Why do people like direct leads?

[adulbrich 5,000+ posts]

Sean with emf said in his testing that the benefits of direct leads were minimal compared to push terminals. Although I don't know all the specifics of his testing. People have been doing it for many years.

I don't trust Sean's testing

 

[germanyt 10+ year member]

I can understand not wanting push terminals in high powered installations. My old RE SXs had allen screw down terminals that just barely accepted 2 twisted 8 awg wires. I dunno, years ago I had never seen a sub with direct leads and now it seems much more common. Just wondering what caused the trend. I'd still prefer screw terminals.

 

[TheFiverMan 10+ year member]

Direct leads are great for high power subs that are getting 3000+ watts allowing for much bigger wire to be used. Push terminals dont bother me on entry level woofers because there is simply no need for 8g speaker wire in a 1500watt subwoofer.