Originally Posted by nrwilk
This may have been asked before - in fact, I'm sure it has. But, I couldn't find anything after searching.
I'm planning on making some ICs (mini-to-mini, mini-to-RCA, and RCA-to-RCA) with some wire I have already. I also want to try some with CAT-5. What can I use to shield these ICs since the CAT-5 and the other wire is not shielded? I notice that many of you seem to order wire that comes with rubber tubing on it already, but is there any tubing like this available by itself? Or, will techflex work by itself?
Thanks for any tips and help!
EDIT: How about cotton or nylon tubing?
I haven't read good things about CAT5 for use in interconnects. You can get away with CAT5 in speaker cables because the capacitance doesn't matter that much, but I'd use it as a last resort for interconnects. Don't worry about what to cover it with; It's not worth it. Sorry to be a downer.