Speaker cable binding posts

[kenreau]

Ok, I think 'maybe' I've got this pic thing figured out so I'll make a post out of it related to the recent binding post thread and some of the tools I use for such things. Most important and oft-used audio tool in my arsenal is the Panasonic EY 7411 3.6V Li-ion cordless torque-setting screwdriver. EJ Sarmento, designer for Cullen Circuits and later/currently Wyred 4 Sound introduced me to this tool almost 8 years ago. I purchased one immediately and it has been in use at least 3-4 times a week ever since. Damn thing's bullet-proof! Also the most accurate, repeatable and ergonomically friendly tool ever!

An interesting aside to using Torque settings for assembly, especially with high-end outlets like GTX-D's etc is they are far, FAR better damped, effective and seriously better sounding when torqued equally at both ends than when guesstimated. Not guess-work on my part, I've seen & heard that result first-hand at RMAF on an oscilloscope.

Enuf dawdling, now for the pic test...

**EDIT** YES, YES, YES I did it... FINALLY!!!

Thanks for the tip on the Panasonic, I have been looking for something similar for some time.  I can also see applications using it on speaker drivers, bicycles and motorcycles as well.