KabelDirekt – Banana Plugs, 10 pairs

Replying to low star reviews regarding not fitting, YES, they can be tight on first fitting! But, it depends on the socket they are fitting to. You will not have issues if the socket has a chamfered opening. Out of the box, these plugs have an issue with the forming of the connecting spring first 1mm which makes them tight in some sockets. Once inserted though, they will fit in any socket then on. The first 1mm just needs a little persuasion. I used a 4mm socket with a shallow lead to prep every connector. Worked for me. Considering the price and the quality of similar sub-standard alternatives, I'll give these 5 stars

These seem like they're good build quality and haven't had any issues soundwise with them so far. They do exactly what you want them to do which is to make it easier to plug and unplug cables to and from an AVR or to speakers. I got them for use with my Marantz 1510 and they work perfectly. As I am anticipating having to take these cables in and out of the receiver a few times in the next few weeks I opted to get these for the convenience. The plugs are stiff to go in the first time, but this is by design. For this reason I'd recommened inserting them without the wire first to get them 'trained'. Apply even pressure to the rear of the plug using your palm and they will go in but it'll take a bit of effort. After that they should come in and out easily but still with a tight fit.

I found these banana plugs to do exactly as advertised. They provide an easy and secure connection to your AV equipment. Just one thing to be aware of, they are initially a very tight fit so it is wise to have a spare binding post socket available to shape or "push in" the banana plug, do this for all the plugs, then connect your speaker cable and then wire up your amp :-) Also a quick tip to prevent any shorts is to put some heat shrink tubing over the main body of each plug, that way you won't give your amp any grief if you are in a hurry and forget to disconnect mains when wiring up your system.

A very tight fit and I was convinced I had bought the wrong size! However after a second attempt I've found these do fit my monitor audio speakers after all. Here's a good tip for anyone buying these, when you first insert them into your speakers pinch the end of them slightly as you're putting them in and they'll give way and go in easy then. Otherwise they're that tight you'll be convinced they're too big like I was. But pinch them slightly as you put them in and they will go. You're welcome... That aside the quality is really nice and yes I would buy them again.

Very easy plugs to recommend for all hifi installations. Nice finish in gold and robust build quality, good grubs and well aligned to the thread which some plugs far more expensive fail to do. These are open plugs meaning they have no insulation jacket so make sure your amp is switched off before plugging them into your speakers, even with an insulation jacket your amp should be switched off before plugging into your speakers as these are still live cables regardless! These also come at full width on the plug meaning they have to be pushed in with some force the first time so make sure your are doing that with an even force then they just break through and pop in easily after that. I wrapped mine in 4-1 shrink tube for extra protection, see photo.

Great price for a real quality item, I have these set up with QED silver anniversary XT cables from my JBL receiver to JBL L52 classic speakers, I found them to be well made and easy to work with, they also look great. And ... The sound quality is excellent!

I have been using KabelDirekt cable a lot recently, both in 2.5mm and more recently, 4.0mm form. I have been using these with both Amazon Basics banana plugs and Clicktronics Y spades.....both of which are fine products, but both with some issues that make them less than perfect. The Clicktronics require narrow binding posts or they won’t fit, and the Amazon banana plugs have a slightly strange construction where the sprung banana section is independent of the central core, and can actually juggle around making me doubt just how good the contact was between the post and the plug. Which brings me to KabelDirekt banana plugs. Very well made, and with a fully contacting banana section. On top of that, they are designed such that heavy 4.0mm cable is an easy fit. Double screw anchoring secure the cable perfectly. Definitely the best of the banana bunch. (Do you see what I did there?).

Don't get me wrong. These plugs seem well made & the attachment to the cable is good. BUT !! & IT'S A BIG BUT - when it gets awkward & light is a bit restricted around the back of an AV Amp - It is almost impossible to tell which is Black / Red - Positive / Negative. The markings are very poor - I've had to wrap red electrical tape round the positive plugs - to make recognition easier. The logo plastic needs to be completely red or black - the thin band of colour is too small, too dark & unsaturated. I wouldn't buy these again

Je suis très content de ces fiches bananes, elles sont plutôt jolies et j'apprécie le double maintiens du cable (j'ai pris des cables 2.5mm de la même marque, je pense que c'est la taille maxi sinon les vis ressortiront). Pour une meilleure isolation du câble, j'ai mis des gaines thermo-rétractables (transparentes pour ne pas gacher l'esthétisme et pour la polarité c'est suffisament visible), Pour l'insertion des fiches, il faut d'abord écraser le milieu de la fiche avec ses doigts (fortement) pour chaque lamelle avant d'insérer la fiche. Je recommande totalement pour le rapport qualité/prix.

Francamente non capisco i commenti di chi non riusciva ad inserirli nei binding post, perché con la giusta pressione entrano ottimamente. Le viti stringono i cavi senza problemi.

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Easy to insert the cables into them, and they're color coding is neat and simple, definitely good quality. However, I'm taking 2 stars off for how absolutely annoying the plug tips are.. They require a decent bit of pressure to plug in. Had that issue with 3 different speakers and 2 different amps, so it's not an equipment issue. A different set of plugs I have plug in smooth as butter. That's my only gripe with these.