So, what does it sound like? I'm interested in sonic differences here, am seriously considering this mod!
Makes everything a bit warmer . Definitely improved by soldering directly to the pins in the AC plug like I did.
Seriously though, the reason I did this was out of necessity. Being a fan of balisong knives, and having been given a nice, sharp one recently by a fellow headfier, I often enjoy flipping it while sitting at my desk. Where that soldering iron sits, it is just right to occasionally have the cord get hit by the blade, so the cheap insulation on the stock cable was getting rather frayed. Copper was visible from several spots, and especially considering the voltage output to the iron, I didnt feel this was the best thing to have happen. Needless to say, I used my other soldering iron to perform this mod, though it would have been **** impressive had I managed it without.
__________________ Home Setup :
EMU 1212m or Samsung HD841 => Pimeta => Sennheiser HD580
Portable Setup :
iRiver h120, Magnavox AZ6816, Sony D-25, Sony D-34 => Shure E4/Sony MDR-D66 Eggos/Koss ksc35/75
In The Works :
M³, Mint, Dynalo, Millet Hybrid, Guzzler USB DAC, Modified Mint
just made these cables for my friend, so i can't comment on how they sound. materials used are SPC, braided into starquad configuration, terminated with Canare F-10 RCA.
my first re-cabling job ever!!
crossroads mylarone x3i.
it came out as everything i hoped for. the only complaint is the black smudge thing on the termination. i only had a lighter...
Well it's been a while since I've posted anything on the Cable Gallery thread, so I thought I'd put a few new pics up.
I needed a meter long pair of interconnects to run from my Bellari VP129 Phono Preamp, so I decided on thicker-gauge Cardas solid core copper wiring in teflon tubing in a tribraid. Two wires run to ground and one runs the signal.
Unsleeved and sleeved.
Terminated with Cardas Quadeutectic solder and Switchcraft RCAs with the black shells.
Another View
Also finally got around to recabling my new 2005 DT880s with smurf Cardas wire and gold plated Neutrik NP3C-B. The Cardas cable seems to help ward off a little bit of the brightness with the 880s.
Tjumper, you can use matches without getting those black discolorations on the heatshrink, you have to hold it a lot further away and let the heat rise to the heatshrink. It will be slower and you might have to use two matches in some cases, but it's worth it.
__________________ Cans: AH-D2000 ◦ K240S ◦ DT990 '05 ◦ MS-1 ◦ MS-2i Amps:Little Dot II ◦ Pimeta ◦ Rockhopper M3 ◦ WooAudio3 Sources: Ack dAck 1.3 ◦ PCD-300A ◦ S-100 mkII ◦ X-DAC v3 ◦ Xpression III + VP129 Portables: iRiver iMP-550 ◦ Microsoft Zune ◦ 1G Shuffle ◦ Sony D-EJ2000 Speakers: NHT Classic Three Bookshelves ◦ RC Line Arrays + Newform Ribbons My Feedback ● Team Cable DIY ● The Anime Thread ● The Video Game Thread
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. Definitely improved by soldering directly to the pins in the AC plug like I did.
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