Deadbolt Flex Pin Banana Plugs for Spring Loaded Speaker Terminals, 6 Pairs Gold Plated Plugs

I have a mix of new and more vintage audio equipment. A few years ago I purchased some Bluejeans Cable for my speakers and amplifier. The cable made by Belkin is a thicker 10 AWG size, sometimes called "10 White". I was using a smaller thinner cable the last couple of years because while the Bluejeans cable fit into a newer Prima Luna amp, the connectors on my circa 1980 Macintosh, MAC 4100 has spring clips. The wire barely fit into the spring clips and if I moved the receiver or the speakers, the cable would come out and I'd have to reconnect. I got tired of doing this and just stopped using the cable in favor of a different thinner type. That was fine, but most people listening to audio/hi-fi always like to try new equipment, even if that stuff is 30 years old. I purchased some DCM TF-600 speakers a few weeks ago and wanted to hook them up to the Mac with the Bluejeans cable. The cable barely fit into the Mac, although I did get it to hold, but with the speakers when I moved them into a different listening position, the cable would come out. Those speaker are about 30 years old and the cable was too large to wrap about the post, and the hole to put the speaker through was really too small for that 10 AWG size cable. I ordered these flex pin banana plugs which the manufacturer claimed would hold up to 10 AWG wire. The manufacturer was correct. Their directions are pretty clear, and you just need to strip some of the shielding off the wire, and unscrew the two piece banana plug. Push the wire through the bottom part of the plug and push the wire through. Fold down some the wire and screw the top part back on. The plugs were very easy to install through the banana plug speaker post holes and I was able to wrap part of the pin portion around the post. Since this pin is flexible, it was easy to do, although on one speaker I just pushed the pin through the hole and tightened it. Either way works equally well. I had a little more trouble getting the pins to stay in the Macintosh receiver speaker connections. I took my wire strippers and flattened the end of the pin and was able to push it in. This receiver is from around 1980, and while I did have it serviced a few years ago, the one spring pin speaker connector may not have been going down all the way. The Mac is heavy and it would have been a last resort to disconnect all the wires to it and remove it from the audio rack so I flattened the push pin slightly and it was fine. If I ever have the Mac serviced again I can have these old spring clips replaced, but what I did worked and the cables are secure in both the receiver and the speakers. I doubt I would have had any problem with smaller gauge wire but if you have vintage audio equipment with spring clip connectors and heavy guage cable these Deadbolt Flex Pin Banana Plugs will do the trick and make you life easier. I can highly recommend them.

Recently purchased a 5.1.2. speaker set up. With exception of the sub, all the speakers were push down spring loaded connections. Suuuuure I could have gone bare wire, but what fun is that? The installation is as simple as presented in the listing. The flex pins are high quality. Was having an issue with a particular speaker and ended up hooking up, unhooking, rehooking it up multiple times. The flex pin held it's shape perfectly. No deformation or fraying. Really glad I got these. One thing to consider when using is proximity of one pin to another. I don't know how much of the plug is conductive. Are the exposed metal collars are conductive? Will they short of they touch? Don't know. Don't want to find out. To be extra cautious, I wrapped the collars of the negative pins in electric tape. Some day, will go back and use black shrink tubing if the spirit moves me. Only did the negative side, because didn't have red tape, and the area of the speaker the pins go in have nothing conductive near by. So protecting just one collar essentially protects both. If not wanting to raw dog bare wire into your speakers and don't have 5-way connectors on your speakers to use banana plugs, this is the way to go. Hope this review helps with your cable termination purchasing choice. Take care. :)

These are the great plugs and the price is reasonable. Running 12Ga heavy jacket on these without any challenges or problems. Highly recommend these plugs for your speaker needs.

Makes for a firm cable connection and easy insertion into clip style connectors on my vintage Yamaha CR620 Receiver. A little to wide a barrel on connector and had to wrap tape to avoid a short.

I own a set of Klipsch 5.1.4 Reference Speakers and they don't have your typical Banana Plug inputs (like they do on the rest of their separate speakers). They have these deep port holes that are about an inch deep and have pinch clip holes that just barely fit my Monster Cable 14 Gauge wires. So I decided to order several different flex pin sets from from different manufacturers here on Amazon. Because these companies (this one included), didn't really provide any measurement length of the Flex Pin itself, I had to order several different ones to test them out. The only two companies here on Amazon that I felt provided the longest Flex Pin (from base to tip), was: GearIt and Deadbolt (from Sewell). Once I got them I measured them from Base to Tip and the GearIt Flex Pin came in at 21mm long and Deadbolt came in at 26mm long (as you can see in the pic that I provided). Even though both of them worked, the GearIt Flex Pin barely held on and actually came out with a slight pull. With the Deadbolt Flex Pin, it held on much better. I'm so glad it worked. Also, although I was concerned with these pins touching each other (because they're kind of wide), I was concerned that they would cancel out the sound of the speaker if they touched. But calling calling customer service, I spoke to someone that actually works for the company here in the states he explained to me that black base of the Flex Pin is made of bronze and doesn't have the same conductivity as copper does and so there's no issue there. So I'm glad they thought this through in their designing of this Flex Pin. I'm so glad I was able to get these at only $17.00. I would highly recommend anyone to get these Flex Pins over any others that are out there because of their length and build quality. Hope this info helps, so you don't have to purchase anyone else's!

Easy to install never loses contact can be removed easily. Reusable which is an unrecognizable feature. They come in a variety of type of which I have three types. Well made.

I love these they are the right size and quantity I needed and works very well with the spring loaded speakers that I have, made of good quality and very affordable.

Quality product. Easy to apply to wire.

Product is so easy to use and work fantastic.

These appear to be a well made product. However, the braided wire and lower outer case are conductive. When the braid flexes, the connecting case end can short with the opposite pole case end. I have insulated mine with heat during for now, but the item should only be conducive in the braided end ONLY not the terminal covers end.

Good quality product

Very good product

well made - lovely