{"product":{"product_id":"B0097JLQVC","title":"Monoprice Gold Plated Speaker Banana Plugs – 5 Pairs – Closed Screw Type, For Speaker Wire, Home Theater, Wall Plates And More","price":"11.98","image_url":"https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41R6494XuTL._SL500_.jpg","url":"https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0097JLQVC"},"comments":[{"body":"Monoprice Gold Plated Speaker Banana Plugs – 5 Pairs – Closed Screw Type, For Speaker Wire, Home Theater, Wall Plates And More https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0097JLQVC/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_i_2372JX1W0RFHMTTKZ7RW\r\n\r\nYou could pick up a set of these to cap your bare copper to make it easier to plug in. \r\n\r\nIt's good practice to not have power running to things as you connect and disconnect. \r\n\r\nYou should find a PDF manual for your receiver and read it. Even if you figure out how to get it working with out documentation you will have a better understanding of what your tool can do and what safety precautions to take when using it.","subreddit_name":"BudgetAudiophile","author":"Swinden2112"},{"body":"Yup, banana connectors. You’d need a total of 8 for this setup (4 pairs). \r\n\r\nMonoprice Gold Plated Speaker Banana Plugs – 5 Pairs – Closed Screw Type, For Speaker Wire, Home Theater, Wall Plates And More https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0097JLQVC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_6MM6X7EBRZ4W8T4RQC9S","subreddit_name":"hometheater","author":"Remixmark"},{"body":"Those are your typical [banana plugs](https://www.amazon.com/Monoprice-109436-Plated-Speaker-Banana/dp/B0097JLQVC) that receivers and most speakers use. Basically, the house already has speaker wires inside your walls and ceiling to presumably in-wall and in-ceiling speakers or at least areas where you would place them and that connections plate is where all those wires end up. What you want to do is get your typical speaker wires and terminate the ends on both sides with banana plugs and match the receiver output with the corresponding speaker on the plate ie center output \u0026gt; plate center input.","subreddit_name":"WhatShouldIDoWithIt","author":"amoeba1126"},{"body":"You don't need the little class D amp, the turntable you linked has a built in phono pre-amp, and the speakers are powered. Should be a nice little system!\r\n\r\nUse the money saved from not needing the amp to get some [banana plugs](https://smile.amazon.com/Monoprice-109436-Plated-Speaker-Banana/dp/B0097JLQVC) for the ends of your speaker wires to make them less hassle to hook up.","subreddit_name":"vinyl","author":"clarkclark"},{"body":"Just use banana plugs on the speaker wire, like these. Monoprice 109436 Gold Plated Speaker Banana Plugs – 5 Pairs – Closed Screw Type, For Speaker Wire, Home Theater, Wall Plates And More https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B0097JLQVC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_V9EE4X8744F143CSY2SE","subreddit_name":"diyaudio","author":"CorreAktor"},{"body":"Okay I bought one of these below. So I should buy one more, correct?\r\nhttps://www.amazon.ca/Monoprice-109436-Plated-Speaker-Banana/dp/B0097JLQVC/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=banana+plugs+monoprice\u0026amp;qid=1558463443\u0026amp;s=gateway\u0026amp;sr=8-4\r\n\r\nAlso, Should I get a crimping tool for the wires? Never done this before so need some help.\r\n\r\nThank you.","subreddit_name":"audiophile","author":"Mobscenee"},{"body":"\"I don't know what the difference between 14AWG and 16AWG is so any help would be appreciated.\"\r\n\r\nGauge is a funny standard. Think \"How many times was it squished\".  This is why 16 gauge is thinner than 14.\r\n\r\nPersonally I buy a spool of oxygen free 12 ga speaker wire and use Banana Plugs to wire up everything.  Budget brands Amazon Basics or even \"Carol\" brand off the spool at Home Depot work great.\r\n\r\nThese banana plugs help you do a neat wire job:\r\n\r\nhttps://www.amazon.com/Monoprice-Plated-Speaker-Banana-Closed/dp/B0097JLQVC/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics\u0026amp;ie=UTF8\u0026amp;qid=1512235349\u0026amp;sr=1-3\u0026amp;keywords=banana+plugs+for+speaker+wire\r\n\r\n\"Should I be plugging in the sources to the TV and only running the audio through the receiver?\" - This is only good if you have children or a wife who do not want the complexity of dealing with an AV Receiver.  When you get woken up Sunday morning by Sesame Street audio blasting out your speakers - you might want to run all sources through the TV so the TV speakers are used for casual watching.  Then you flip on the AV Receiver for more serious movie/TV watching.","subreddit_name":"hometheater","author":"FatDog69"},{"body":"Ok, narrowing down my possibilities. On another note, speaker wire and banana plugs...any thing better than others. Was going to go with 16 gauge wire and \r\n[plugs](https://www.amazon.com/Monoprice-109436-Copper-Speaker-Banana/dp/B0097JLQVC/ref=pd_bxgy_23_2?_encoding=UTF8\u0026amp;pd_rd_i=B0097JLQVC\u0026amp;pd_rd_r=QRAVY13YTPJW7QDKDD0R\u0026amp;pd_rd_w=OFO03\u0026amp;pd_rd_wg=afGNE\u0026amp;psc=1\u0026amp;refRID=QRAVY13YTPJW7QDKDD0R)...look/sound about right?","subreddit_name":"hometheater","author":"THEreenigne"},{"body":"If there's nowhere for a power cable on the speakers and the only connectors are the 2 wires coming out then they're passive. You'll probably need [banana plugs](https://www.amazon.com/Monoprice-109436-Copper-Speaker-Banana/dp/B0097JLQVC/ref=pd_bxgy_23_img_2?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;psc=1\u0026amp;refRID=8PN3RSD97Q1YK4D31PSC) to secure the wires in the amp.","subreddit_name":"buildapc","author":"6x9equals42"},{"body":"I'm running from my LP-120 to my preamp into the receiver. Then the speakers into the receiver. \r\n\r\nMy main problem is where the wire goes. Do I put the wire directly into the the red/black terminals and then screw those down? Or do I need something like [this](http://www.amazon.com/Monoprice-109436-Copper-Speaker-Banana/dp/B0097JLQVC/ref=pd_sim_23_2?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;dpID=41QxY56AvVL\u0026amp;dpSrc=sims\u0026amp;preST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_\u0026amp;refRID=08JGMRXES5MRW1Z68NWP) to put the wire in before I plug it into the speaker/receiver?\r\n\r\nSorry for all the questions, I just want to get it right. Thanks for your help so far.","subreddit_name":"audiophile","author":"Suqei"},{"body":"Those are designed for banana plugs.  Once you set them up they are very convenient.   Get your hands on something like these:\r\n\r\nhttp://www.amazon.com/Monoprice-109436-High-Quality-Copper-Speaker/dp/B0097JLQVC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;qid=1432919605\u0026amp;sr=8-1\u0026amp;keywords=banana+plugs+for+speaker+wire ","subreddit_name":"vintageaudio","author":"candidly1"},{"body":"Buy Banana plugs.  I like the crimp-on style now, but screw-on work great also (and you dont't have to buy a crimp tool - don't try it with a cheap crimp tool!!).  A pack or two of these should be fine: http://www.amazon.com/Monoprice-109436-High-Quality-Copper-Speaker/dp/B0097JLQVC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;qid=1432664471\u0026amp;sr=8-1\r\n\r\nTotally worth the $10!!","subreddit_name":"hometheater","author":"CNTP"},{"body":"Ok so now that I'm trying to set up my 2.1 system, but I don't know how to connect everything using banana plugs. In your video, you say I could stack the banana plugs, but I honestly don't know how to do that. Where does the wire go? For reference, I have [these](http://www.amazon.com/Monoprice-109436-High-Quality-Copper-Speaker/dp/B0097JLQVC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;qid=1433027723\u0026amp;sr=8-1\u0026amp;keywords=banana+plugs) plugs(closed-screw type).\r\n\r\nIs there a way to stack them? Should I buy new, stackable banana plugs? or should I just forgo the plugs and connect the bare wire to the speakers?\r\n\r\nThanks","subreddit_name":"Zeos","author":"Spineless_John"},{"body":"They're called banana jacks for speakers. The plugs look like this:\r\n\r\n[https://smile.amazon.com/Monoprice-109436-Plated-Speaker-Banana/dp/B0097JLQVC/](https://smile.amazon.com/Monoprice-109436-Plated-Speaker-Banana/dp/B0097JLQVC/)\r\n\r\nYou unscrew the back of the plug and pass the bare wire through it, then clamp it down. So somewhere else in the house you should have some other terminals where the amplifier would go (probably hidden away in an AV closet).\r\n\r\nIf you don't see speakers or a place to mount speakers in the room, you may end up having to get up into the attic. My house is wired but we never installed speakers into a few of the rooms.","subreddit_name":"whatisthisthing","author":"mcguirev10"},{"body":"Looks like banana plugs, something like this with regular speaker wire would work. \r\n\r\nhttps://www.amazon.com/Monoprice-109436-Plated-Speaker-Banana/dp/B0097JLQVC/","subreddit_name":"hometheater","author":"SG_IT"}]}