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Ok guys, I was skeptical at first, but I can clearly tell the difference between this and my RS interconnect. I'm made an interconnect for my sound card to amp using the purple Canare star quad cable & Canare F-12 connectors. My first reaction was "oh ****"... it's that good. I ordered from Markertek and they shipped very quickly.
Originally posted by superjohnny Ok guys, I was skeptical at first, but I can clearly tell the difference between this and my RS interconnect. I'm made an interconnect for my sound card to amp using the purple Canare star quad cable & Canare F-12 connectors. My first reaction was "oh ****"... it's that good. I ordered from Markertek and they shipped very quickly.
This is a great project, thank you brschmid!
you are welcome!
Is the guide easy to follow, or do i need to perform some editing?
I am in definite need of some decent interconnects...some short mini-minis, mini-rcas, etc.
Would using Cat5e be all that good? I have tons of the stuff lying around and no need for it really. Otherwise, I will spring for some Star Quad I guess. The only issue I see with Cat5e would be shielding, or a lack thereof.
Addon: From the looks of things, it would seem that the plugs cost way more than the cable. I wonder if any of these places do bulk discounts on say, 10 or more plugs? I definetly like to keep extra around...OTOH, I know someone who I will ask who runs his own theatre company..maybe I can get a deal on some plugs from him. We'll see...
Originally posted by JeffL I am in definite need of some decent interconnects...some short mini-minis, mini-rcas, etc.
Would using Cat5e be all that good? I have tons of the stuff lying around and no need for it really. Otherwise, I will spring for some Star Quad I guess. The only issue I see with Cat5e would be shielding, or a lack thereof.
Addon: From the looks of things, it would seem that the plugs cost way more than the cable. I wonder if any of these places do bulk discounts on say, 10 or more plugs? I definetly like to keep extra around...OTOH, I know someone who I will ask who runs his own theatre company..maybe I can get a deal on some plugs from him. We'll see...
Cat5e is good, but yes, shielding is the problem.
Star quad is like 0.30/ft.
and your right, connectors are the expensive part.
Most of my Cat5 cables are computer interconnects, so I can't comment on how a Cat5 audio interconnect might sound. But, I've seen a number of people in these forums using Cat5, particularly for headphone and speaker cables. A search for "cat5" would turn up those threads.
In any case, I suspect that Cat5 plenum-rated cable with foil shielding might work well. Then again, there are lots of unshielded interconnects that sound fine. Perhaps the only way to find out is to build one of each and see what they sound like on your rig.
I'm needing to make a cable to convert a 3.5mm stereo headphone jack (i.e. Shure E3c) into a headphone amp that has a Neutrik Locking 1/4" headphone jack.
Searched many of the links and/or manufacturers web sites, and can't seem to find a decent 3.5mm female stereo connector for this.
Any ideas?
BTW, first post after lurking for awhile.
Thanks for any input!
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