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PAPO

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Aug 24, 2009
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Could those plastic things be spacers to allow you to stack other components on top of the Marantz but still have airflow for cooling?

Nah they wouldn't create anywhere near enough space for that

EDIT: lol there's a 2nd page now and apolkowski already answered that one :p
 

takeshi74

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Feb 9, 2011
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I have no problem with feeding the wire in and screwing the terminal down, the problem was the terminals are too close to gather
That's why we're recommending banana plugs. They plug straight in. Doesn't matter how close the terminals are.
 

PAPO

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Original poster
Aug 24, 2009
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That's why we're recommending banana plugs. They plug straight in. Doesn't matter how close the terminals are.

I know, but they are in now, and at the speaker end I see no point, there's plenty of room 'cause it's only 2 (or in the case of Bi-Amp compatible speakers 4) binding posts so like I said before, next time I re-do the amp end of the speaker cable then I will look into it, but that's probably 3 years away
 

blanka

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Jul 30, 2012
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but then I have to pull off the screw bits... right?

You have to push the banana plugs through the plastic screws. They are "closed" by default, to prevent you from putting mains-connectors into it.
 

Jetson

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Oct 5, 2003
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Could those plastic things be spacers to allow you to stack other components on top of the Marantz but still have airflow for cooling?
I would never stack anything on top of my receiver. That's the one component where you should make certain that it has sufficient room for cooling. You can ruin your expensive receiver by letting it get too hot.
 
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