AmazonBasics Banana Plugs, 12 pairs

Keeop reviews AmazonBasics Banana Plugs, 12 pairs

Overall, these are good quality, solid plugs, especially for the price. I was a bit dubious about the fitting method and should have probably checked out how they worked before buying but everyone was happy with them, in general, so what was the worst that could happen?

So, you have to ‘peel’ the copper cable strands back over the connector which is then clamped in place by screwing on the banana plug bit….see picture and it might then make sense! So, it seems like the connection is just held in place by gripping these thin, spread out wire strands.

I don’t like fraying my speaker cable – it’s more natural to do the opposite and twist all the strands together. However, I didn’t lose any strands in the process and to be fair, the plug does seem to be pretty solidly fastened. A big yank may separate it from the wire but it hasn’t happened to me yet but to be sure, just avoid any large Americans!

These are certainly quick to fit as you don’t need a screwdriver and then fiddle with those tiny screws to clamp the wire in place. I guess if you have a ridiculously thick gauge, stiff wire, it might be tricky to fold it over the connector bit? Don’t know. They work for me but time will tell if the method of connection is strong enough.