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Old 12-18-2004, 07:24 AM   #161 (permalink)
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Fully Shielded Mini-RCA Cable

- 22 awg. Silver plated copper, stranded wire, teflon dielectric
- Litz Braid Config
- Gold plated Neutrik mini
- Dayton Pro-Fi locking RCA plugs
- Tinned copper braid sheilding
- WBT 4% Silver solder
- Techflex, heatshrink

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Old 12-18-2004, 07:27 AM   #162 (permalink)
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EMU 0404 1/4" Mono to Stereo Mini-Jack Adapter

It's not pretty but it's effective

- 22 awg. Silver plated copper, stranded wire, teflon dielectric
- Sheilded Mini-Jack
- Sheilded 1/4" Plugs
- Tinned copper braid sheilding
- WBT 4% Silver solder

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My bad if this has already been answered which it most likely has(I didnt read many of the posts, just gawked at the pictures), but how much do stuff like this cost? Was thinkin about picking up an amp for my portable, maybe an SR-71, and might soon thereafter get some cables made up. Maybe the canare starquad with straight 1/4" to 1/4" connectors, and where might one go to get something like this made?
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Old 12-21-2004, 01:08 PM   #164 (permalink)
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EMU 0404 1/4" Mono to Stereo Mini-Jack Adapter

It's not pretty but it's effective

- 22 awg. Silver plated copper, stranded wire, teflon dielectric
- Sheilded Mini-Jack
- Sheilded 1/4" Plugs
- Tinned copper braid sheilding
- WBT 4% Silver solder

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To be honest. who really cares if the plug looks ugly? Your not going to sell it right? As long as it suits your needs then it is OK
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SR-325 re-cable.

4 runs of 20 AWG silver-plated wire (2 per driver).
Vampire Wire 1/4" connector
plus flex-tech and some heatshrink.




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My first effort.

- The most expensive generic connectors I could find.
- 99.99% 24GA solid wire (2 per cable)
- A ferrite core heatshrinked onto the cable.
- The cable itself is air-dielectric coaxial cable with the black cover, and ground shielding removed. (wires were simple pushed in through air holes, and the copper is still floating unconnected in the centre to make the cable ridgid).



Sounds great. A bit brighter then the copper cable I was using. Suits the dark Hd580s quite nicely.
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SR-325 re-cable.

4 runs of 20 AWG silver-plated wire (2 per driver).
Vampire Wire 1/4" connector
plus flex-tech and some heatshrink.
How did it effect the sound?
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you do know that most expensive does not really mean best . No offence intended
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How did it effect the sound?
Its tough to say. I did notice differences, but without being able to A/B compare I can't say for sure that the differences were caused by a psychological effect. Anyway, with that out of the way:
The highs seemed moderately more detailed and clear. Not really louder, but less grainy. As well, the mids seem more lifelike. Bass seems more or less the same.

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Its tough to say. I did notice differences, but without being able to A/B compare I can't say for sure that the differences were caused by a psychological effect. Anyway, with that out of the way:
The highs seemed moderately more detailed and clear. Not really louder, but less grainy. As well, the mids seem more lifelike. Bass seems more or less the same.

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Well as long as you're happy with the results, that's what counts That's a very modded 325 in any case
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