Angled banana plugs recommendations

[Bucking]

Does anyone here have experience with angled banana plugs?
On some of my speakers the connections are quite angled and I would therefore like to use angled banana plugs to minimise the strain on the wires (Especially my upfiring Atmos speakers are really bad with normal banana plugs)

I had once considered the two styles and want to use them with Sommer Cable SC-Meridian SP240

Maybe there are some experiences (Would be nice if they are available in europe)

 

[BeeKay]

I went for WBT in the past. Not any more. Found these guys from Amazon be just amazing. Specifically at that price point.

Tertullus Bananenstecker... https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0B6B2JTG1?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

 

[Bucking]

I went for WBT in the past. Not any more. Found these guys from Amazon be just amazing. Specifically at that price point.

Tertullus Bananenstecker... https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0B6B2JTG1?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

These look nice.
I like the silver look

 

[Old_School_Brad]

I went for WBT in the past. Not any more. Found these guys from Amazon be just amazing. Specifically at that price point.

Tertullus Bananenstecker... https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0B6B2JTG1?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

I have a few of these, though they're not in use. I should take one apart -it looks suspiciously like a three-part design. How is the contact between them?

 

[BeeKay]

Well, haven’t taken them apart either. As they work flawlessly there was no reason. Yet?

Edit: tbh I am more concerned about the cracks in my WBT’s isolation layer

 

[Old_School_Brad]

Well, haven’t taken them apart either. As they work flawlessly there was no reason. Yet?

Edit: tbh I am more concerned about the cracks in my WBT’s isolation layer

It could be unnecessary concern. I might sacrifice one later today and share some pictures.

Standby..

 

[Old_School_Brad]

Cheap crap. Some sort of grey sintered metal covered in thin shiny metal layer.

 

[BeeKay]

Thanks for testing. I then would withdraw my recommendation

 

[Old_School_Brad]

Thanks for testing. I then would withdraw my recommendation

Yeah, I’ll admit I bought them a couple years ago just because they looked good and were dirt cheap. But as soon as I got them, I tossed them aside -the moment I held them, they felt like nothing more than plastic. Sure, they’re housed in plastic, but they weigh just as much as plastic too.

When I went to cut the housing for the knob screw, the whole thing shattered into tiny pieces with barely any force -one even nearly hit me in the eye. Joke’s on me for assuming it was malleable metal… The pin I cut inside a bag to avoid tiny bits all over.

 

[Snoopy]

rembus banana plugs if you want quality without spending crazy money.

 

[Bucking]

rembus banana plugs if you want quality without spending crazy money.

Are these better quality wise than the others that were mentioned?

 

[ryanosaur]

Can’t speak to European availability, but Monoprice sells them… I’ve been using them behind the Speakers only. They work great.

Very similar to the Amazon screenshot linked in op.

 

[Snoopy]

Are these better quality wise than the others that were mentioned?

Yes

 

[Bucking]

Yes

These ones right?

 

[Roland68]

Cheap crap. Some sort of grey sintered metal covered in thin shiny metal layer.

Please don't be mad at me, but your statement may lack some knowledge regarding the metals used.
These are cheap plugs for the hobby sector that do not have to withstand high mechanical loads. Therefore, a cheap and hard brass alloy can be used, which is completely OK, especially at this low price.
The breakage points/breakage pattern in your pictures are exactly the same as those of high-current plugs from industry and model making, so it is completely normal and not a point of criticism in terms of quality.

I once measured these plugs in our measuring device with 60 V and 10 A and the contact resistance was just as good as that of our 4mm plugs that we have manufactured for our high-current applications (industry).
The individual parts are well pressed together, otherwise the total resistance at 600 watts AC and DC would not be so low.

A very hard and therefore brittle material is very advantageous for such plugs, good contact and low contact resistance, especially compared to pure copper or soft brass alloys.
Other plugs of this type start at around €/$10 each.
Do they have lower resistance? Probably not.
Better material? Possibly, definitely with WBT (from over €/$30 each).
Does it make a difference to the sound? In a quick test with these and others for around €/$60 each, I and a few other people didn't notice anything.

I have been using these plugs for 2 years without any problems and a dealer friend of mine has installed well over 500 of them on his cables in that time, without any problems.

 

[Roland68]

These ones right?

It shouldn't matter if you buy them from Monosaudio, Rembus, Tertullus, etc. I had them all sent to me at the time and couldn't see any difference in the plugs other than the individualized plastic housings. The actual plugs probably all come from the same production. Prices on Amazon are usually around €30 for 8 pieces including discount.

 

[Saponetto]

El Cheapo VB401 from Viborg, pure copper, end of game...

 

[Bucking]

El Cheapo VB401 from Viborg, pure copper, end of game...

Sadly not angled but the look nice.

(Shrink tube over the plugs would probably be nice to avoid shorting right?)

 

[Roland68]

El Cheapo VB401 from Viborg, pure copper, end of game...

Sadly not angled but the look nice.

(Shrink tube over the plugs would probably be nice to avoid shorting right?)

I've already had some experience with Viborg.
Advertisement with absolutely non-magnetic pure copper RCA plugs. Extra expensive, ordered directly from the Viborg shop. Not only were they slightly attracted by the magnet, they made a loud "click" from 2 cm.

Then there are the prices.
I also tried the ones from Audiophonics, perfect, pure copper and only €6.90 for four pieces, not for one piece.
Banana Plug Gold Plated OFC Copper Ø5mm (Set x4)
Banana Plug Rhodium Plated OFC Copper Ø5mm (Set x4)

 

[antcollinet]

Does anyone here have experience with angled banana plugs?
On some of my speakers the connections are quite angled and I would therefore like to use angled banana plugs to minimise the strain on the wires (Especially my upfiring Atmos speakers are really bad with normal banana plugs)

I had once considered the two styles and want to use them with Sommer Cable SC-Meridian SP240

Maybe there are some experiences (Would be nice if they are available in europe)

The ones I have look like those in you first (left) picture. Mine are connected with screw fixings (each connector has two grub screws underneath the flexible insulation)

Seem to work fine.