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LMarchione Posted 7 years 9 months ago
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I have a set of Triton III that I want to replace the speaker wires with new ones. Can someone tell me the maximum wire size (AWG) that I can use on the binding posts. And will BFA style connectors work OK with these speakers?
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WayneWilmeth Posted 7 years 9 months ago
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LMarchione,
I cannot tell you the max awg of bare wire, but I can tell you that BFA and bananas will work for sure!!!!
I really like BFA but have had bad luck with them. When I wanted to move my speakers back some, I found my wire were not quite long enough, and so there was a sideways pull on the BFAs, which collapsed them, they are not made strong for sideways pull, AT ALL.
Hope this helps,
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The hole in the binding post is 6mm in diameter.
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LMarchione Posted 7 years 9 months ago
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Based on your reply of the hole being 6 mm, then according to this chart, www.engineeringtoolbox.com/awg-wire-gauge-d_731.html I will be able to fit a 12 gauge wire in the hole of the binding post without any problems.
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T Cobe Posted 7 years 9 months ago
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I have used the Belden 5T00UP 10 gauge wire in the binding posts with no issues. I'm not sure I could have gone much bigger than that. Beware of gold plate brass BFAs. I used a low end BFA that was gold plated and was losing about 3 dB of treble. Bare wire or solid copper have been more consistent for me. Just my .02.

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LMarchione Posted 7 years 9 months ago
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Thank you very much Mr. Cobe. The information you supplied is what I was looking for. I'm planning on using 12 gauge wires from Belden or Blue Jeans. Just waiting for Denon for a reply to the same question for the size of wire I can use on the receiver speaker connection before I make my purchase. Thanks again and have a great day.
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