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John
01-05-2011, 15:08
I got a Sansui au d907 to play with a lovelly amp but banna plugs do not seem to fit I think its the Linn type speaker connectors but no idea is there any adaptor so I can use my speaker cables I looked on ebay but not really sure what I am looking for
Here is a picture of the back you have to scroll down towards the bottom
http://www.sansui.us/PG_AUD907X.htm

keiths
01-05-2011, 15:18
Looks like the same binding posts that were on my old Yamaha AV amp.

There was a period where bananas were frowned upon from a health and safety point of view as you can push them into european mains sockets - so manufacturers were discouraged from fitting sockets to take them. However, what some did was fit binding posts with a hole too small to fit a 4mm banana, but if you open-up the holes in the plastic caps (4.5mm drill bit or similar) you will probably find a 4mm socket lurking inside.

Ali Tait
01-05-2011, 15:35
Are they the screw-in type? If so, unscrew until you see the hole drilled through the threaded bar, and put the banana plug through that and tighten, so that the banana plugs are at right angles like spade connectors would be.

Rare Bird
01-05-2011, 15:52
Or some of these

John
01-05-2011, 17:58
I tried pushing the banana plug in but to lose I tried tightening up and out as well but no change
It seems not to have electrical connection between the binding posts and amp feels like plastic so cannot use spade adaptor

Ali Tait
01-05-2011, 18:03
I didn't mean the hole you'd normally use John, there should be another drilled sideways through the shaft of the threaded bar that the plastic screws on to.

John
01-05-2011, 18:04
ok i am going take the amp to see if i can find report back latter

John
01-05-2011, 18:20
yep thanks Ali can get it connected this way

Ali Tait
01-05-2011, 18:20
Good stuff mate.

John
01-05-2011, 18:22
Hope another report to follow heard this the other day and really liked it, but phono could be better

Rare Bird
02-05-2011, 15:24
You could always out the original Binding posts fit new ones like i'm in the middle of doing..

Might get it done when my shiney new nuts & bolts arrive..

John
02-05-2011, 15:44
Yes if the amp is a keeper and I think it is
I get that done it makes so much more sense

StanleyB
02-05-2011, 19:14
Or you could get one of these. (http://www.homehifi.co.uk/PP/TC2D7220_AUDIO_ROUTER.html).