What is a binding post?
A. A binding post in audio terms is a versatile type of speaker terminal that allows several types of connections. Many times referred to as a “Five-Way Binding Post” it accepts connections from bare wire and connectors attached to bare wire such as pins, banana plugs and spades. European consumer protection legislation now demands that the holes in the ends of 5-way binding posts be plugged. This is to avoid the potential for the user to plug European AC cords into speakers by mistake. The European power plug has pins similar in size to that which a 5-way post will accept.
