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Please bare with the newb here. After reading the speaker wire thread, I am a little confused as to how, and what to use to connect my speaker. I am pretty confident with the 14g copper low voltage wire, but not so on the connections. My two fronts are Polk TSi100's and the satellites are JBL...

What are the pros and cons of soldering your speaker wires? What about banana jacks? Thanks Garry.

Anyone have recommendations for the type of solder best to use for crossover construction. I have some 2% silver currently from other projects. Will standard 60/40 be fine or should silver be used? 2% or 4% silver? Is there really an audible difference between 60/40 and silver? Any input...