This post is the first in what is to be a series of brief posts entitled "Time Savers & Stress Relievers." The object of this series is to provide tips and tricks to help make acquiring and installing your home electronics a little easier.
One of the most frustrating steps when installing a home theater receiver and some speakers is connecting the speaker wires to the binding posts (A binding post contains a central threaded metal rod and a cap that screws down on that rod). Typically, this involves stripping the speaker wire back, loosening the binding post cap, inserting the wire into a slot in the post, and tightening the cap to clamp the wire into place.
There are several drawbacks to this scenario. It's labor intensive, it's an unreliable connection, and there's a greater chance for a short. You'll also run into problems if you've gone the extra mile and run larger gauge wire as it becomes difficult to fit the wire in the slot.
There is a simple solution. They're called Banana Plugs or Banana Connectors. The idea is that you fasten the end of the wire into the banana plug concealing all bare wire and eliminating the possibility of a short. The best part is the fact that you don't have to fight the binding post. After fastening the banana plug to the wire, you simply plug it in to the center of the binding post. This also makes future removal or maintenance much easier.
Banana plugs range anywhere from $5/pr to over $20/pr. I use the $5 units and I've been very happy with them. Feel free to contact me for more information.
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