Advantages of using Banana Plugs in Speaker cables

If you are a music lover and like to customize your audio settings to suit your auditory demands then you might at some point of time consider making speakers yourself. Though there are lots of guides available now that can facilitate in making your very own speakers in an easy way, there are certain things that you might want to consider on your own, which the guides may or may not tell.

As much as is the importance of good speakers, so does their connection matter too. Once you are done following your speaker making manual, and are ready with your speakers, you can make use of connectors for wiring. If you want to have fixed speakers and other audio devices at fixed locations then you can use a binding post for the connection. A binding post connector generally offers two ways to connect the wiring. It usually has a pair of black and red small knobs for each channel. On unscrewing the knobs, you can see a small hole through which a bare wire can pass. Once you’ve tightened the knob on the wire, the connection becomes secure.

However, if you want a more flexible connection, so that you can switch and plug your speakers and audio devices at different locations and for different purposes, you can make use of banana plugs.

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A banana plug an easily fit into the center of a binding post, and the reason why it is called a banana plug is because it is a bit fatter to the middle as compared to the end, just like a banana. Every wire of your speaker cable can have banana plugs at each ends. You can place red and black plugs at the ends of a wire to determine the polarity. Banana plugs are also quite widely used in hi-fi speakers and receivers, so you can always get them from electronics and music stores and audio shops. Since your connection now starts and terminates using banana plugs, it is advisable to invest in high quality banana plugs with good sound conductivity from within and insulation from outside to receive high quality audio and avoid any loss of sound.