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Pioneer speaker terminals for SX-424

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Actually, i just bought 4 terminals off of ebay for <30 way better than on pioneers site! Those spade terminals look perfect as well... How did you determine phasing?
 
IIRC The Top or Horizontal Plug is + and the bottom or vertical plug is -.

Larry
 
Spade terminals are 50% too thin - they will fall out, or have poor contact depending upon the residual spring strength over the last 30+ years.

Think think tweeter destroying intermittents in time with the bass.

Several threads on alternatives, including the cheapest possible "ghetto" fix that's surprisingly effective. ugly but functional.

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I think we dubbed these as "Ghetto Plugs" some time back.

I find that this Cooper plug works very well. They're cheap, about $2.00 each. If you're careful about twisting the blade as well as filing down the blade, they work great!

As the owner of several vintage Pioneer receivers, they're very handy!

nah, THESE were the ghetto plugs: (specifically for the zero budget person)
ugly as sin, but quite functional
http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=273908&highlight=ghetto

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IIRC The Top or Horizontal Plug is + and the bottom or vertical plug is -.

Larry

Thanks Larry, although i figured it would be on the official speaker terminals i bought i figured it couldn't hurt to ask now just to be sure. There are lots of other good suitable alternatives guys, i too tried a spade connector bent in half. It was..... less than ideal at best, lol.

Sleep, those seem to be a PERFECT alternative, especially if they got sanded up and painted! I bet you could start buying those and selling them on here, as i have never seen anything like those before!
 
Thanks Larry, although i figured it would be on the official speaker terminals i bought i figured it couldn't hurt to ask now just to be sure. There are lots of other good suitable alternatives guys, i too tried a spade connector bent in half. It was..... less than ideal at best, lol.

Sleep, those seem to be a PERFECT alternative, especially if they got sanded up and painted! I bet you could start buying those and selling them on here, as i have never seen anything like those before!

I DID say spade terminals are too thin, see my edit above...
 
Yeah, I saw that. I tried the spades bent in half before i posted on here. I do LOVE how an electrical plug is perfect, it is ultra ghetto but seems to work perfect!
 
These ghetto plugs work great!

Spade terminals are 50% too thin - they will fall out, or have poor contact depending upon the residual spring strength over the last 30+ years.

Think think tweeter destroying intermittents in time with the bass.

Several threads on alternatives, including the cheapest possible "ghetto" fix that's surprisingly effective. ugly but functional.

edit:


nah, THESE were the ghetto plugs: (specifically for the zero budget person)
ugly as sin, but quite functional
http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=273908&highlight=ghetto

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I really really like these plugs, no need for a hacksaw, just a diagonal cutting pliers and a mototool to file down the larger terminal. Super duper!
 
These ghetto plugs work great!

Spade terminals are 50% too thin - they will fall out, or have poor contact depending upon the residual spring strength over the last 30+ years.

Think think tweeter destroying intermittents in time with the bass.

Several threads on alternatives, including the cheapest possible "ghetto" fix that's surprisingly effective. ugly but functional.

edit:


nah, THESE were the ghetto plugs: (specifically for the zero budget person)
ugly as sin, but quite functional
http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=273908&highlight=ghetto

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I really really like these plugs, no need for a hacksaw, just a diagonal cutting pliers and a mototool to file down the larger terminal. Super duper!
 
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