DIY Cable Gallery!! - Page 167 - Head-Fi: Covering Headphones, Earphones and Portable Audio

Fitz · 09-12-2006, 02:47 AM

Originally Posted by warrior05

is this what you are using: http://cableorganizer.com/nylon/

No, I haven't tried the regular nylon braiding. I've started using this: http://cableorganizer.com/nylon-multifilament/

It's very dense and doesn't expand as much as regular sleeving so you have to be more careful in choosing the size, but it just has a wonderful look and feel to it. I put some 1/8" sleeving on a round braid of 4 #26 wires, and after pulling it tight it fit the wires as smoothly as heatshrink did, following the overall shape of the braid as it widened and narrowed in different spots.

Fitz · 09-13-2006, 04:45 AM

Some test cables I made that're gonna end up going to another Head-Fier...

phergus_25 · 09-13-2006, 11:37 PM

Originally Posted by Fitz

Some test cables I made that're gonna end up going to another Head-Fier...

I'm looking forward to having a few Fitz originals

cantsleep · 09-14-2006, 08:28 AM

DIY cables

group shot

team 1

team 2

team 3

and team 4

Fitz · 09-15-2006, 01:24 AM

Looks like somebody's been busy, nice work

cantsleep · 09-15-2006, 01:52 AM

Originally Posted by Fitz

Looks like somebody's been busy, nice work

thanks..
actually it took me a couple of days..
i made 'em whenever i felt bored just listening to music late at night..

Fitz · 09-16-2006, 12:30 AM

Okay, so after getting tired of scavenging around for longer pieces of wire in my shelf full of scraps, I decided to get a little bit more wire...

I decided to break the spool in with a recabling of my DT801s since I'm planning on recabling the W5000s as well, and it'd be better to make sure of how I'm going to do it by testing on a cheaper pair of phones. The DT801s come with a coiled cable that works fine, so long as you're plugging into something directly ahead of you, and not to the side where it tightens the cable across your chin and neck. I made the cable be just as long as necessary to plug into the amp while I'm sitting at the desk and have the cable drape down just enough to not get in the way.

mb3k · 09-16-2006, 01:15 AM

Fitz, that's a great lookin recable!
How does the Neutrik 1/4" feel? Quality? Cheap?

Fitz · 09-16-2006, 01:30 AM

Originally Posted by mb3k

Fitz, that's a great lookin recable!
How does the Neutrik 1/4" feel? Quality? Cheap?

Thanks

And the Neutrik 1/4" is really nice, it went on with no problems after reading the instructions for it (it has four separate pieces with a really strong chuck clamp). It has a nice weight to it, and the rubber cap on the back molds to the cable and makes it look factory.

Fitz · 09-16-2006, 03:54 AM

I couldn't stand seeing that spool of wire sitting there anymore and had to start making a dent in it. Put together this 3 meter extension cable, and man the braiding was nothing, but fitting the sleeving over it was a serious exercise in patience. Feed a few inches onto the end, and then have to work that slack all the way down the whole cable.