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Product Description
Mediabridge ULTRA Series Fast-Lock Banana PlugsAttaches to speaker wire, supplying a high-quality signal path from audio components like a speaker to an audio/video receiver, amplifier or other sound application. Works with bare wire, spades, other banana plugs & 8-18 AWG speaker wire. Connectors & crimping teeth are coated in 24K gold-plating for lasting corrosion-resistance. Corrosion-resistance provides secure fits with clarity, natural sonic accuracy & no distortion. A wider base minimizes shorting for maximum signal transfer, & a 2-piece screw-on design makes for reliable termination. ULTRA Series banana plugs are made from premium materials for a pro-grade output. Self-crimping teeth make for easy 1-time installs & a low profile build only sticks out 1". Color coded, distinguishing left from right to enable matching polarity. Fast-lock is an easy plug-&-play alternative to bare wire setups, taking away the hassle of crimping/soldering.
Product Features
- Attaches to speaker wire, for a high-quality signal path between audio components
- Corrosion-resistant 24K gold-plated connectors & crimping teeth for secure fits & clarity
- Wider base for optimal signal transfer & 2 piece screw-on design for reliable termination/reuse
- Color coded, distinguishing left/right to enable matching polarity
- Self-crimping teeth for 1-time setup
Compatibility
- Bare wire, spades, other banana plugs & 8-18 AWG speaker wire
- Works with audio components like a speaker, audio/video receiver, amplifier & more
Installation
Connect existing speaker wires to a plug through the bottom (step-by-step user guide included)
Notes
Unlike tedious bare speaker wire installs, these reusable plugs are designed for quick connections without fraying, meaning that wire tension effects the plug's hold
Product Details
- Color: 12 Pair
- Brand: Mediabridge
- Model: SPC-BP2-12
Features
- Includes 12 pairs of banana plugs, which are meant for attaching to speaker wire and supplying a high-quality signal path from audio components like a speaker to an audio/video receiver, amplifier or other professional sound application.
- Compatible with bare wire, spades, or other banana plugs, and work with 8-18 AWG speaker wire. Connectors & crimping teeth are coated in corrosion-resistant 24K gold-plating for lasting, for secure fits with clarity, natural sonic accuracy and no distortion. A wider base minimizes shorting for maximum signal transfer, and a 2-piece screw-on design makes for reliable termination/reuse.
- Simply connect existing speaker wires to a banana plug through its bottom piece (step-by-step installation guide included). Self-crimping teeth make for easy one-time installs, and a low profile build only sticks out 1.
- The heavy-duty plugs are color coded, distinguishing left from right to enable matching polarity. Fast-lock is a great plug-and-play alternative to using bare wire when connecting devices, taking away the hassle of crimping or soldering.
- Each plug has a female banana plug connector on the bottom, allowing you to hook up speakers to a single output.
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews77 of 79 people found the following review helpful.
QUALITY banana plugsBy skypros
These Banana plugs are VERY short, they have O-rings and the "red and black" are rubber..... These are QUALITY banana plugs!!!!
When I made up my speaker wires.... Mark down on each side of the speaker wire 4" and then slide some "shrink-tubing" down on the speaker wire.... Now put the "shrink tubing" at the 4" mark and heat it up so it shrinks tightly around the wire..... Now you will be able to split the wire for the positive and negative and it will prevent the speaker wire from separating more than the 4" and will have a place to put colored electrical tape.
Note: I used shrink tubing, but if you don't have any (found at auto supply and harbor freight) I think just the electrical tape would suffice.
60 of 65 people found the following review helpful.
Highly recommendedBy Reece R. Johnson
Somehow I have never heard of this company until just last month. I was putting together a new audio system, and picked up some 14 gauge wire off Amazon made by Mediabridge. When I got it I flipped through the brochure and found the company's statement regarding being dedicated to quality at reasonable prices. I'll admit, I rolled my eyes thinking it was just more marketing speak. But after using the cables (including resistance and inductance measurements), I was impressed.
What I was less impressed with were the big-name banana plugs I had bought to terminate the cables. So, I figured I would try out the Mediabridge version and see if the speaker cable was a quality fluke. I'm happy to say I was not disappointed. Compared to the big-name banana plugs I got, well, there really is no comparison. As with the cables, I measured resistance/capacitance/inductance on the wires after having the banana plugs installed, and also measured resistance directly at my speakers and then with the Mediabridge banana plugs/wires connected, and am very pleased with the results. This company is now on my go-to list for quality products.
Included photo shows plugs while using aforementioned 14 gauge wire. As you can see, they have plenty of space left if you wanted to run bigger wiring.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful.
Best banana plug perriodBy Mike Rios
I often wonder why it took so long for this product to appear on the AV Scene, after all other AV connections ( Coax Cable, RCA ) have gone compression for the DIY / Pro installer, so why not banana plugs? I've tried the solder on kind ( a slow process and not easily removed ), the set screw kind, the pin in center kind, and the latter seem to fail you after the fact and result in call backs. But not these. The compression design ( strip about 1/4" lead, slip on the lower half of the connector, fray the wire out, slip on the upper and screw down tight and your done ) locks down the stranded speaker wire down tight, fine stranded wire or low stranded count. They simply do not let go. This should be a industry standard. Even Best Buy doesn't sell these connectors, and their offerings are far inferior. I initially bought a set to try out, one I did a small run of speaker wire jumpers from wall plate to a sub woofer. I was hooked and order much more to do a 7.1 , 5.1 and 6 speaker whole house audio's worth of speaker terminals. Not a failure in the group. The other thing worth mentioning is the fact that the "banana" part that sticks into wall plates and receiver or any speaker banana post is indeed strong. It doesn't cave in, bend or deflect. It also hold firm once inserted. The packaging is nice. Not loose in a baggy, but inside a molded plastic insert, arranged in pairs. I used to go to Monoprice for my banana plugs, but no more. It's a shame, as now when doing my AV installs I have to source parts from all over. But for these parts, I do not mind. Thank you for the talent that invented this product.
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