Banana plug problems :S
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Was just about to create a thread myself on this, but for a NADC25BEE the plugs dnt fit in the back of the amp, I guess im just going to have cut them off and just have bare wire in the back?
If they are new they will have stoppers in them (this is due to the EU making all speaker & amp makers putting these in to prevent people from other EU countries trying to plug their mains plugs into the back of their amp/speaker for some strange reason 
) you may be able to pull said stoppers you with a pair of small long nose pliers or use a small self tapping screw, screw it in slightly & pull gently & said stopper will come out, job done.
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) you may be able to pull said stoppers you with a pair of small long nose pliers or use a small self tapping screw, screw it in slightly & pull gently & said stopper will come out, job done.proof below
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Okay thanks for the infoIf they are new they will have stoppers in them (this is due to the EU making all speaker & amp makers putting these in to prevent people from other EU countries trying to plug their mains plugs into the back of their amp/speaker for some strange reason
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Just cut mine in the end, im going to order some longer speaker cable at some point so this will make do for now! Loving my setup so far might have get DAC tho
Sure is.
Just makes things a little more tidy and the added benefit of quick removal if you need to do so.
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I found when I first got my banana plugs they were very stiff. I had to flex the "springy" bits a few times before they would got into the terminals.
so would you plug the speaker wire into that, and then that into the connections into the amp, does those banana plugs plug into 'normal' speaker wire connections then? where you should just normaly shove in the wire manualy as it were?
I think something is wrong somewhere - I've plugged loads of different banana plugs into loads of different bits of kit and never had a problem.
The banana plugs go straight into the terminal, they might be a little tight but thats good imo. Make sure you tighten the terminal screw cap down first and then make sure you don't have a little red or black plastic cap in the middle. If you've got the little cap it just pops out with your fingernail or some pliers.
It's where the little cap is that the banana plug plugs into, not at the side where you would connect plain bare cable.
If it still doesn't fit then it'll either be a dodgy banana plug or the terminal isn't designed to take a banana plug in the first place, but most hi-fi gear is designed to take banana plugs. Some gear just has a little spring clip for holding speaker cable but that's usually just little stereo's and stuff from the usual high street electrical retailers.
The banana plugs go straight into the terminal, they might be a little tight but thats good imo. Make sure you tighten the terminal screw cap down first and then make sure you don't have a little red or black plastic cap in the middle. If you've got the little cap it just pops out with your fingernail or some pliers.
It's where the little cap is that the banana plug plugs into, not at the side where you would connect plain bare cable.
If it still doesn't fit then it'll either be a dodgy banana plug or the terminal isn't designed to take a banana plug in the first place, but most hi-fi gear is designed to take banana plugs. Some gear just has a little spring clip for holding speaker cable but that's usually just little stereo's and stuff from the usual high street electrical retailers.
Yeah but there are some plastic bits I can remove on the amp.
Do you mean you can unscrew and remove the black/red cap on the speaker terminal?
If so then that is normal, you would normally just tighten those down, remove the little plastic stopper thing (if present) covering the centre hole and then plug in the banana plug into the centre hole.
If so then that is normal, you would normally just tighten those down, remove the little plastic stopper thing (if present) covering the centre hole and then plug in the banana plug into the centre hole.
I was told by the guy I bought it off: There will either be some small plastic pieces that need to be eased out of the holes, or there will be plastic pieces covering the holes that the plugs should push through with a little bit of force.