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I've had half of this cable constructed and sitting on my desk for months. Finally finished it today!
The usual: Canare GS-6 for the RCA's to the y-split, then its StarQuad to the mini jack. I love the Qables Y-splitter piece, it makes the cable look much better than a piece of heatshrink (props to you guys at Qables!).
The y-split piece was a bit too snug with the cable & nylon sleeving, so I had to shave it down with a dremel and sandpaper, but overall it works like a charm!
Here's a few photos
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Slowly building the second rig...
Finished this build right before Christmas. I'm proud of it and thought others would enjoy the cable ****!
Construction is VHAudio hyperflex teflon tubing, cryo'ed VHAudio cotton-insulated fine silver wire, PTFE Teflon gas line tape (thicker mil than regular plumber's tape), natural Teflon TechFlex, white 1/2" 3:1 heatshrink, and cryo'ed Oyaide RCAs.
The cable is currently seeing duty between my pre-amp and amp. It sounds WONDERFUL - smooth, detailed, rich, and tuneful. With Chris' new Teflon tubing, it's also very flexible. Microphonices are minimal, even with the hollow Teflon tube.
That's a tough act to follow grailer. I humbly present my first cables...
The three in the middle: Mini to mini and two impedance adapters, one 75 ohms and one 100 ohms. They come in handy when using my Etys and MS1s with the amp. Funny thing, I don't actually have a portable amp yet, so I haven't yet been able to test the mini to mini. But the multimeter says things are good. One final tweak I'd like to do is to fill the resistor parts of the plugs with epoxy resin so the resistors won't move and accidentally touch ground. We'll see
The mini to RCA uses canare F10 connectors. Not too happy with the connectors - they feel looser than the Canare RCAPs on my bluejeans, plus I think they look kinda ugly. Ah well, the tension release helps cover up the nasty gap when you're only using two strands...
Next up: a decent pair of ICs, then I think I'm done with the cable business. Whew!
Length(tip to tip): 80cm/2.6"
Wire: Silver platted copper PTFE insulation 26AWG
Technique: 8 conductors per channel in 2 x 4 conductor braid configuration.
Covering: Black Nilon multifilament
RCA plugs: Low cost Neutrik( I will probably build another pair with neutrik profi's)
Cardas Solder
My photo skills are not the best and the camera is not really good fro closeups. The nilon covering is "more black" than is looks in the pictures.
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Mini-RCA with Qables Y-Split
I humbly present my first cables...
One final tweak I'd like to do is to fill the resistor parts of the plugs with epoxy resin so the resistors won't move and accidentally touch ground. We'll see
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