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post #1501 of 9440
5/14/06 at 12:16am
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Originally Posted by Owen Bartley
From what I gather, some people have achieved a comparable look using shoelaces. Obviously you would have length limitations with those.
What a great idea. I might have to try that.

Oh... and 1,500th post!
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post #1502 of 9440
5/15/06 at 9:59am

New mini to mini

I found it time to upgrade my mini to mini.


I think it came out quite good. High performance Switchcrafts, 0.4mm silver cores.

This mini to mini is ultra flexible and heavy duty. For extreme durability by in-/out plugging nickel tip Switchcraft would be advised over a goldplated tip.
But I choose for goldplated performance tips.

Happy listening and don't forget to upgrade!!

Hans
It is our philosophy to manufacture true High End cables for specialized connections in headphone, MP3 player, and HiFi component interconnections
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post #1503 of 9440
5/18/06 at 3:26am

My re-cabled K501

Here are some pics of my re-cabled K501s.

It's 3 wire braided, PTFE, silver plated copper, with a passive shielding. It was a beach to sheath my braided wires through the shielding. It's a bit heavy with the braided tin shielding, but it really feels like quality, with lots of heft in it. Overall, I think I have a bit more bass and the soundstage is a bit more expansive. Terminated with Neutrik connector.

First pic, raw material.


second pic finished product.


Another one...


next project is to re-cable my ATH-FC7, KSC75, and DT880. Fun!
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post #1504 of 9440
5/18/06 at 7:05pm
Looks like a pretty thick cable, is it at all heavy?
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post #1505 of 9440
5/19/06 at 12:15am
Just finished these 18cm RCA cables tonight.
Techflex Reflex Carbon Fiber Sleeving, HGA IC-3 silver wire braid, LOK Rhodium RCA's, with a touch of Cardas Quadeutectic solder.


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post #1506 of 9440
5/19/06 at 12:39am
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Originally Posted by hembergler
Looks like a pretty thick cable, is it at all heavy?
Not that bad at all. It's a bit heavy, but since I'm never hardly more than 2-3ft away from my source it doesn't bother me.
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post #1507 of 9440
5/19/06 at 10:30am
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Originally Posted by mb3k
Just finished these 18cm RCA cables tonight.
Techflex Reflex Carbon Fiber Sleeving, HGA IC-3 silver wire braid, LOK Rhodium RCA's, with a touch of Cardas Quadeutectic solder.
Snazzy I like that type of techflex.
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post #1508 of 9440
5/21/06 at 1:22pm

DIY Cable

This is a 'cheapo' DIY cable i made for my mothers system,
It's braided AWG 24 copper wire, in teflon tubing covered with tinplated copper mesh and transparent heatshrink.
Terminated with Neutrik goldplated RCA-plugs.

Total cost for a pair of 0,5m Cables was about $10 since i had alot of material around from old projects.

Far from the best but surely an upgrade from the thin stock cables.

And my own cables for use with my portable headphone amp:



4x 32 AWG silverplated copper cable braided, termination is neutriks.
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post #1509 of 9440
5/25/06 at 4:57am
nothing fancy. just ksc75 recabled with grado stock cable. eliminated the Y because it tangles too much..

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post #1510 of 9440
5/26/06 at 9:03pm
Freshly made...
Neutrik mini's with IC-3 pure silver braid:

Bare naked:


There's some heatshrink on the inside of the connector


Sounds great
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post #1511 of 9440
5/27/06 at 4:48am
30cm Interconnect Cable
Neutrik NP2X-B Tele 6.35mm
Neutrik RCA (Unknown Model)
Gotham Cable GAC-2 Double Shielded Microphone Cable
Polyester Sleeving
My first try ever at making a cable of any kind. Needed an interconnect from my E-MU 1820 AudioDock to my BT928 headphone amp.

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post #1512 of 9440
5/27/06 at 7:01am
I put these cables together this week.

Sub amp interconnect: Made with mil. Spec three conductor shielded cable that has stranded silver plated copper wire with teflon insulation. I picked up the connectors at a local electronics shop for $1.50/pair. (they don't have any more though. )



Ipod line out: Made with mil. Spec 22 AWG stranded silver plated copper wire with teflon insulation.

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post #1513 of 9440
6/1/06 at 11:32am

recent mini to RCA

Well I just finished another mini to RCA with the all desired WBT next gen Ag's.

I find the Y-splitt very well done. Still thinking about another solution though.



Hope you'll like it.

Hans.
It is our philosophy to manufacture true High End cables for specialized connections in headphone, MP3 player, and HiFi component interconnections
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post #1514 of 9440
6/2/06 at 9:22pm
Beautiful y-split, very well done. I like the idea of putting heatshrink all the way through it... I might have to steal that.
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post #1515 of 9440
6/3/06 at 4:48pm

Black Beauty?

Well you are welcome. I think I found the trick of the Y-splitt.
This is even better!



Someday I'll let you in on the secret.
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