atmos versus internalcontent within the receiver versus content that is coming into the receiver. It’s all very complicated to folks that are not audio engineers
Thanks man, the buffoons in other videos provide distant shots, which were no help whatsoever.
Would these fit in a rca outlet ??
No. These are for 5-way binding post terminals only, not RCA inputs.
@@ealanosborne ahhh man hahahah do u have any advice on a rca adapter?
Thanks for this, easy peasy indeed.
You’re very welcome! 😁
Would 10AWG fit these plugs?
No. They’re pretty slender, compared to some other banana plugs out there, so 10AWG would just be too thick
Do you know which ones would? Im considering 12AWG to compramise with lack of choice.
..the kabeldirekt ones claim to fit 6mm (10AWG) but they look no different from most. The hole for the cable is 5mm
@@CM-dw3gh I have quite a few of these used throughout my system, and it says they support up to 8AWG. 👇👇
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still having a lot of trouble with this. Either I have too much wire on it and it becomes impossible to screw on, or it's too little and while I can get it on, it comes right off with a gentle tug. Totally tearing up the copper wire in the process, there's little shavings all over my floor. Sometimes I can get it to screw on about halfway and that holds on decently, but I worry that will have a poor connection as the wire doesn't touch all the way to the tip.
I checked the gauge of my wire with the accepted gauge of my banana clips. The wire is 14 awg and the banana plugs say they work with 12 to 18 awg, so these should work comfortably with them. Not sure what I am doing wrong? Does anyone have any suggestions?
Update: just looked at reviews of the banana plugs that I bought and found videos of people wiring them. They're a bit different than this. With mine you have to feed the wire through the part that screws out like with this, but the difference is, you also have to feed the wire through the other part and through one of the holes on the side, then you screw them in. I got them wired up now 👍
Awesome 😎 thanks and greetings and blessings from Bangladesh 😊🎉😊
Thanks for watching! 🥳
Bro!!! Many thanks 🙏 My first time upgrading my audio game…..
You’re welcome!
Do these sound better than the OG way?
No, it doesn’t improve the sound quality. It just makes it easier to connect/disconnect from an AVR.
@@ealanosborne okay thanks!!
Thank you much for the tips
You’re welcome! 🎉
Awesome video! Thank you man.
Thank you for this video
What is that wire called and what size plug is that
It’s a standard 14 gauge speaker wire and it’s a standard sized banana clip.
@@ealanosborne ty!!
How do I know if I need 14 or 16 gouge wire
@@ysb362 16 gauge is fine with most 8 ohm speakers, but I still get 14 gauge since it’s thicker and more durable…but also more expensive. 🤷♂️
@@ealanosborne thank you
The bob ross of banana plug installs
great video thanks!
is it gold plated? Please answer
Correct. These are gold plated. 👍
@@ealanosborne thanks
Try cable pants/jackets Ealan
10 seconds in Im hooked. So dope! New sib. I would love a "❤". You are awesome bro. Thr musis is great and would love to know tge track. If its in the description my bad dude.
Thanks, dude! And yeah, I wrote that background music! 😁 It’s called “To and Frowards”. Link below! 👇👇
3alan.bandcamp.com/album/lemme-tell-you-a-story
@@ealanosborne Dude thank you so much! You made my day! Sorry for all spelling errors hahaha 😆. Have a great day and amazing music. Keep up the great work and tunes.
Omg this is like if Bob Ross was teaching me to thread banana plugs
Go to your happy place. 😉
THANK YOU
Can't use banana plugs in the EU.. ☹️
Best video on RUclips about this! The rest are overly long and rife with bullshit filler.
prob don’t need to go do right but nice vid thank you.
I bought these same banana plugs and let me tell you that they suck. The worst ones I've ever used period.
I hate these types of banana plugs I like open screw type way better
Sorry but this "splaying out" is not good enough. Quality banana plugs have grub screws in the banana portion, for positive clamp, positive connection. Avoid banana plugs without grub screws. In my opinion they are crap and a waste of time, money, and quality cable.
i like your voice brother
Thanks! 😁
@@ealanosborne what brush are you using btw?
my banana plugs look nothing like that, so this is unhelpful