DIY Cable Gallery!!

[Animal Mother]

Oh yeah, sounds terrific too.

[TheRH]

Dude is that blood in the pic? Cable looks good though.

[Animal Mother]

Hah, no thats just some random food, I was hungry after all that hard work.

[jmlpartners]

Twisted Cat5 Speaker Cable

Compared to the jumble that is braided Cat5 speaker cable, this speaker cable sounds the way it looks: smooth and coherent. It is also easier and less time-consuming to make.



Start by separating Cat5 cable down to its individual wires. Cut all the wires to the same length. With an electric drill and a jig, twist them in groups of four to create a star-quad.



Twist four quads together, in the opposite direction to make a strand.



Optionally, twist two or three strands together in the opposite direction. The speaker cable consists of one, two, or three strands, depending on the total gauge desired. All conductors are the same length, and the geometry is consistent and symmetrical throughout the cable.



Single-strand: 15 gauge equivalent.
Double-strand: 12 gauge equivalent.
Triple-strand: 10 gauge equivalent.

Terminate the cable as you choose. The individual wires can be grouped by stripes and solids, to minimize the cables inductance or by alternate color pairs, to minimize the cables capacitance.

[Mr.Sneis]

[Animal Mother]

Nice recable, looks cool. I made another longer mini-mini today, but I loaned my camera to my brother so I'll post up some pics when I get it.

[kpeezy]

Here are my second and third DIY attempts.

The first cable is the same as this 2nd RCA cable but with a different y-split. This 2nd RCA cable uses the extra stress relievers that came with the RCA plugs to cover the Y-split.



Just an extension cable

[infinitesymphony]

What sorts of pipes are you guys using to cover the Y splits?

[Mr.Sneis]

Originally Posted by infinitesymphony

What sorts of pipes are you guys using to cover the Y splits?

From what I understand some use spare plug covers without the plugs, or tubing from lowes/home depot. I'm no expert though, I'm sure there's better!

[ruZZ.il]

slightly off topic, but what do you guys do to minimize microphonics in HP re-cables? I've got a bag full of it in the teflon coated multi-strand silver plated copper..