Banana plugs for Onkyo TX-SR605 Receiver?

[CJS234]

Hey guys and gals,

Me again. Now I'm wondering if banana plugs are necessary for this receiver (Onkyo TX-SR605). Can anyone who also owns this receiver please let me know? Ill be getting mine some time next week and have everything ready to go (wires, speakers, etc.)

Here's a link to the receiver. Simply click photo gallery on the right hand side and then click rear view for a picture with the connections.

http://www.us.onkyo.com/model.cfm?cl...m=TX-SR605&p=i

Thanks,
CJS

[xivex]

Banana plugs are not required....if you want to spend the money wiring your speaker cables with banana plugs then go for it. It does make it easier to disconnect/reconnect them. However, for the rest of us, just plug the bare speaker wire into the terminal and you will be fine. How often do you disconnect/reconnect your speakers anyhow? Its a 10 min job to hook up all speaker wires from a 5.1 system. If that..

[CJS234]

cool! thanx man! more money for me to save to buy up all the gift sets coming up

cant wait for nov 13! Close Encounters and Ocean's Giftset

[quetzalcoatl]

You donot have to use them but they are nice and if you get them from monoprice they will cost you $10.50 for 7 pairs.

http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...seq=1&format=2

[blurayistheway]

they just create more interference and only worth the money if you plan to unplug and replug your speakers frequently

[itsfatboy]

Good idea for DJ's and musicians.
Bad idea for home theatre.

Just gives it an industrial look.

[haste]

no issues here hooking up regular speaker wire to my 605...

just make sure u have a good amount of bare wire...

[MaleManGuy]

Originally Posted by CJS234

Hey guys and gals,

Me again. Now I'm wondering if banana plugs are necessary for this receiver (Onkyo TX-SR605). Can anyone who also owns this receiver please let me know? Ill be getting mine some time next week and have everything ready to go (wires, speakers, etc.)

Here's a link to the receiver. Simply click photo gallery on the right hand side and then click rear view for a picture with the connections.

http://www.us.onkyo.com/model.cfm?cl...m=TX-SR605&p=i

Thanks,
CJS

Howdy :-)
Banana plugs will do a few things for you, first they will give you an easy to use jack to plug in to a female banana jack... and since they are color coded, they will help you finger out + or - on your cable more easily once they are all connected. As for necessary, not at all, but nice to have.

Jeff