Glen,
Speakons, a VERY good connector, are foolproof, weatherproof, and designed for the pro-audio sound reinforcement industry. They are rated to 30 amps continuous. Now THAT'S power........ 
Cheers,
Hugh
What a buncha winjing so an sos.....
Indeed, speakons are by reputation excellent, with much to speak for them. But what pray tell, is wrong with a binding post? Lets be honest here.... we're all audio doofusses here, right? Which, inevitably means, another doofus is going to bring over a new, improved speaker cable, with either spades or bananna plugs, or heaven forbid, bare wires. Well, if you friend doesn't know how to use shrink tubing to limit the length of exposure, or if you insist on big honk'n manly-man metalic nutz, I see this as the mysterious hand of unseen forces, specifically, Darwinism. Anyone who would permit such on an output stage without actual working short protection, deserves what nature inevitably has in store for them. Its either that, or the Cave Bear. All is nature's mysterious method to cull the gene pool....
A minimal metalic mass, strong plastic hex nut, industrial 30amp continuous duty is easily available, sounds just fine(no, probably not as good as hardwiring). Specifically, the Superior BP30 series, or the equialent(?) available in a multitude of colors, from North Creek [or, insert your choice here]. And frankly, in this 'go to heck the rest of the world' these here United States, we don't give a fig if some European tourist plugs their iron into our amp outputs (well, least as long as its impedance doesn't dip below 3.5 ohms...) Certainly, not as Occam proof as a Speakon, but far more flexible.
