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HomeAudio/VideoCables & InterconnectsGLS Audio Black Chrome Series "Generation 4" Gold Connector Banana Plugs Banana Clips - 20 Pack (10 Reds & 10 Blacks). |
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74 of 80 found the following review helpful:
 VIDEO - Installation and hook-up instructions for GLS Audio Black Chrome Banana Plugs. Nov 05, 2010
By Orange County Speaker, Inc.
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R22R1FFAV4RVJY VIDEO - This video will show you how easy it is to connect your speaker wire to your GLS Audio Black Chrome Banana Plugs.
40 of 42 found the following review helpful:
 Very Good quality Mar 12, 2008
By C. Gifford
"CCChris"
I ordered these plugs never having used a connector like this before. They arrived in a generic package with no directions on the box. The build quality was very good to excellent. Once you get them open ( they unscrew in 2 places) the speaker wire slides into the round hole that would accept a very large gauge wire, the wire is held in place by a small set screw. The other side is designed to clamp the wire insulation, but my speaker wire was too small for the crimping to part to work. Overall very nice but should be used for very large gage wire only.
24 of 25 found the following review helpful:
Good quality, easy to install Jan 09, 2009
By Keith Walker
Don't shy away from this product based on reviews about the cable snugness and slipping. My cables are 12 gauge and fit in fine. Yes, it is a loose fit from cable into the plug, but what counts is whether the wire can slip out of the plug or not. Two techniques you can use with that little screw to ensure this doesn't happen (you'll need a tiny screw driver, by the way). 1) Tighten that tiny screw very tightly while keeping the wire and banana plug steady during the tightening -- worked on all but one of my 18 connectors. 2) If that doesn't work, strip enough speaker wire back so you can fold it back on itself to make it thicker. I did this for one of mine. 3) In all cases, make sure there isn't any surrounding very thin plastic coating over the wire after you have stripped it. You want to screw down on bare wire.
This was so much easier to install than my previous banana and post plugs that required using pliers to pinch the plugs onto the wire, and then try to sheath a rubber protector over. And unlike those previous connectors, this product shows no sign of slipping off of the wires.
For context, this was only my second try at installing plugs on speaker wire. I'm no expert. That's how easy this was.
31 of 36 found the following review helpful:
 There are better out there. Nov 24, 2009
By Samuel Smith
These are decent banana plugs.
I gave the sound and quality a 3 because it is no better than the cheapest sets on the market and is much more expensive.
All you are paying for on these is the black sheath and the brand name printed on the side.
The screw in design/screw crimp style for securing the speaker cable is an inferior design. There is a major problem with all screw fastened connectors that make the speaker wire come loose very easily. It does not matter how tight you screw them in.
The better connector type for banana plugs is the closed system screw type. This is the kind where you wrap the ends of the cable over the inner sheath and then you screw the outer sheath onto the inner sheath and thus pinning the speaker wire strands tight.
The inferior screw crimp style and for the connector being over priced is why I give this a 3.
The connector does look really nice though. I will give it that. But it is not enough to make this worth anymore.
8 of 9 found the following review helpful:
Solid Product Mar 21, 2008
By D_Strasse
"D_Strasse"
I will agree with the previous poster.
The plugs came in a generic box, but arrived in good condition and were packed well. The build quality is good and all but 1 of the plugs fully tightened out of the 40 screw fittings and even this was very minor.
My only issue, is that like the previous poster my cable wasn't "thick" enough to be crimped by the locking mechanism at the back of the plug. Considering I am using high quality 12g cable from Monoprice, I am unsure what cable actually would be thick enough.
Even with that "issue" the cable is securely fastened in the plug and the plugs have all locked securely into my speakers and receiver. Overall, very happy for the price.
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