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I only needed the single interconnect to go from my CD player to my PPA, I have a RCA-Mini that I got JMT to make at the same time, plus its only from an iPod so an amazing IC isn't really necessary.
7 connectors does make it an expensive proposition though
Originally posted by ProFingerSk8er thanks for the quick reply pingles,
the project im currently thinking requires about 7 RCA plugs, and those Silver Midline Locking Barrel RCA looks just plan awsome..
but that's over $50 on plugs alone
o well...i guess you get what you pay for x_X
One of these days I need to build cables for my SACD player hooked into my home theater
Scott
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Originally posted by sleepkyng 8 bucks for a good mini to mini
that's a good investment?
yes. if you make your own. You can build the same quality stuff that companies sell for 5 times the price. Many companies for example sells cables you can buy for 100.00 or build the same thing for 20-30 bucks.
recently I made a RCA to RCA interconnect with two conducter twisted 16ga. wire, and I got a large ammount of hum from the interconnect. In the past I have made cables with two conducter twisted sheilded cable and soldered the sheild to ground on one side. In the later setup I got no hum. So whats the deal, am i really getting all that hum by not having a braided/foiled sheild? I thought that twisting a signal with ground wire also sheilded the signal, but it must be less so.
thoughts?
Milo
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Originally posted by A3rd.Zero So whats the deal, am i really getting all that hum by not having a braided/foiled sheild? I thought that twisting a signal with ground wire also sheilded the signal, but it must be less so.
thoughts?
Milo
Using braided shielding is a good idea, but your hum may not be caused by a lack of shielding. I recently ran into a problem that created a hum. I used shielded Canare Starquad to build a mini to RCA cable, and I had a really nasty hum. Turned out the 3.5 mm mini plug was defective.
well I was using pretty cheep RCA's that I havent used before and I actually had to isolate some sections using JBWELD (which is non conductive by the way). But im comfortable with my solder joints, even though I had to shave some of them down with a knife.
milo
I dont know whatever!
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Originally posted by A3rd.Zero well I was using pretty cheep RCA's that I havent used before and I actually had to isolate some sections using JBWELD (which is non conductive by the way). But im comfortable with my solder joints, even though I had to shave some of them down with a knife.
milo
I dont know whatever!
Zu Cable uses JBWeld on their plugs to hold things in place. I replaced a bad plug on my Pivot, and spotted the JB Weld. They used a Canare 3.5 mm plug, snipped off part of the cable clamp, JB Welded it in place, and replaced the Canare handle with a shorter brushed alumnium handle. If I'm satisfied with a cable I've built, I'll use Devcon Plastic Welder to help hold things in place.
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