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I have not been able to find one that is made from copper. The softness and brittleness of the metal will not allow it to be springy. Which is what is required for a banana plug.Gregg StraleyReality Cables
If you check the conductivity of beryllium-copper alloys you will find that it suckson rocks. It is only 10 to 20 % as conductive as pure copper.
What about Eichmann Bayonet Plugs?
I'll bet those original screw terminals were responsible for shorting out lots of amplifiers! Heck, even with the newer binding post you still see lots of post about people shorting the leads together.
While a low mass connection seems to offer some sonic advantages I have had good results with 8 gauge speaker wire and the custom solid copper binding posts on my speakers. Low conductivity metals don't seem to sound very good compared to copper. If your banana plugs only conduct 10% of the electricity that goes into them this is a rather high amount of insertion loss and I personally find it unacceptable.
1. Vintage Scott Intergrated with old fashioned screw connects.2. Modern cables with spades.3. Fat clumsy fingers. =Was it supposed to make a sound like that and what is all that smoke?