JBL newbie - cable question

[abohm]

one week into my first JBL speakers, 4435's. I'd like to adapt my speaker cable. I have audioquest crystal I've used on on a previous set up with banana plugs to receiver and biware spades to b&w. I'd like to convert the spades to a pin or something that would go into the JBL push connector.

I saw audioquest has UST-pin, maybe I could convert the spades to this pin.

how do you utilize the original JBL push connector with a newer higher end speaker cable? I saw previous posts were the original push connector was changed out with banana plug receptor, is this necessary?

thanks

[jcrobso]

http://www.parts-express.com/pe/show...umber=091-1152

[grumpy]

... or this sort of thing if you're willing to cut up your cable:

http://www.parts-express.com/pe/show...number=099-050

http://www.parts-express.com/pe/show...number=091-531

I've used the latter, but have treated them poorly and broken off bits
(bending them is a bad idea)

Then there are these if you need to spend more:

http://www.cardas.com/content.php?ar...g=Speaker+Pins

[toddalin]

I strip back the wire from the end of the cable and twisting up the wire as tight as I can, saturate this tip with silver solder. I then grind this down to a size that will fit within the existing push terminals.

[Tim Rinkerman]

You might want to look at what goes from the speaker terminal to the crossover inside the box, before you go too crazy with exotic speaker wire....Tim

[sourceoneaudio]

This is what I use, not real expensive and great quality.

http://www.parts-express.com/pe/show...number=100-028

http://www.parts-express.com/pe/show...TOKEN=33056375

and pull the post off and r,r the old and in with the new.