DIY Cable Gallery!!

[Naruto]

When you guys make up a new cable can you throw up the specs on the stuff you used and the length and maybe a quick comment on the performance..? I see some posts that have this info., and some that don't. There might be some others like me who want to emulate the great work you guiys are doing on here!

I'm in the process of doing some 8' component''s with Belden 1505a Coax, Canare RCAP C4F rca's,and some Black/Clear Pet with clear and black heat shrink. I'm hoping they turn out nice!

Update: 3pcs about 8' 75ohm components
Aprox. Cost = 1505a $5, Canare RCA's $15, Techflex/shrink $10
Give or take a buck or 2

[audiomortis]

Originally Posted by Naruto

When you guys make up a new cable can you throw up the specs on the stuff you used and the length and maybe a quick comment on the performance..? I see some posts that have this info., and some that don't. There might be some others like me who want to emulate the great work you guiys are doing on here!

I'm in the process of doing some 8' component''s with Belden 1505a Coax, Canare RCAP C4F rca's,and some Black/Clear Pet with clear and black heat shrink. I'm hoping they turn out nice!

yeah, I'm always looking for that info too. I also love to see the cost.

[ayt999]

time to post some of the pictures of my headphone recables. I've been forgetting to post them despite having them uploaded to the Head-Fi photo storage for a while.

first a balanced Qualia 010 cable made from four runs of 24AWG 99.99% silver wire in Litz braid and terminated with Neutrik NC3MX-HD XLR connectors.



a balanced Qualia 010 cable made from four runs of military-spec 30AWG silver-plated copper wire in Litz braid and terminated with Neutrik NC3MX-HD XLR connectors.


a balanced Sennheiser HD650 cable made from four runs of 24AWG 99.99% silver wire in Litz braid and terminated with Neutrik NC3MX-HD XLR connectors.


a balanced Sony MDR-023 recable done with four runs of military-spec 30AWG silver-plated copper wire in Litz braid and terminated with Neutrik NC3MX XLR connectors.


EDIT:
I forgot about this one. even better than my recabling of the MDR-023... making a balanced HD650 cable from super-cheap RadioShack wire.

[Thaddy]

Originally Posted by ayt999

a balanced Sony MDR-023 recable done with four runs of military-spec 30AWG silver-plated copper wire in Litz braid and terminated with Neutrik NC3MX XLR connectors.

I can't even think of any words to describe how awesome that is...

[ayt999]

a balanced interconnect made from four conductors (1 per signal, 2 for ground) of Litz braided 24AWG 99.99% solid silver wire. should be roughly a meter long. terminated with Neutrik NC3MX-HD and NC3FX-HD.

[individual6891]

Originally Posted by Thaddy

I can't even think of any words to describe how awesome that is...

Ditto

[RnB180]

ayt,

did you have fun lits braiding 30 awg wire that long?

[ayt999]

Originally Posted by RnB180

ayt,

did you have fun lits braiding 30 awg wire that long?

not as much fun as braiding the 4.5m headphone cable that is the 24AWG solid silver Qualia 010 cable. these 24AWG solid silver wires from the group buy are hard to braid properly. I could have done better, but given the trouble I was having, I was content with how it turned out. I covered it in multifilament techflex so you cannot see it anyways. then after that I went ahead and made a 3m cable from the same wire for my HD650's... even more fun.

the 30AWG copper wire was much better in comparison. it has a nice, thick teflon coating around the thin conductor and is a lot easier to work with (the silver wire didn't have much insulation so I had to be extra careful on top of its relative rigidness). but even then, it takes way to long to braid 3m of it... and of course I did it twice, once for the Qualia cable and again for the MDR-023 recable.

[HiGHFLYiN9]

I didn't feel comfortable with the thickness of that outer teflon layer so I stripped it off and added some much thicker 22 gauge teflon, but as long as you aren't getting any crosstalk it's all good. I love those cute little Sonys too!!

P.S. Just thinking about how detailed a Qualia with a silver cable is hurts my head.

[Vadi]

It's an empty core of a coax cable made of foamed polyethylene and wrapped in 8 24AWG copper wires. Their insulation is glass-silk. I put them in transparent heatshrink since the glass itches.