DIY Cable Gallery!!

[JaGWiRE]

Anybody used PHOENIX GOLD ZPR9 yet? I am considering getting a cable done with them, they are really nice looking connectors. If you have, feel free to post a pic . Didn't see anything when I searched.

Oh, and is 2 feet cable fine for components stacked ontop of eachother. I.E. dvd player ontop of vintage marantz reciever? RCA-RCA.

[hembergler]

Ugh, looking through this thread reminds me, I haven't made anything for an entire month! I need new parts...

And JaG, I'd go with the Neutrik ProFi's if you were going to spend a good ~$15 on connectors. On the cheap, I'd go with the Neutrik NYS352G's, which are only a buck a piece. I've been using them, and they're a snap to solder and use, and I think they look pretty good.

[mb3k]

Brand new, fresh off the iron.
Same parts as my other cables, except this one is using 4-wire braid silver wire.
Many pics...


Overview. The wire braid inside has been covered in a full length of heatshrink to make it fatter which makes the techflex cover look fuller and better.


There's heatshrink on each piece of techflex plus the larger one that covers all three techflex pieces.


Close-up of the Rhodium LOK's


No heatshrink showing outside, clean cut.


The Neutrik mini hole had to be widened with a Unibit #1

[hembergler]

Ah yes, the Neutriks with the smaller entry are a bit of a nuisance to fit the cable through. But, once you get that part done, they're very nice to solder, and they're not massive like the F12s.

[JaGWiRE]

Any comments on the Neutriks that are grounded (the profi)? The theory seems really nice, and although not the most beautiful, they do look like they would work nicely.

[[AK]Zip]

Originally Posted by JaGWiRE

Any comments on the Neutriks that are grounded (the profi)? The theory seems really nice, and although not the most beautiful, they do look like they would work nicely.

http://www6.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?t=181296

[hembergler]

Looks good, those are Switchcraft connectors?

[hoosterw]

Yes indeed switchcraft.
Thanks for the nice comments.

Hans.

[InSides]

This is my contribution - PTFE insulated copper, PTFE tubing, Oehlbach Hyper Cut RCA, Neutrik TRS.



Wiring and purpose explained here.

[internecine]

Do any of you have concerns about making stereo RCAs that do not use the shield as the ground?

I like the idea of using quad star cable to make a set of stereo RCAs using a pair of blue and white wire for signal and ground per channel.

But i read that to make a balanced connection the cable should use twisted signal wires and use the shield as the ground for both channels.

Do any of you have experiance making stereo RCAs both ways and have the unbalanced cables shown any more noise that the balanced ones.

balanced info:

http://www.rane.com/note110.html

http://www.rane.com/note151.html