Vintage Binding post thread size”

Jul 23, 2024 Last reply: 1 year ago 3 Replies

Well, I think 80s counts as vintage these days.



I was attempting to attach speaker wires to our ancient Wharfdale Linton



3XPs….

When I dropped one of the bits you screw in (Machine screw with moulded plastic “knob”. Like you used to get on top of Pifco multimeters).



“I wonder if the ones (complete with sockets for banana plugs) on the back of the PURE speakers will have the same thread?”

That would be a no :(



Can anyone give me a link to some on fleabay, ideally with banana sockets which will screw straight in?


In the absence of answers,

I decided to bite the bullet and have ordered some new binding posts with sockets to fit into the Wharfies (an audiophool told me were only worth £10 with their Piezzo horns).

I see the modern equivalents are about £1,200. I bet nobody could pick out the better pair in a blind test!

Linton 3XPs fetch £50-£100 on eBay

Piezo horns are utter s*it.

Ribbon or full on horns with pressure transducers are where its at. Or decent dome tweeeters for lower power

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In fact horns are best for high power as low as you have the space to fit them

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Those larger horns will go down to 2,000hz.

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