Are banana plugs able to be used on these speakers?
1999408
Nope, no plugs just the old school wires. They are still awesome for the money.
1999409
No because they have very small connectors, the thickest cable you can use 12 AWG.
1999410
They have the connectors that you press in and push the exposed copper into...you could probably push in a banana plug if you needed to and get a connection, but I don't. I use these in my smaller room set up and I have banana plugs for the receiver end of all the cables that I cut, but I didn't bother installing them for the speaker end.
1047954
#1) If is a passive subwoofer you can use front left and front right speakers to the subwoofer inputs left and right and from the subwoofer output to the front left and front right speakers all this can be done with banana plugs, #2 if your subwoofer is self powered you dont need the banana plugs all you need is a sigle rca/component fitting cable from receiver sub output to the line in left or right in the suwoofer.
176751
Yes you can connect banana plugs into every speaker output of this receiver. . .
642725
Use the edge of a knife, what I did was cut in to the plastic maybe about 0.25", then twisted the knife to pop the plastic out.This exposes the banana plug inputs- worked fine on 4/5 of my speakers, I scratched the brass terminal a little bit on the 5th one though, so don't be too overzealous.
341035
Yes, you can use banana plugs to connect to these speakers. This is how I have wired up my system.
950660
You can put the speaker wire in thru the side OR the back of the banana plug. Make certain to buy the largest gauge wire. I bought 18 ga for small Element speakers and the wires don't stay in the clips. Bummer.
214615
Yes you can. There are binding posts on the rear of the unit which will accept the bare wires and if desired, banana plugs may be first connected to the bare wires and inserted in the binding posts instead. Enjoy.
225216
No, bare wires are fine, unless you prefer the convenience of using plugs to connect and disconnect the speaker wires. How often do you do that? The terminals are designed to secure bare wires. I bought a box of banana plugs and wind up returning them unopened.
1604272
If your speakers and your receiver both support banana plug connectors (they're usually black and red in color and require the connector to be pushed in) the cables will work just fine. You'll need two sets, one pair for each speaker.
741483
If you mean the RCA plugs, I don't think so. The connections on the back of my speakers are bare wire connections.
87649
Banana plug to banana plug. Most speakers these days have 5 way banana plug binding post connectors that will also accept bare wire.
408705
Nope it does not take banana plugs just straight wire. The sound is very good despite this. Used with m&k; surrounds and Boston acoustics sub. Speakers driven by pioneer elite receiver.
1583626
Not sure what you mean by connectors. If you are referring to speaker wire, you can use standard banana plugs or bare speaker wire.Eric C
1688310
No, those aren't compatible with banana connectors. You'd want to get either bare wire or one's that are compatible with spring-loaded inputs. Here are adapters for an example of what the end of a cable with spring-loaded adapters would look like. http://www.amazon.com/SilverbackSL-Gold-Connectors-Spring-Loaded-Inputs/dp/B00B1V0CRI/
1864603
I use standard 1/4 inch banana plugs. I picked up several packs from Amazon and they work on all my audio equipment. If necessary, contact the people at Emotiva. I have spoken with them on several occasions and have found them to be most helpful and friendly. Enjoy your unit.
991334
I purchased some 'Banana Plugs' much like these: Soundsoul 24k Gold Connector Banana Plugs, Open Screw Type 24 Pack (12 Red, 12 Black) They are simple to affix to your speaker wiring and will plug into the fittings on the rear of the Sony unit with ease. Directly wiring the terminals is possible, but tiring and difficult. The plugs are the way to go.
147545
Attaching the wires is very simple, just get the right speaker wires strip the ends at the appropriate length and attach the banana plugs using the color codes (Red-to-red, Black-to-black). You can use your fingers to fasten wires to these banana plugs. Turn the tip anticlockwise for gap and clockwise to tight the wire.