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Installing the TERMINALS - The Trohet Speakers

I have to say I’m impressed with how dedicated you have been with building your own speakers, they say most home projects are started but never finished, this one appears to be an exception! To me, installing the terminals marks the final stage of building a speaker – it’s the point in which all parts begin to come together before a speaker is finalised. Exciting times. While short and fairly easy, this step is important as the speaker terminal play the necessary role of providing the gateway for electricity to flow in and out of the speaker. As we know, a speaker with no flow of electricity means no music. The speaker terminals, also referred to as binding posts, are the connection between the speaker and the amplifier. Terminals come in varying designs and materials. Cheaper speakers are common to be made of predominantly plastic while more expensive terminals are made from plated copper. Metal terminals typically consist of solid copper construction with metal plated finish. Copper is a common material used in electrical components as it is efficient at conducting electricity – in laymen’s terms this means electricity can easily flow through with minimal resistance. However, copper has one pitfall - it is reactive with air and will corrode, which impedes the flow of electricity. To combat this, copper terminals are plated with a metal that is both conductive and unreactive with air. These materials include nickel, silver, platinum and gold. Where the latter is the most common as gold is sexy, very good at conducting electricity and can easily be plated onto copper. The terminals on your speakers are copper with a gold-plated surface. This is one of the nitty gritty steps that can be frustrating, but in the end of the day it’s all about patience. When that stubborn nut ain’t cooperating with that thread, take a deep breath and remember that Rome wasn’t built in one day. By the final solder joint and spin of the nut, you’ll be a master of assembling terminals.