The spades won't fit my amp's biding posts

[Pablo Nobrega]

Hi, if anyone could help me find a solution for the following issue:
I have vintage Marantz 250M with screw binding posts (I think that's how to say) and I have just purchased a pair of Better Cables Premium speaker cables terminated with spades. The spades are too wide to fit the Marantz's binding posts. What should I do, should I cut the spades off and leave the bare wire?
Thanks for the help!!!

[Dusty Chalk]

You could try bending them so that they are narrower, but otherwise I would have them reterminated. I used to have this amp that had freakin' doorknobs for speaker terminals, so I had my Cardas Neutral Ref's reterminated as bananas.

[PeruvianSkies]

I would cut them off and replace them with banana plugs at the end.

[markw]

I would cut them off and replace them with banana plugs at the end.IIRC, I think all he has are screw terminals. Binding posts didn't become normal in home gear for a few more decades.

[hermanv]

IMHO spades rule, replace the spades with narrower ones.

[audio dragon]

I can sell you the spades that fit your biding post or can fix it for you.