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toxic cables said:

Both my stranded Silver wire are actually 26AWG, not 24. It's the rest of my stranded wire, that are 24.

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 Oops.  Sorry about that.  Thanks for clarifying.  

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toxic cables said:

Both my stranded Silver wire are actually 26AWG, not 24. It's the rest of my stranded wire, that are 24.

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Hang on Frank, did you mean to write both? I thought you only stocked 1 stranded silver wire?

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cogsand gears said:

Hang on Frank, did you mean to write both? I thought you only stocked 1 stranded silver wire?

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Yes i did. 
I have 2 different stranded silver wires now.

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22 gauge, especially of solid silver might be too thick and stiff.  Stranded is better for flexibility.  Not sure there are any pure stranded silvers out there except for TWAg, and that isn't for sale to DIY'ers.  Toxic cables makes a mostly silver stranded cable with a touch of gold in 24awg and Plussoundaudio has the same wire in 28awg.  Either should be good for a portable cable.

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I now carry the wires in 26awg as well.

lol....
 
Who should I buy cables from. 
Hehehe
 
 
 
 
What connectors should I use for my Di-Noc expeditions?

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triangle3 said:

lol....
 
Who should I buy cables from. 

Heheh

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http://www.lunashops.com/goods.php?id=664 $5 for over 6ft Pure silver stranded wire, with 40 strands. Now that's a bargain.

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toxic cables said:

http://www.lunashops.com/goods.php?id=664 $5 for over 6ft Pure silver stranded wire, with 40 strands. Now that's a bargain.

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Wow, that really is a nice price... 
 
 
 
I might do some real CF work... Overboard? Yes. Necessary? Yes.
lololol
 
I haven't done any real CF work since 2002.
 
 
I need someone with a caliper or micrometer to tell me the diameter of the casing on the non rough part of a Oyaide 3.5mm connector please.

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triangle3 said:

I need someone with a caliper or micrometer to tell me the diameter of the casing on the non rough part of a Oyaide 3.5mm connector please.

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8.00mm

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toxic cables said:

8.00mm

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Thank you, sir.
 
Now I need someone with a 1/4" Cardas GRQ S to do the same. 
Need to know what to order for my CF ordeal.

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fraggler said:

 
22 gauge, especially of solid silver might be too thick and stiff.  Stranded is better for flexibility.  Not sure there are any pure stranded silvers out there except for TWAg, and that isn't for sale to DIY'ers.  Toxic cables makes a mostly silver stranded cable with a touch of gold in 24awg and Plussoundaudio has the same wire in 28awg.  Either should be good for a portable cable.

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Are you sure the silver/gold stranded cables from plussoundaudio are the same?

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toxic cables said:

http://www.lunashops.com/goods.php?id=664 $5 for over 6ft Pure silver stranded wire, with 40 strands. Now that's a bargain.

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triangle3 said:

Wow, that really is a nice price... 

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Be sure to read the comments: Lunashops sells it only in 1 meter lengths. $5 buys you two pieces. I agree that it's a good price if that's what you need.

You can ask them to do it in longer lengths. I got some awhile ago to try, and they sent me it in one length.

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Are you sure the silver/gold stranded cables from plussoundaudio are the same?

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Exactly the same?  Probably not.  But similar enough in concept that they could probably be listed together.  I think Mundorf did the original wire that was silver and gold, but theirs was never available stranded.  There are only a few manufacturers that are officially licensed to do OCC and I don't think I am too far out of line to assume that most OCC DIY wire comes from the same manufacturer or two.  Should be very similar in quality (which is very high).
 
Really what this means is that there are enough sources for high quality, easy to work with wire at a good price points that current cable that DIY cable makers should feel really lucky.  There was really only Cryoparts, ALO, and Jenawire a few years ago and they were and are more expensive than they need to be.  Then Doublehelixcables came along and started the trend of really high quality, reasonably priced cables.  And recently Toxic Cables and Plussoundaudio have joined the market, each bringing variations on the theme.  
 
This is a great time to be DIY'ing cables.  If only there were more high quality connectors at similarly reasonable prices.  If I had the resources, I'd jump in as a supplier of DIY supplies, especially the connector side since wires are well covered now.  But most places need me to order thousands of plugs if I want custom, and that isn't happening any time soon.
 
Sorry for the slight opinion piece instead of a simple answer.  

The company i get my Silver/Gold wire from does not make this wire for anyone else. I contacted every company that offers OCC wire and none were able to make Silver wire with Gold content. There are many who offer standard silver Wire with Gold, not OCC.
 
So whoever someone else might be getting Silver/Gold wire from, they are not getting it from my source.

First I tried to make a single entry detachable cable mod, but the female jack I got didn't have a tight enough grip to hold in place the 3.5mm male end inside of it.
So I disassembled it and made a double entry cable for the time being until I get my hands on a good female jack.
 
The wire is 24awg pure stranded silver coated in teflon (not too sure about that but the coating is fairly stiff) I used a six strand round braid and split into two 3 wire flat braids (2 conductors for signal and one for ground each cup) I've also stuffed it with some foam I had laying around, seems like it calmed the bass a bit.
 
SQ wise I don't really know if the wire made a difference besides the bass reduction which I am quite sure is from the foam (since I've already used this cable with a detachable setup and haven't noticed the bass reduction)
 
Well here it is