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that really looks nice! is the cable still the original factory wires? have you considered re-wiring the whole thing?
i've been wanting to re-wire but working with the senn tiny plugs is a pain...i've seen some cut thru the plastic housing ends, some burn thru...not sure which way is more practical...
Thanks for the compliment. The cable was sent to me for just a shortening and a retermination to a mini-plug so the wire is still original but since the cable had to be cut up anyway, I thought I would be worth it to make it look nice too. Her cable actually came out nice than mine!
Nice cables Skyline! I love the ultra clean look of the cables you've been making.
After a month long struggle with Markertek, I got about half of the right parts delivered to my door. (I don't plan to order from them again) I haven't had much free time, but here's my first offering. Hopefully more are to come.
Mini-to-mini
6.5in end to end
2x 26AWG silver wire for the signal
1x 26AWG copper wire for the ground
Neutrik mini connectors
Action shot!
As a sidenote, this cable is incredibly durable. For a test, I pulled as hard as I could on either end, and nothing budged: no broken solder joints, no dislocated braid, nothing. I might have to model my future minis after this one.
__________________ Computer: Emu 0404 => Stax SRM 1 mk2 => Stax Lambda Pro Stereo: Cary CD-308-T, Squeezebox => Red Rose Affirmation => B&W 802 Portable: iPod Mini => CMoy => Koss KSC75 My Feedback
Nice cables Skyline! I love the ultra clean look of the cables you've been making.
After a month long struggle with Markertek, I got about half of the right parts delivered to my door. (I don't plan to order from them again) I haven't had much free time, but here's my first offering. Hopefully more are to come.
Mini-to-mini
6.5in end to end
2x 26AWG silver wire for the signal
1x 26AWG copper wire for the ground
Neutrik mini connectors
Action shot!
As a sidenote, this cable is incredibly durable. For a test, I pulled as hard as I could on either end, and nothing budged: no broken solder joints, no dislocated braid, nothing. I might have to model my future minis after this one.
Nice looking interconnect. How is the flexibility of this cable? Is it good for portable use?
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Home: Panasonic S35 DVD Player --toslink-> Zhaolu 2.5A --> Original Master --> HD580
Portable :Creative Zen Vision M --> IBasso T1 -->KSC75 (headband mod)/EP-630
Nice looking interconnect. How is the flexibility of this cable? Is it good for portable use?
It's fairly flexible due to the small wire gauge. I worried earlier about using solid core wire since it can break, but so far this one has been working just fine. I don't have a true portable setup which I use so I can't do any real world testing of it, but I think it would definitely work. If anything it could probably be a little shorter.
Originally Posted by itobito
Dock cable:
*image*
Whoa, cool cable itobito. What female mini connector is that?
__________________ Computer: Emu 0404 => Stax SRM 1 mk2 => Stax Lambda Pro Stereo: Cary CD-308-T, Squeezebox => Red Rose Affirmation => B&W 802 Portable: iPod Mini => CMoy => Koss KSC75 My Feedback
Nice cables Skyline! I love the ultra clean look of the cables you've been making.
After a month long struggle with Markertek, I got about half of the right parts delivered to my door. (I don't plan to order from them again) I haven't had much free time, but here's my first offering. Hopefully more are to come.
Mini-to-mini
6.5in end to end
2x 26AWG silver wire for the signal
1x 26AWG copper wire for the ground
Neutrik mini connectors
Action shot!
As a sidenote, this cable is incredibly durable. For a test, I pulled as hard as I could on either end, and nothing budged: no broken solder joints, no dislocated braid, nothing. I might have to model my future minis after this one.
Nice one Hembergler! As usual the braid on your cable is absolutely gorgeous. How's the sound with the copper/silver hybrid?
It's fairly flexible due to the small wire gauge. I worried earlier about using solid core wire since it can break, but so far this one has been working just fine. I don't have a true portable setup which I use so I can't do any real world testing of it, but I think it would definitely work. If anything it could probably be a little shorter.
That's good to know. I'm thinking of making silver interconnects for my next (2nd) cable attempt. First one was quite succesful despite crappy build materials (cat5 cable, radioshack plugs, ace hardware heatshrink) but it was a good experience and managed to make the cable work without too much difficulty.
Planning on using it for my portable and with right angled plugs so the strain is not too much when I place the whole system in my pocket...
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Home: Panasonic S35 DVD Player --toslink-> Zhaolu 2.5A --> Original Master --> HD580
Portable :Creative Zen Vision M --> IBasso T1 -->KSC75 (headband mod)/EP-630
Nice one Hembergler! As usual the braid on your cable is absolutely gorgeous. How's the sound with the copper/silver hybrid?
Thanks for the compliment To be quite honest, I don't really hear a difference in cables. I've done some testing, and I've never found a big enough difference for me to believe that what I was hearing is not psychological. I also compared some Canare RCA interconnects to the silver ones I made some time ago, and even then I wasn't convinced I heard a difference. I just like having something to use my soldering iron for.
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