Radique Audio Pin Connectors – Gold-Plated, Flexible Pin
Price range: $15.00 through $120.00
Made for spring clips and guillotine terminals: a gold-plated pin that flexes instead of levering on old terminals.
- Two set screws hold the wire
- Colour-coded non-conductive jackets with a textured grip
- Takes 12 to 18 AWG speaker wire
- Packs of 1, 2, 4 or 10 pairs
- 1-year warranty
Made for spring clips
Bare wire frays and works loose in spring clips and guillotine terminals. Our pin connectors fix that, and the pin flexes, so it won’t lever on a forty-year-old terminal.
The short answer
Radique Audio pin connectors are gold-plated speaker cable connectors for spring-clip and guillotine terminals, common on vintage amplifiers and speakers. The pin is flexible rather than rigid, so it doesn’t stress older terminals; two set screws hold the wire; colour-coded non-conductive jackets have a textured grip. They take 12 to 18 AWG wire and come in packs of 1, 2, 4 or 10 pairs.
Which connector does your gear need?
All four share the same red and black colour coding, so polarity reads at a glance whichever ends you choose. Not sure what your gear takes? Look at the terminals on the back, or send us the make and model.
| Connector | Made for | Wire | Sold as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banana plugs | Standard 5-way binding posts (most amps and speakers) | 12–18 AWG | 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 or 14 pairs |
| Spade connectors | Larger binding posts, up to 8 mm | 12–18 AWG | 1, 2, 4 or 10 pairs |
| Pin connectors (this one) | Spring clips and guillotine terminals | 12–18 AWG | 1, 2, 4 or 10 pairs |
| Bi-wire bridges | Replacing jumper plates on bi-wire speakers | Pre-made, 12 in | A set of 4 |
What makes them better
A pin that flexes
Rigid pins can lever on a spring clip and break an old terminal. Ours gives a little, which protects vintage gear.
Two set screws
The wire is anchored at two points, far more secure than single-screw or compression plugs.
No more frayed wire
A solid pin goes into the clip cleanly, every time, instead of strands that splay and short.
Colour-coded, non-conductive
Red and black jackets for polarity, safe if they touch, even in a dark rack.
A textured grip
The jacket won’t slip in your fingers when you’re working behind gear.
Part of a matched set
Pair them with our banana plugs at the other end, or let us build the whole cable.
Specifications
| Radique Audio pin connectors | |
|---|---|
| Pin | Gold-plated, flexible |
| Made for | Spring-clip and guillotine terminals |
| Wire | 12 to 18 AWG (12 AWG is a tight fit) |
| Wire fixing | Dual set screws |
| Jacket | Non-conductive, colour-coded red and black, textured grip |
| Tool needed | Small screwdriver |
| Sold as | 1, 2, 4 or 10 pairs |
| Warranty | 1 year (Radique Audio) |
Why buy it from us
Audiophile quality, fair price
Radique Audio is our own line: parts we spec, test and use every day in our shop, priced the way we’d want to pay.
A 1-year warranty
Every Radique Audio product carries a 1-year warranty: if it fails under normal use within the year, we replace it at no charge.
Pick up, or have it shipped
Collect it free in Kanata by appointment, or have it shipped across Canada and internationally: enter your city and postal code on the cart page for live rates. With one of our pre-owned speakers or components, it rides along at no extra shipping cost.
Real help from people who use it
Not sure what fits? Send us the make and model of your gear and we’ll tell you, including when you don’t need anything at all.
On video
Meet the people behind Radique Audio
Our introduction video: who we are, how we work, and why we started making our own gear.
How we pack your order
Cables and connectors ship in our high-quality Radique Audio bubble packs. If your order also includes speakers or other larger gear, everything is boxed up together in our 275 lb-test double-wall packaging, as in this video.
Questions we get about this one
Which terminals are they for?
Spring clips (press the tab, push the wire in) and guillotine terminals (the wire passes through a hole and a screw clamps down). Both are common on vintage receivers and speakers.
Will they fit your speaker wire?
They take 12 to 18 AWG. 18 to 14 AWG goes in easily; 12 AWG is a tight fit and goes in with care. Much thicker audiophile cable won’t fit; ask us and we’ll suggest an option.
How do they go on?
Strip the wire, twist the strands so none stray, slide it into the connector and tighten the two set screws with a small flat-head screwdriver. That’s all it takes.
Want a cable ready-made?
Our House CCA pair with pins and small spades connects two pieces of vintage gear with no bare wire at either end, and the Cable Builder puts pins on any length.
What warranty does it have?
A 1-year warranty, like every Radique Audio product: if it fails under normal use within the year, we replace it at no charge. See our warranty FAQ.
What does shipping cost? Is pickup possible?
Pickup in Kanata is free, by appointment. To have it shipped, add it to your cart and enter your city and postal code on the cart page: you’ll see live carrier rates before you commit. We ship across Canada and internationally. Buying it with one of our pre-owned speakers or components? Then it rides along in the same order at no extra shipping cost.
Do you ship to the United States?
Yes. On Radique Audio products we add the US import duties and fees at checkout and prepay them for you, so there’s nothing to pay at delivery.
Rather we built the whole cable?
Our Custom Speaker Cable Builder makes speaker cable to order, in any length, with these connectors on either end.
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | N/A |
| Quantity | Pair, 2 Pairs, 4 Pairs, 10 Pairs |
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