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I found that size (5-17mm) as well. Do you think it's a good match for 6mm OD cables?
I believe Star Quad's overall diameter is 8.3mm and I think it would've been a bit more comfortable to work with if the sleeve slightly tighter. Not really a problem, just had to pay attention to pull it so it fits over the cable tightly enough. Also the ViaBlue sleeve starts unweaving and coming apart from the ends quite easily.
Originally Posted by cyberspyder
I believe that's just starquad separated and re-twisted.
Correct.
Originally Posted by adzadz
Where did you get that twisted pair from? Struggling to find any decent stuff that isn't per 100m reel. Oh and being in the UK doesn't help.
It's probably as bad or even worse here. I bought my cable from a local audio dealer and paid an arm and a leg for it compared to our fellow DIY'ers across the pond. Damn Americans and their cheap supplies
If you live in an appropriate location, I bet you could dumpster dive some cat5 cable
I'll probably get that for my future projects, since it's cheap and I'm just getting started with this stuff. Also it's readily available in 5/10/20m pieces.
Why don't you get some SPC from navships (ebay)? Really cheap. I plan on using it to recable my DT880s. Btw, I thought Starquad is 6mm. The Mogami I used is also 6mm I think.
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I found that size (5-17mm) as well. Do you think it's a good match for 6mm OD cables?
5-17mm is a bit too catch-all imho. I believe it matches up to a 3/8" size if comparing it to techflex sizes, in which case it would be a little loose unless you were at least in the 7-8mm size. I've seen the Canare Starquad listed at 6mm FWIW.
I really wish they made it in 1/4". That would be perfect for most applications.
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Well, completed my second-ever cable. I had a nice female plug for it but it turned out to be defective(!). Tried it with a multimeter and the left and right channels conducted into each other in the plug. So I had to use the fugly spare I had.
I use this IR receiver so I can manage my HTPC from a universal remote. It's hooked up to a serial port of a PC. The Sub-D box houses most of the parts w/the IR recevier being housed in the other end which was a little flashlight that I modified.
Hi guys, highflyin in particular I'm wanting to do a recable on a D2000 for a friend but i'm finding it difficult to find any info on it. Some questions.
1. is there any kind of custom connector that needs to be fabricated (like with senns) do I need to insert a female connector of some kind and then terminate with the appropriate male, or is it a straight soldering job?
2. does the colour coding on the stock denon wire inside the cable follow any kind of normal standard eg. red=left black=right white=ground?
3. is there anyone else who sells the Y-splits like the ones at qables?. (i'm getting an order of blank docks from them anyway but shipping from the netherlands takes ages to australia)
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@gusp.
1. AFAIK only the Sennheisers use those plugs. 2. Red equals right in most cases (both start with an r, so you won't forget ) 3. Not that I know of. FWIW, I believe Qables has got some international distributors..
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Hi guys, highflyin in particular I'm wanting to do a recable on a D2000 for a friend but i'm finding it difficult to find any info on it. Some questions.
Surprisingly (to me at least ) I have yet to crack open my D2000s for a recable, but I believe it's a direct solder job. In regards to the color wiring, running a signal test with a multimeter should pretty quickly tell you which wire leads where. I've found that manufacturers don't always follow consistent color schemes when wiring up their headphones. If you haven't purchased a multimeter yet, a basic one can be had for about $20.
As far as the "Y" splits go, really the only other options are to either cover the wire with heatshrink, manufacture a "y" yourself, or try using something called "cable pants". I personally like to cover the area with heatshrink. I take two small pieces to build up where the cables splits into two, then cover the area with 2-3 pieces to smooth things up.
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) I have yet to crack open my D2000s for a recable, but I believe it's a direct solder job. In regards to the color wiring, running a signal test with a multimeter should pretty quickly tell you which wire leads where. I've found that manufacturers don't always follow consistent color schemes when wiring up their headphones. If you haven't purchased a multimeter yet, a basic one can be had for about $20.
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