PSB thread or what? Because if it's design theories of higher vs lower order crossovers, it's still definitely in the wrong thread. There's no pride in companies anymore, only profits. If I didn't already have so many PSB speakers to begin with (they were made in Canada in 2006 when I first built this home theater), I probably would have looked elsewhere to tell you the truth. So to me, it's they screwed the Canadian workers and they're profiting at the top for making inferior speakers in China instead of Canada. I didn't exactly notice the speakers drop in price when the plant went to China either. I do know I don't recall reading of such issues when all their speakers were made in Canada not so long ago. I get the feeling their Chinese manufacturing plant isn't exactly up to snuff (or is the final boxing/assembly in Canada? No idea what steps are done where). One of the reviews for the same speakers said one was missing its bass port plug, etc. They did not include the set screws for my CS500 speakers and took over a week to get back to me (by then I already bought some from the hardware store). I wouldn't put it past PSB to have manufacturing issues. You can use bare wire with them in place. You cannot insert a banana plug into this binding post until those red/black plugs are removed. The far right picture shows a binding post with bare wire inserted that still has the banana jack "plug" still inserted. Part of the lower shaft sits above the post). The right picture shows the banana plugs inserted into the end hole (posts are tightened down and as you can see, the entire length of the banana plug does not insert all the way. The middle picture shows bare wire inserted into those side holes with the caps (which are red/black on PSB) tightened down to hold the connection in place. The side hole is visible on the right post and the end hole for the banana clip is shown on the left post. The picture on the left shows the binding post. into the top of the post after it's screwed down all the way).Īgain, I'm sure you've dealt with these before and there probably is something wrong, but I'll attach some examples to illustrate the parts of the post I'm talking about. The length of the binding post itself is typically where the banana plug is inserted (i.e. It shouldn't need a hole below the side hole for the bare wire, though. Basically, if it's falling out, it's not inserted all the way. Now the Xa is that bounce/ceiling Atmos speaker, yes? I suppose it's possible it doesn't take banana connectors or there's a defect. I've had to push pretty hard on some speakers to get the banana plug to go in, but with 13 PSB speakers here (2 X1T,2 CS500,1 T45,4 B15,2 S50 models) I haven't run into one yet that wouldn't accept a banana plug. It only needs to go in so far that the middle/wide section clicks into place and holds it. I've found that most banana plugs do not insert to a depth that makes the entire connector disappear. In other words, once that's removed, you have TWO holes (one for bare wire on the side of the metal cylinder that the red/black caps screw onto and one for banana plugs at the top of the caps). What I was saying before is that PSB speakers typically have that top hole where the banana plugs go "plugged" with a rubber or plastic cap that pulls straight out of it. it's the entire length of that cap to just below where the wire hole is). It has to have "depth" or the cap couldn't screw onto the post (i.e. For banana connectors, you screw the cap all the way on and insert the banana plug into the hole at the top of the cylinder. you unscrew the cap maybe 2/3 the way off insert bare wire into perpendicular hole and screw down the cap so it tightens onto it. The "holes" on the side of the cylinders that these caps screw onto are for bare wire (i.e. The banana connector inserts into the cylinder from the top of the red/black screws. They should be screwed all the way in to use banana connectors. Maybe a photo would help? There's the "screw on" red/black caps that you unscrew if you're going to use bare wire or spades. Click to expand.I'm still not sure what part you're referring to.
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