I am with John H on the 'reasonable and less work' type terminal strips. From lessons learned during my working life, I am not a big fan of crimp connectors. They look nice, but can cause a lot of headaches, even when installed by professional trades people. Not to mention added costs.
There is no "need" to use solderless connectors. That said, the cost for a even a medium size layout, including the purchase of a ratcheting crimping tool and 3M connectors is less than $150 dollars.
Some terminal strips do "need" crimp connectors for a good termination. All I am saying is I much prefer the terminal strips that have a means of clamping down on a bare, stripped wire end for a good and proper connection. That's $150 I could be spending on trains.
