Ok Where the heck can I find spades that fit on McIntosh amps without Moding them. Any help would be appreciated.

Grumpy

Hi Grumpy, If you mean for speaker wires, I use automotive type
solderless crimps on on mine. I also solder them anyway. Can never have too good a connection!
Carl

Carl

Thanks I have tried those and yes they are the right size. What I am looking for is something just a wee bit nicer in the same size. The Auto style ones oxidize rather quickly.

Grumpy

Grump I usually end up having to cut off an arm of the spade to make it work. I know how you feel not wanting to do that. Seems like a waste to buy nice spades and then be forced to damage them to make em work.

Mike

Grumpy, The ones I have are copper below the aluminum coating.
Maybe if you wire brushed the aluminum off? Odd, I live 1/3 mile
from SF bay at a point directly in. I haven't had that problem, but
I can't have anything plated otherwise! Europeans use solid
brass connectors mostly, another thought. Or maybe just form and solder wire lead ends and skip connectors?
Carl

lol. i just went through the same thing today. but i found some at ace hardware. The ones i found arent even copper but, hey, they fit! Now all i gotta do is get my 240 working and im in buisness

I thought you were getting some Cardas. What happened with that?

Thatch

I did get the Cardas but they need some serious trimming to fit. For now I am just using one side of the spade. I figured there's gotta be someone out there making a small spade that's better then an auto store one.:dunno:

can you take a picture of what your trying to fit to and then give dimensions of what you need?

Hey Grumpy, I was looking at hand-held scopes and ran across these.

http://www.partsexpress.com/webpage.cfm?webpage_id=3&SO=2&&DID=7&CATID=41&ObjectGroup_ID=401

2 pages worth, gold plated.

Carl

Carl

I seen those and ordered a set of the daytons but they are way to big. Now something like the Phoenix gold speades may work.

Ward the spades can be no more then 1/4 inch wide and the inside needs to measure 3/16ths. They would look just like this.

Can't ya just wrap the wire around the post? :dunno:

Ya get a better connection if ya solder the wire to the speaker:stupid:

You can get loads of aluminum ones at RS. They probably conduct better than gold plated brass which is what most are selling.

Hey Grump check these out
http://www.e-speakers.com/Images/supra-connectors.JPG

Ward

Where the heck did you find those and who makes em ??

Grumpy

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Originally posted by grumpy
Ward

Where the heck did you find those and who makes em ??

Grumpy

That is from e-speakers and made by Supra, but they are not available yet.

So, here are some more I found. Click on the link and go to the bottom of the page.
http://www.planetaudiousa.com/lynx.html

Then of all places, audioclassics, mini gold spade for Mac
http://www.audioclassics.com/cat.php3?cat=Speaker+Cable

one more time
http://www.scosche.com/efx/products/speaker/S12BSB.asp

and even more
http://www.onecall.com/About_00001000_31_84_20_0_0_0.htm

Parts Express - just follow the link or click on the banner at the bottom of the page

Parts Express 1/4 spade (http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&User_ID=15318931&St=7528&St2=-76092798&St3=74454004&DS_ID=3&Product_ID=2734&DID=7)

try radio shack...They have a seperate listing for various special interest items that are not stocked in the stores, but must be ordered. I have purchased some nice gold plated ones that fit perfectly and come in just a few days. Hope this helps.

russellc

I would just buy the aluminum plated copper ones. Alum and gold conduct about the same, just take it down to the copper where you solder it on for a copper to copper contact. Think of all the milk money you can save.

Hi, I've been looking at the one's at Parts Express part number 095-678, Looks like these would work with a bare wire? Thanks Dennis

old thread, but how about these?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5836024624
http://www.fotop.net/albums/weaudio/Antique_Amp_Use_Binding_Post/marantz3.jpg
http://www.fotop.net/albums/weaudio/Antique_Amp_Use_Binding_Post/marantz2.jpg
http://www.fotop.net/albums/weaudio/Antique_Amp_Use_Binding_Post/marantz1.jpg

or these:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5846753409
http://i17.ebayimg.com/02/i/02/0b/be/b1_1_b.JPG
http://i10.ebayimg.com/02/i/02/0b/51/d7_12.JPG
http://i20.ebayimg.com/01/i/02/0c/40/d5_12.JPG


doug s.

I use the 3-M spade for #6 stud and 16-14 AWG wire, Check MCM part number 108-195.

try these from audioquest 1010-G

http://www.ramelectronics.net/html/audioquest.html#1010

You need 3/16 spade and the only place I found on the net is:

http://www.ramelectronics.net/html/audioquest.html#1010

Also, A hongKong guy on ebay is selling a converter to use banana plug on Mac:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Mcintosh-MI200-MC75-MC30-MC225-Speaker-Binding-posts_W0QQitemZ5846399330QQcategoryZ32838QQssPageN ameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Personally I was using compressing pin and tuck it under the screw and it works fine as well.

Those are the ones I ended up going with. I was very pleased with them.

I have a Mac MX110, and a Marantz 8B that I'm going to set up.

Which of the connectors do you all like for them?