Finally finished the cable using the 100/46 Litz wire. With
@TrollDragon
's advice, the wire is pretty easy to work with. Make a solder ball and poke the ends in and out. I enjoyed the braiding, actually, and got into a nice rhythm, first standing, then sitting. I lost my place twice, but worked out how to recover without having to start over. The biggest PITA are those bloody SMC connectors. I hope I'm done making cables for my HiFiMAN cans. I will say that it sounds as good as it looks, as long as you think it looks good
At first blush it seems slightly different from the Mogami W2799 cable I normally use. I'll have to compare them sometime down the road. For now, I'll stick with this one. Anyway, here are some pix.
Sorry if they seem a bit dark. I did adjust the brightness and contrast on them. Right-click and Open in new tab... will give you the 1200x900 versions.