Monoprice 109437 5PRJX74047 Gold Plated Speaker Banana Plugs – 5 Pairs – Open Screw Type, For Speaker Wire, Home Theater, Wall Plates And More

A must-have for connecting speakers to an amp. Just insert the wires, tighten the nut, and insert into the banana plug. Very easy to use and fits my amp very well.

These banana plugs are good quality and easy to use. They are inexpensive and that’s good for a lot of users that need quality equipment for their sound system but don’t want to break the bank doing so.

These connectors make life so much easier if you make any kind of changes in your system. It's not entirely clear how the wire is held in place though...I had to find a video to make sure I had it right.

These are well machined, solid connectors. Use them before trying to connect the speaker cable to the speakers if your amplifier and speakers have the banana plug connector/posts. My rear channels (Polk dipole surround speakers) had a colored (red/black) plug in the bana plug, which popped out. My center channel doesn't support the banana plug, but my front left/right floor standing Polks do, as did my Denon receiver, so once I measured out the cable lengths and screwed on these connectors, plugging everything in was a piece of cake. I got one wire backward which was picked up when I did the Audyssey sound checks, so flipping around the plug polarity was a piece of cake.The trick to these connectors is to push the cable through from the end and then have it fan out at the end so it will be pinched when you screw the 2 pieces together. The fastest way I found to do this is to unscre the connectors so you can see all the way through the hole, then lightly twist the speaker cable and thread it so it goes through the end easily then when it comes out at the hole use another plug end to push the cable part way out the side of the hole, then screw connector together, pinching the cable strands. After the first 2 it's quick and easy.No sound distortion, good connections and easy assembly and management. I wish I had these years ago.Don't forget to buy enough for both ends of the cables, and if you have patch panels for the speaker cables, you might need even more!

Great product, easy to install and connect

The media could not be loaded. Update 2/24After using these for awhile I'm back to update from five to one star.. The purpose of banana plugs is ease of switching connections when using different speakers or amps. After taking the time to strip wire and securely tightening to end of banana you wind up with plugs that after plugging in one time will randomly unplug when reinserting. The metal on the tips is so thin that it compresses after one use and will no longer fit snuggly. Totally useless product. The five star reviews must be from users that only plug them in one time. Sorry I bought 7 sets.Very nice plugs. I bought them for the ability to stack them as needed. This is indispensable if you switch between many speakers and amps on a regular basis. While true that they are designed for 14 gauge and larger you just have to fold the stripped end of a smaller gauge wire over once or twice to make it work. You do need to use two pairs of pliers to securely tighten the plug on the wire. These are a value plug. I'm completely satisfied with my purchase although there should be 6 plugs included not an odd number 5.

They do what they are made for and do it very well. They are easy to use and well made.

I picked up several pairs of these a few months ago because they were low cost and well reviewed. They were easy to connect but I had problems with my speaker wires pulling out even when the plug was screwed all the way closed. This probably wouldn't be an issue with heavier gauge speaker wire or wires that had been tinned on the ends. My only real complaint is that one of the tips broke off in my receiver when I went to unplug the speaker recently. This is the first time I've unplugged it since installing these plugs and I'm careful to have plenty of slack on my speaker wires so they don't pull at the back of my reciever. I think it was just a manufacturing defect with that plug.The other thing to keep in mind is that these will add and inch or more to the depth of your receiver when plughed into the back. More if you connect the wires axially. This wasn't a problem for our old TV stand but our new stand is fairly shallow so my receiver sticks out slightly from the front. To be clear this wasn't an issue with these plugs, just our lack of planning in accommodating the increased depth do to the plugs and wires.I would buy these again if I were budget conscious and didn't mind replacing one or two if they fail. They work fine and make plugging my stereo in sooooo much easier. I'm going to keep the ones I have but if any more snap I'm going to cough up for some heavier duty and lower profile ones.