Banana
Plug
Connector
Banana plugs are among the most user-friendly of the speaker wire connectors. The plug gets its name from the shape of the metal contact surface. The sides of the connector flare out around the middle creating a shape that is akin to the fruit. This is the standard term used by the home theater industry. The connecting end of the banana plug doubles as both the contact point and the locking mechanism. Due to this design, connections are made by simply plugging the terminal in to the binding post. The flaring sides keep the connector from falling out once it is plugged into a terminal.
Why Banana Plug Connectors?
The banana plug connector is not only easy to use, it also has one of the largest contact surfaces of the connectors used for speaker wire. This larger contact surface ensures that the signal will be transferred accurately between your home theater receiver or amplifier and your speakers. For this reason, the banana plug connector is often the most preferred by home theater enthusiasts.Applications of Banana
Connectors
Banana plugs are used in conjunction
with 5-way
binding posts in
their home theater applications. These are most often found
on the better home theater components on the market.
The
banana plug connector is primarily employed in connecting speakers to
home theater receivers and amplifiers. The connector also
comes in the form of the double banana plug adapter which has two of
the metal contacts attached to a single plastic unit. Outside
of home theater, the banana plug is also used in laboratory settings
when it is necessary to create connections between electrical test
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