Blue Jeans Cable Ten White Speaker Cable, with Welded Terminations (Single Cable - for one Speaker), Assembled in USA (6 Foot, Bananas to Bananas)

The quality I expect from a Bluejeans product and exceeds my expectations at this price point

I went to install it in an Onkyo A/V Receiver, its an TX-RZ940, a not too recent discontinued model. Great receiver by the way, but the pins dont fit in the speaker terminals. My intended usage was the surround speakers on my entertainment stand, to go from 5.0 a to 7.0 speaker setup. I watched a tube video and the work-around solution for this sort of problem seems to be to pry a plastic spacer out with a paper clip, a drill with a wood nail or a screwdriver, but those didnt seem to work. Since I dont want to break the round plastic terminals and try any further at installing these, it would appear my receiver only likes the the banana plugs with the long clips with the hole on the end. This cable has a solid pin on the end instead. Some speaker manufacturers have a plastic spacer you need to pull off, thats true of one brand I recently purchased but not true of my main set of speakers. The reason why I liked the cable in the first place was the welding process, and my handmade cables out of either 10 or 12 gauge dont have that level of sturdy in the build I did last year. Unfortunately I think the solution is to build my own cables out of surplus wire and keep these for an amp with push pin terminals. If there was a model with the banana pin I need, I would be able to give this cable a 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 star given the much heralded welding and locking mechanism, and feel of the cable as a whole.

You cant get a better quality for this money. I love the locking banana plugs.

I mean ya these are pretty expensive compared to speaker wire, but you know what? I would bite the bullet every time for the convenience these provide. Red and black so easy to differentiate, check! Locking banana clips, check! Knowing the sound is excellent, check. No complaints.

This is a really quality cable. I found myself wondering, as many audio hobbyists do, Are cables really worth it? The answer Ive come to is this. Yes, to a point they are. Which is to say, Ive gotten cheap Amazon or Monoprice cables, and fancy OFC Silver plated hex core ... super magical cables. The later are better than the former. Anything you buy from Blue Jeans is better than the former and 90% of the later. Im using this particular pair to connect a Schiit Vidar to a set of KEF LS50s ... couldnt hope for more. Ok hold on, yes I could. The KEF Bannana plugs are pretty long, this cables locking Banana plug connection is pretty long. Combined, about 4 inches. Thats pretty deep, alot of leverage to bend, break or otherwise have the cable damage the connection housing. But the KEFs are extremely high quality so are the cables so Im not to worried. One of the things I appreciated with this cable is that as you unscrew the connection housing you can inspect the solder joint and potentially repair it should the need arise. Having inspected it, I dont anticipate needing to repair it. Very well executed.

I just replaced some monster speaker cable with these cables and I would highly recommend these cables. I love the permanently installed banana connectors and how the connectors spread out to ensure a solid connection and will not pop out if they get tugged while youre messing with a different device or wire in the same area.

Dont spend a fortune on audiophile cables. These are great!

Good quality product. cleanly terminated. Locking bananas are nice. The cables are flexible.

First class! Recommended by Audioholics. CL2 Fire-Rated. Twisted pair for sheliding. Strongest ultrasonic (and room temperature) welds for maximum signal and power throughput. Locking banana clips is the icing in the cake. Blue Jeans company are good honest people making great products for arguably the best value in North America!

Excellent quality. Great price. Made in the USA. You can spend more, but you wont get better cables.