Customer Ratings & Reviews

Easy to connect speaker wires. Cheap and does its job.

The service man who helped me was nice and helpful. I thought $11.00 for the product was way too high. But I was able to get my speakers fixed.

These banana plugs are fine to get the job done, but i feel like i should have spent a little more and got better ones.

They are overpriced for banana clips to make the back of the receiver look nice and clean. They work well.

Easy to use with the speakers I just built. The sound is great.

One of the cheapest on the market, but would not recommend.

Not worth saving a few bucks just buy the rocket fish or monster plugs. I will no longer sell these to a customer of mine

I feel like a fool for buying this junk. Not even worth returning. Life lesson.

For purposes of this review, I recently purchased the following components: Receiver - Denon AVR-2809CI Speakers - Definitive Tech - ProCinema 600 5.1 Wire - 16awg (aka 16 gauge) I have read a lot of reviews on BB's and other websites regarding the need for speaker wire connectors. As I understand it, corrosion can occur if you attach a speaker wire directly to your components (aka “hardwire”). I suppose corrosion could occur between wire and a connector but it’s much cheaper to replace a wire connector than a speaker or receiver. Another benefit of using connectors is the ability to quickly disconnect and connect your components. A collateral benefit of using connectors (versus hardwiring) is that it’s a much neater look as opposed to hardwiring. There are 3 main types of wire connectors that I know of – pin, spades and bananas. I like the banana type simply for its ease of use but I understand that audiophiles prefer the spade type. I don’t know the advantages of one type versus the other. Most mid and high-end speaker systems will accept all or most of these connection types but you should first see which type of connector your component(s) accepts b/c that might dictate which type of connector you need. Within each connector type there are several brands to choose from. Because of my setup, I needed 8, yes 8, packs of connectors! I purchased these Dynex banana plugs for about $10 a pack. These bananas have a red and black rubber sleeve that covers the connector. Each plug has two little set screws under the sleeve that secure the wire. It is easy to drop and/or lose these screws when connecting wire to these Dynex plugs. Don’t try connecting them while sitting on your sofa or you’ll be digging in the sofa cracks trying to find that dropped screw – it happens even if you’re careful. The packaging on these banana plugs indicate that they can hold up to 14 awg wire. I’m using 16 awg wire so I had no problems fitting the wire in the connector (if you don’t know anything about wire, the smaller the gauge the bigger the wire). The plastic sleeves can be a little slippery and difficult to handle, however, once the screws were tightened and covered with the sleeve, I got the impression that it was indeed a very sturdy product. Because of the plastic sleeve, I can see where it might be difficult to get a good grip when trying to disconnect, but I don’t think the sleeve would come off. Please note that you should never disconnect any connector by pulling on the wire – instead, pull it by the connector. I like Dynex’s set screws better than the screw-on quick-connect types used by Monster and Rocketfish b/c I think it is a tad bit more secure (just don’t lose those screws). Once plugged in, I think both types work equally well. Some folks have said they can hear a slightly better sound quality or less hiss coming from their speakers but I think that may be a benefit of banana connectors (regardless of brand) versus hardwiring your speakers. The main reason for using wire connectors is to protect your components from corrosion. I ultimately went with the Monster QuickLock banana plugs b/c I bought them for $10 a pack (less than half their regular price of $25). That decision was solely an aesthetic one. The reality is that with the possible exception of your surround (rear) speakers, most people will never see (or notice) what kind of wire connector you’re using and the Dynex banana plugs do seem to get the job done. I have also reviewed the Monster QuickLock banana plugs. The beginnings of both reviews are similar b/c I share my research in the first two paragraphs. After the second paragraph, both reviews are product specific.

Am using a Sony STR-DH800 a/v receiver for my home theater setup and the speaker posts are so cheap that using banana plugs is necessary. These Dynex banana plugs have two very small screws that secure the wire into the plug (you will need a small screwdriver, such as the small ones that come with eyeglass repair kits, to tighten the screws). Although not as simple or quick to mount onto wire as the Rocketfish RF-G1146 plugs, these are secure and do the job well (and they retail cheaper than the RF-G1146 too). The plastic housing can be a bit of a pain to slide back over the screws when done mounting the plug onto your speaker wire, but otherwise no problems.

Absolutely no reason to pay for more expensive products as these banana plugs work exceptionally well. In fact, some of the more expensive models are so large in size, that you may have issues with the actual "connections" to the back of your Receiver or Home Entertainment System. Just employe these to a 16 guage wire, and then you can "plug and play." Especially if you have quality speakers and intend to keep them around for a long time. And then if you upgrade your Receiver or Home Entertainment Theater, again, plug and play. It makes the whole set up process so much easier and so much quicker. And when you come home with a brand new TV, hey, you really do want to just hurry up and plug and play. It's the only way to go!

These plugs do the job and aren't too difficult to use. Just be aware you will need a flat head screw driver with a very small head to loosen and tighten the two little set screws in each one. Just insert the stripped speaker wire and tighten the set screws (back first, front second# then adjust the color coded sleeve. Note that the sleeve moves back and forth a bit when plugging in to the receive. I recommend using a needle nosed plier to remove the plug. I purchased these plugs because BB did not have enough of the Monster plugs in stock for what I needed #2 systems). If the Monster plugs are available and still on sale, get those, otherwise these will do just fine.

You will drive yourself mad trying to push bare wire into the speaker terminal posts of modern audio-video receivers (AVR). There is very little room between the binding posts. The chance is great of breaking wire strands and leaving loose strands to short with the adjacent post or the AVR cabinet. Buy and use banana plugs to connect speaker wires to the AVR and to the speakers. These Dynex banana plugs are pretty good and easy to use. Unlike cables (buy the best you can afford), buying expensive wire plugs is not necessary so long as a good connection is made. These do the job and are small enough to fit inside tight spaces.

After reading that banana plugs in general add another break in the connection, I hesitated about using them at all, but they make plugging into home theater so much easier, I decided to use on that end of the wires. It also helped that I had a Rewards credit that was about to expire. Used 16 and 14 gauge stranded wires. To make the connection more secure, I folded the bare wire in half so there was more for the 2 set screws to hold. They work fine except the plastic sleeve moves every time the plugs are inserted or removed. Since this is a setup and forget situation, they work fine for me. I would only use or recommend to make life easier. I would not have paid full price for them. They don’t make a better electrical connection.

I think this is a great product for the money. I love that it goes into my receiver snug, however it is a pain to remove. I needed pliers just to remove them. The plastic covering slips and provides no grip to remove. Normally this shouldn't be an issue, but my new denon receiver was having issues with one of the channels.

These banana plugs get the job done. The rubber coatings slid more than I would have liked, but they work just fine.

I like the set screw in these banana plugs. I have used some Monster Cable connectors that just screw on the wire and they are trash. The set screw in these connectors really grab the wire and make for a nice, clean connection.

Worked easily for my new wall connection. The brand for my new wall plate had banana plugs also, but they did fit the wall plate. I have used these before and they worked perfectly.

these plugs work great in out light duty application. They are easy to prep and use.

Great banana plugs! All you have to do is loosen screw, insert speaker wire, re-tighten screw and plug in to any 5 way binding post. Worked great with my new Pioneer 1018 receiver!