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Hmm... did you layer the techflex? If so, do you have any idea how the microphonics of the layered techflex compare to just multifilament?
I didn't layer anything. I used heat shrink for the cable running from the drivers, then it goes to cotton sleeving (from a shoe), then cuts off early and I used techflex for the rest of it. I connected the techflex with the cotton sleeving with some heat shrink.
thanks for the heads up, i'll make sure i check that.
assuming it's all good though, what gauge would i want to use for my ic? would three strands of 24 gauge be good for a mini-mini? and should i try and hunt down some 28 gauge for headphones, or would 30 be good?
i wrote down the digikey # for the electrolytic caps we have there, they're panasonic fm caps i'll probably use some of those for my pimeta, save a few bucks.
I like 26 or 28awg for headphones, and 20-22awg for cables. If you want something a little larger you can use 18awg for cables.
just for reference cardas headphone cable has 4 24awg conductors
assuming it's all good though, what gauge would i want to use for my ic? would three strands of 24 gauge be good for a mini-mini? and should i try and hunt down some 28 gauge for headphones, or would 30 be good?
Solid core wire is generally accepted as sounding better than stranded (and non-litz) wire. 28 and 30 AWG are excellent gauges for both headphones cables and interconnects.
hmm, i guess i'll try taking some of 30 and 24 first (if i can't find other gauges) and do a braid w/ the number of strands i need and see how it feels. if i do headphones though they'll have 6, so a 6 stranded braid of 24 gauge is probably gonna be too thick. they'll have 6 cuz there'll be a mic, too.
is wiring up a mic the same as wiring a driver (one cable for signal / one cable for ground)? how does it get terminated? do you attach the signal to left and leave right blank? i'm curious because i plan on sticking my ksc75 drivers into a gaming headset's housing, but this headset has all of the wires coming out of the left ear bundled together, so if i recable it, i'm going to have to recable the mic, too.
Does anyone from sweden (or anywhere) know a swedish web shop where I can buy cables thin enough for recabling headphones, etc, that is about 26-28 AWG, or 0,1-0,07 mm2 or something like that. I know Clas ohlson has but i can figure out from the price and quality of theirs that the wires won't work very well with headphones, I think it would ruin the sound quality. Well, come up with suggestions, anything is welcome!
Does anyone from sweden (or anywhere) know a swedish web shop where I can buy cables thin enough for recabling headphones, etc, that is about 26-28 AWG, or 0,1-0,07 mm2 or something like that. I know Clas ohlson has but i can figure out from the price and quality of theirs that the wires won't work very well with headphones, I think it would ruin the sound quality. Well, come up with suggestions, anything is welcome!
Elfa has teflon coated silverplated copper that I use for my wiring. Havent tried it on headphones though. just search for "PTFE-isolerad kopplingstråd" and you will find it. Its available from AWG32 to AWG16.
i'll probably use some of those for my pimeta, save a few bucks.
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