DIY Cable Gallery!! - Page 344

Ahh glad to see someone else jumping on the RRCA bandwagon. How do you like em unleashed?

Unl3a5h3d,
Thanx for photos.

I also ordered some RRCA (and Canare quadstar) from Redco, waiting for them (long way from US to RUS )

They seem really nice. I made my last cable with some of the like .99 Neutrik RCA's and these seem like a much better build quality. I haven't got to test them for audio but they were a lot easier to deal with.

You're welcome. I am waiting on some parts as well, my Ipod connectors and 3.5mm are coming from the Netherlands. I ordered from Qables. I have ordered from them before so they should be here today hopefully.

Does any one know if that wire I posted last page will sound any different? Thanks.

Hard to tell just looking at it. Probably not by a large margin. Can't really tell from the pictures, but does it have 4 channels (or at least 3) available?

By that do you mean 3 or 4 wires?

Yes.

I can do either. What I did was take a old pair of in ears headphones, not canal phones, and cut off the ends. I planned on braiding 3 wires for the LOD. I think I might try it. I can always order another connector and 3.5mm.

That should work nicely. I was being retarded and thought you would be using it as is, not braiding pieces together.

Thanks! It took a while, mainly because having 5 layers of shielding/sleeving took a lot more finagling to get right than normal stuff. On a fun side note, having multifilament underneath the outer PET techflex makes the whole cable soft and slightly squishy, which makes it fun to hold and squeeze. Not that that is a standard criteria to judge a USB cable by, but it is a nice distinguishing feature.

BTW, in the absence of a source of gold plated shells, I tore apart a Monoprice plug and was able to harvest some very nicely. No scratches or breaks. Because the connectors I got and the ones Monoprice use are standard, the shell fits the other pieces I got from Mouser perfectly. I think this is the path to go with for me since I still want fresh, clean solder pads.

Fraggler I really dig the USB cable, makes me want to have a go at my own.

Thanks! Do it

I don't really understand this DIY USB cables thing. You know that possibly a DIy doesn't meet the USB cable standards right?

This reminds me of one manufacturer who presented a USB cable which didn't meet the USB cable standards. Was kind of funny!

so i plan to braid 4x silver for signal 4x copper signal/ground per channel then braid that together good idea or bad ?

Meaning that the USB cable standards are pointless.