Must be a feature of the locking banana plugs:
   http://forums.audioholics.com/forums/v-interconnects-cables-power-condit=
ioning/18611-wbt-banana-plugs-worth-price.html

http://www.speakerrepair.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=3DPROD&Product_Code=3D=
BL48&Category_Code=3DAHH_Banana



-----Original Message-----
>From: veegee <veegee@veegee.org>
>Sent: Jul 23, 2013 11:59 AM
>To: PICLIST <piclist@mit.edu>
>Subject: [EE] What type of connector is this? (banana plug?)
>
>I know this is a banana plug [connector A]:
>http://www.muellerelectric.com/images/BU00249LG.jpg
>
>But what type of connector is this [connector B]:
>http://www.vhaudio.com/images/wbt-0600.jpg
>
>Note that in [connector B], the plug is a shaft split into a (+). Could
>also have been split like a (-). These are 4mm plugs that fit into
>standard banana sockets. I have a few of these (the (-) style) and they
>are far more rugged than [connector A]. They are easily bendable when
>the spring action weakens, or to increase the grip friction in the
>socket. I want to buy more of this type, but have no idea what they're
>called. Searching "banana plug" yields [connector A]. What type of
>connector is this?
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