Customer Ratings & Reviews
- Model:
- BAN3004S
- SKU:
- 9522661
Rating by feature
- Value
Rating 3.9 out of 5 stars
- Quality
Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars
- Ease of Use
Rating 4.3 out of 5 stars
Customers are saying
Customers regard the SureGrip® 300 Banana Speaker Connectors as easy to use and appreciate the improved sound quality. They also acknowledge the solid connection and proper fit. However, some customers find the product to be a bit pricey compared to other banana plugs, and the small screws can be challenging to work with.
This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews.
Great Connectors
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.These work very well. Needed to upgrade and these are awesome.
I would recommend this to a friendGood equipment
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Great equipment did what was needed for the job and more
I would recommend this to a friendBanana Plugs
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Not much to say, work as intended. Use for mains in home theater
I would recommend this to a friendGreat connection for surround sound speakers
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Great clarity and ease of plugging into the surround sound speakers.
I would recommend this to a friendeasy to use
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.these were a great recommendation by the Best Buy associate
I would recommend this to a friendExcellent
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Used these banana plugs for secure connections on surround speakers
I would recommend this to a friendHighly recommend these!!!
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Super easy simple and work fantastic and they are durable!!
I would recommend this to a friendPainstaking but worth it
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Used these to hardwire my speakers... they work well
I would recommend this to a friendMust have for speaker wire
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Better than just using the wire alone for speakers.
I would recommend this to a friendPlugs
||Posted . Owned for more than 2 years when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.No, not so much. You have to have large wire otherwise the screw shifts to the side and doesn't clamp well. It works but not great.
No, I would not recommend this to a friendExtremely poor design
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.The connectors do not connect. They have these little screws that will not lock in. As you tighten the little screw on the wire it goes all the way straight through and falls on the floor. Ended up buying connectors at Home Depot. When Geek Squad came to connect rest of system they used my Home Depot connectors over the ones I bought at Best Buy. Still have one screw somewhere on my floor.I returned them in disgust!
No, I would not recommend this to a friendGood not great
||Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.These are good. Not the sturdiest with the little tightening screws, but they hold just fine. As long as they are all straight at the top of the plug, they are fine and hold well, but if one is off or mis-threaded…makes it a bit more difficult. The little side screws are useless.
I would recommend this to a friendOk plug
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Does the job, but the screw that holds the wire in went right through the plastic. I evenly screwed both sides. They should make them longer by 3mm and that wouldn't be a problem.
No, I would not recommend this to a friendGreat Connections Come From Great Connectors
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I use these high-dollar banana plugs with 10-gauge speaker wire to feed my subwoofer box. Their tight, set-screw cable connections hold my conductors firmly in place - even with 1.5kW worth of bass surging through them causing the sheet metal on my truck to flex.
I would recommend this to a friendFair
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Ok product but way overpriced and doesn't preform any better than the much cheaper competitor
No, I would not recommend this to a friendDifficult to affix speaker wire
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This product is not bad. But very clumsy to affix the speaker wire connection. It need work and could be better.
No, I would not recommend this to a friendBetter than wireless
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.The plugs were slightly skinnier than the port on the receiver. Made some adjustments but works great
I would recommend this to a friendHow can they go from good to bad in an upgrade?
||Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Super fragile and worse than the previous version of the same product.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend- Pros mentioned:Ease of use
Great plugs
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.These make it so much easier to plug in your speakers!
I would recommend this to a friend Did the job.....
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I have had these for 3 years now and the silver or aluminum is tarnishing. I have started to replace them with monster cable black MKII gold plate quick connectors and I feel like the monster cable ones are made of better quality. But there is a price difference.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from AudioQuest Customer Service
Posted .Gold was chosen as a plating material because it's a 'noble' metal and resistant to corrosion. It was never chosen for its sonic properties. Ironically, many modern gold plated connectors use a brass base or some other alloy rather than pure copper as it’s cheaper, as well as being easier to machine. These connectors are then nickel plated and polished. Then a very thin layer (around 2 or 3 microns) of gold plating is applied to the nickel. Now the connector looks nice and shiny, but it’s not the gold that’s making it shiny – it’s the layer of nickel underneath. Because gold is so often equated with jewelry, it’s often assumed that connectors should shine in much the same way.
Silver, on the other hand, was chosen for its sonic properties. Although silver will tarnish easier than gold, it will not corrode. It is purely a cosmetic issue and will in no way compromise sound quality. You may want to clean the connectors once or twice a year with a standard silver cleaning product if the tarnishing bothers you, but we think that's a small price to pay for superior performance.
AudioQuest connectors are “Direct-Gold” or “Direct-Silver” plated meaning that the gold or silver plating is applied directly over the copper base. There is no intermediate layer of nickel. This is why our connectors sound better.