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08-30-2005, 04:29 AM
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There are also two styles. The old style is kinda ugly. The one's I am using are the new style, but when I ordered mine he had a limited quanity. Get extra because you will screw a couple up before you get the hang of using them.
Here's a tip: As soon as you solder the wires to the pins, encase them in hot glue or similar. The pins are very thin and I had a few break on me.
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ridax is also not located in the US. It takes me about 7-10 days to get the connectors here in central Kentucky.
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08-31-2005, 02:21 AM
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I got some gold alloy wire today and I've been playing around....
I can say that this item is unique to this forum. To tell the truth, I've never seen one of these:
iPod line out to RCA
22awg Golld Alloy wire in Teflon tubing ( 4 strand Litz braid)
WBT clone RCA
iPod connector (this is the old style connector.)
Kester silver solder
Here's the bare wire in the Teflon tube.
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08-31-2005, 02:26 AM
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I have found that the iPod line out connectors are an excellent way to test the sonic qualities of different types/brands of cables. Subtle differences in the cable are easy to hear when using them in this application.
I used my last "new" style connector to make this:
iPod line out to mini
22awg gold ally wire in a tri-braid
Neutrik 3.5mm plug
Kester silver solder
Here's the gold alloy through Techflex:
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08-31-2005, 02:28 AM
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Very nice... but I still don't understand the whole gold thing. I mean, it is less conductive than silver or copper. The only reason it is used in audio AFAIK is because it is less corrosive... so they use it on connectors and such. What value does it have in a cable?
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08-31-2005, 03:14 AM
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This is the unique one   :
It sounds very nice. Now I need to make a mini to mini cable. Argrr.....
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08-31-2005, 03:41 AM
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This is the unique one :
It sounds very nice. Now I need to make a mini to mini cable. Argrr.....
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That rocks ( and is also very unique). Nice touch with the PCB mount jack. 
How did you like working with those iPod connectors? I see you pulled all of the pins. That must have sucked just a little bit. Some of the pins slide right out and others won't budge. I usually just pull the pins around the ones I am using.
I'll have to add one of those to my project list. 
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Very nice... but I still don't understand the whole gold thing. I mean, it is less conductive than silver or copper. The only reason it is used in audio AFAIK is beca[use it is less corrosive... so they use it on connectors and such. What value does it have in a cable?
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Is not pure gold. It's a gold, copper, silver alloy wire that is gold plated. I mainly just got it to try it out. I'v done a little listening tonight. I like the sound of it. Like others have said, it has a "tube" sound to it. I found it really detailed like silver but with the warmth silver lacks, but not quite the warmth of copper. I need to spend some more time with it and let the cables burn in before I make any final judgements. Bass is really punchy, but a little lacking in the mid to lower bass range. It does really well with stringed instruments like violins, chellos, double bass, etc. I still like the Cardas 4x24 the best so far.
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08-31-2005, 03:58 AM
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That rocks ( and is also very unique). Nice touch with the PCB mount jack.
How did you like working with those iPod connectors? I see you pulled all of the pins. That must have sucked just a little bit. Some of the pins slide right out and others won't budge. I usually just pull the pins around the ones I am using.
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Thanks.
Connector is very nice to work with. Pins should be glued first and then soldered.
I pulled all out to avoid Ipod problems. Results are very impressive. Path from source is very short. Is all about getting the best sound from the ipod. Je, je. I really enjoyed this project. Thanks for the link to the connectors. They really rock!
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It's kinda weird but I was going through my parts and I found a couple of Switchcraft PCB mount jacks like the ones you used. I had ordered the wrong ones. I got the ones that don't have any type of threading on them and I could not use them. I'm glad I still got em cause now I something to use them on.
BTW what is that green stuff you used? Liquid eletrical tape?
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08-31-2005, 04:19 AM
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TURBO
It's kinda weird but I was going through my parts and I found a couple of Switchcraft PCB mount jacks like the ones you used. I had ordered the wrong ones. I got the ones that don't have any type of threading on them and I could not use them. I'm glad I still got em cause now I something to use them on.
BTW what is that green stuff you used? Liquid eletrical tape?
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Nice!. Let me know if it fits fine. I am looking for the best quality jacks that fits this thing. Oh, and if you have part numbers, a lot better. Thanks.
The green stuff is liquid electric tape from Home Depot. (5 bucks the can). They have it in black, green and red.
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08-31-2005, 04:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Illah
Custom EMU0404 Breakout Cable
- 20 AWG Silver-plated copper mil-spec wire, teflon housing
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Tutorial: Build your own EMU0404 Breakout
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Thanks for the tutorial I'm going to be making one myself this Thursday when my parts are here.
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Wooh, balanced leatherheads! Nice and clean Alex. What type of wire did you end up using?
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some 30AWG silver-plated copper I litz braided a while back and had around. just wanted to test to see how they sound balanced. 
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That is a really nice recable. I like that sleeving. How does it sound?
I also must say that I love those headphones. They are beautiful with the leather on them and I also like the way the headband is made. What model Audio-Technicas are those? Are those the AT-DHA3000?
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not quite, they're the Audio-Technica ATH-L3000 Limited Edition Leather Headphones. Extremely beutiful IMO
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