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post #136 of 1002
6/22/04 at 11:47pm
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would anyone like me to update this with a "subwoofer" interconnect section, or just leave it the way it is?
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post #137 of 1002
6/22/04 at 11:52pm
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Originally Posted by brschmid
would anyone like me to update this with a "subwoofer" interconnect section, or just leave it the way it is?
I say go for it!
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post #138 of 1002
6/23/04 at 1:38am
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ok, i should be getting my supplies this weekend, so i will try to update it then, the Subwoofer interconnect is made the same way as a Digital Coax interconnect or a video interconnect.
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post #139 of 1002
7/2/04 at 2:04am
Would the 1/4" tech flex work fine for the starquad cable or is it not thick enough? Also to make the Y cable do you use smaller tech flex like 1/8"?
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post #140 of 1002
7/2/04 at 2:07am
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Originally Posted by IdiotTech
Would the 1/4" tech flex work fine for the starquad cable or is it not thick enough? Also to make the Y cable do you use smaller tech flex like 1/8"?
It works however it stretches just enough so you can see what color the starquad is. Black techflex over blue starquad looks awesome IMO.

JV.
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post #141 of 1002
7/2/04 at 2:40pm
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Originally Posted by Lil_JV
It works however it stretches just enough so you can see what color the starquad is. Black techflex over blue starquad looks awesome IMO.

JV.

yes it does, i have 2 cables like that and i love the color it produces.
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post #142 of 1002
7/7/04 at 10:10am
i posted a seperate thread but hope this helps me and others that will go down my path

ok So after making thousands of xlr dmx-512 interconnects for my lighting company I firgured why not make my own interconnect for me...lol


so I got me some belden 120ohm low volt computer cable.

the model number is 9841 60 (chr)

so can I use this stuff?

it has a blue wire, white wire, and a ground.
so on rca's i wont use one of the wires rite?

and on mini to mini i will use both rite?


where do i get all the cool shrink wrap for the ends????



thanx guys i am soooo excited
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post #143 of 1002
7/7/04 at 11:49am
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i don't see why you couldn't use that wire. It will provide better shielding than plain old cable.

Techflex and heatshrink? just run a search in the DIY and you will find some good threads with links to the cool stuff.

on the RCA you could use all 3 if you wish, just use 2 for ground.
and the mini, yes you use all 3.
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post #144 of 1002
7/7/04 at 5:39pm
You should be able to links for all the supplies on this page. You could even go get some stuff drom radio shack but the quality usually isnt great. And its even better if youve got some type of parts shop around. I have a marvac around so i tend to use that more. I just got done with my interconnect. Ill post the pictures later when i have my camera.
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post #145 of 1002
7/8/04 at 2:51pm
So today I went out and bought a bunch of stuff...like $120 worth....

lol i am not worried I rather spend it on messing around with this and having the joy of making something in the end.


now let me get this strait, I can use any kind of wire for a interconnect?

like can I use a 18awg that you would buy a rat shack and it comes in the pretty red,black, and green colors


for rca?

can i do something the looks like the kimber pbj..???

thanx guys wat a great thread
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post #146 of 1002
7/8/04 at 3:56pm
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yes you can use anything for an interconnect. I just made a subwoofer interconnect last week and i used 75ohm RG-6. it sounds great.
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post #147 of 1002
7/10/04 at 2:02pm
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Originally Posted by bhd812
now let me get this strait, I can use any kind of wire for a interconnect?

like can I use a 18awg that you would buy a rat shack and it comes in the pretty red,black, and green colors


for rca?

can i do something the looks like the kimber pbj..???

thanx guys wat a great thread
You can pretty much use any kind of wire for interconnects. There are of course qualifiers to this statement...

The better quality, guage, shielding, soldering job, plugs, length, etc. will effect performance to some degree. But just because a wire cost $10 per foot doesn't always mean it will perform better than something you got at Home Depot.

I've done a few using Cat5 and they sound very good. One tip/hint/secret I have used to excellent results is using old coiled headphone cable that I cut off some old headphones I had laying around. Solve two problems at once and sometimes three:

- it's coiled so easier to manage
- one end may have a plug on it that you already want
- shielding may also be present.

I have two sets of salvaged headphone cords done. One is a 3.5mm to 1/4" and the other is 3.5mm (L shape) on both ends.
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post #148 of 1002
7/14/04 at 4:49am
ok i'm going to build some out of cat5 cable, i have both solid and stranded core cables lying around, which ones shoud i use?

also i want to have some sort of shielding, since i'm only going to use 1 strand per channel, and there are 8 strands in a cable, could i leave the 5 ohters inside and expect them to act as shielding, if so are there any specific ways to do this? thanks in advance
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post #149 of 1002
7/15/04 at 3:33am
If im doing a single RCA - RCA connector, can i just use a 2-conductor wire? or does the ground need 2 wires to function properly?

Thanks
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post #150 of 1002
7/15/04 at 7:05am
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Originally Posted by nick_sabatino
If im doing a single RCA - RCA connector, can i just use a 2-conductor wire? or does the ground need 2 wires to function properly?

Thanks
just 1 wire is fine for ground
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