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post #106 of 111
10/21/11 at 1:42pm
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Originally Posted by OneSec View Post

As Drew suggested the headband connection is a limiting factor, next up I'll doing a Y split base on Canare cable and I'm having difficult time to make up my mind to either solder them directly to the drivers or use a detachable mod. Bad news for detachable mod is that I probably can't the same cable for my future phones like HD650 / HD800, without modding them (makes me sweat thinking about modding a HD800).

 

 



I'm considering running new wire across the top of the headband, and changing out the 3 pin mini, for a 4 pin, to do a one sided entry, balanced re-cable on my 702.

 

That's down the line though. For now I have some mogami 2893 on the way, and a switch craft and neutrik set of plugs waiting for it to arrive. 

 

OneSec - have you noticed any microphonic noise from the techflex on your red cable there? I'm considering adding it (for cosmetics) to my new cable, but will scrap if it adds significant noise.

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post #107 of 111
10/22/11 at 4:21am

No. But - If you tab or hit the cable continuously yes the sound will transfer to your ear, I guess this will happen with or without the techflex on my cable. (Why would people do it? Out of boredom? lol)

The version I'm using however, is slightly harder than normal, and when it glide against my body it sometimes give a irritating feeling of being cut.

I've ordered a nylon version and hope this will fix these problem. I bought the expandable version.

http://cableorganizer.com/nylon-multifilament/ (Please take note this is not expandable). They do have the nylon heatshrink as well.

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post #108 of 111
2/1/12 at 11:01pm

It looks like you needed to cut the mini-xlr connector in order to fit the Mogami 2534 cable. If you chose a mini-xlr connector with a larger opening, you would not need to cut the connector, which would save time/effort. The final product would also be neater.

 

Here's one such connector:

 

http://store.haveinc.com/p-54717-switchcraft-3pin-mini-xlr-female-lg-hndl.aspx

 

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Originally Posted by Acix View Post

I have the K702 and I'm super happy with these headphones in my studio. And now, I want to try to improve the sonic quality with better cable.

1. What is the best cable that you can buy by the foot to recable the K702?

I'm finding the Mogami W2534 Or W2893 to be good. MOGAMI - Neglex Quad Microphone Cables.
Please let me know if you have better cable to for this task, and what is a good AWG for 62 ohms ?

2. What are the best conectors for this cable?

A. Neutrik X-Series 1/4 with Gold Contacts and Black Shell.
B. FURUTECH, 2. FURU-FP-704(G).
C. SWITCHCRAFT TA3F mini XLR. Maybe the 4-pin cable if it's fit?
http://www.soundplugtw.com/index.php?option=product&lang=en&task=pageinfo&id=10&belongid=9&index=0

3. Okay, now what is the best way to solder the 4 conductors? the 2 blue, and the 2 white to the stereo? What's the best solder wire for this project?

 

 

EDIT: I added photos of the process...I highly recommend to get the mini XLR TQ-FL connector directly from the Taiwan manufactor, at http://www.soundplugtw.com/index.php?option=product&lang=en&task=pageinfo&id=10&belongid=9&index=0 ....Big thanks to joy@soundplugtw.com

 

My start point was the Mogami W2534 Gold 6ft about 2M out of ebay for around 10-$20 including the shipping. This was much easy for me, because I only needed to soldering only one side of the cable.

 

Mogami Cable.JPG

 

1. The mini XLR Connector/TQ-FL from http://www.soundplugtw.com (in all black).

 

 Mini XLR Conector /TQ-FL, from www.soundplugtw.com

 

2. Cutting and making place for the 4 conductor Mogami W2534 cable. 

 

 K02.JPG

 

 

3. Some polish work maybe needed on the bigger part just to looks smooth and more pro.

 

K03.JPG

 

4. This what you'll find in side of the mini XLR.

 

K04.JPG

 

5. Bending the unwanted part for a few times to break it down.

 

K05.JPG

 

6. The unwanted part was removed.

 

K06.JPG

 

7. Expend the cable host...this process needs to be made very gentle and not to make the pin/host total flat.

 

K07.JPG

 

8. Soldering ready.

 

K08.JPG

 

9. Better to put some soldering on the cable first, and hold the soldering tool/iron on the back of the host/pin, this way the silver soldering will flow in the host and will glue them to togheder. If you dont have any experience with the soldering tool like me, check out youtube videos about soldering XLR cable.

 

K09.JPG

 

10. The black part that hold all the 5 cables together is the biggest difference between the Switchraft mini XLR connector and the TQ-FL connector from http://www.soundplugtw.com.

Important notes: the black part that hold all the 5 cables together in the Switchraft is white ( maybe it was fake) and made of plastic like the shampo type plastic. I prefer the TQ-FL part that is hard plastic and can hold the 5 cables in the shape of the conector (see part in photo, 2, 3). 

 

K10.JPG

 

11. The finished product after 3 years of daily use.

 

K702 cabe.JPG



 

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post #109 of 111
2/7/12 at 9:24pm

Wow, some really interesting posts here BUT I really cannot judge what would be the best cable to buy to make up.

 

My interest is with classical music and I find the AKG 702s midrange a bit too forward (i purchased them used and they seem to be bedded in).  Soundstaging etc is fine but some recordings come through a bit harsh and I'm hoping different cabling might help.  I'm told copper rather than the standard silver might be the way to go.

 

Any suggestions gratefully received + where to buy 2.5 meters of it.

 

TIA

 

John

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post #110 of 111
2/7/12 at 9:55pm

There should be no sound difference between copper or silver cable. But for copper, I like to use the mogami starquad 2893 or 2534 cables. Inexpensive, high quality, and easy to work with. Not sure about a supplier to Australia, unfortunately. I usually get mine from Markertek.  

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post #111 of 111
2/9/12 at 4:33am
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Originally Posted by nottipiglet View Post

It looks like you needed to cut the mini-xlr connector in order to fit the Mogami 2534 cable. If you chose a mini-xlr connector with a larger opening, you would not need to cut the connector, which would save time/effort. The final product would also be neater.

 

Here's one such connector:

 

http://store.haveinc.com/p-54717-switchcraft-3pin-mini-xlr-female-lg-hndl.aspx

 



 




Yes, I've cut the mini-xlr connector to fit the Mogami 2534 cable and then I polish to looks smooth (5 minutes of work ).

 

I would like to try out the new Neutrik-mini-XLR,

 

rean-neutrik-mini-xlr-4p.jpg

 

   

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