DIY Cable Gallery!! - Page 59

Koss portaPro recable
4 way litz, silver coated copper, w/ teflon insulation
'carbon' techflex
neutrik 3.5mm 'L' connector

Well they do sound a little different. I believe that there seems to be more high frequency extension, but I will have a better listening session at work where I usually listen to them connected to my PC.

In looking at Garbz's cable, which I might add looks very nice, I though about how cool a translucent plastic connnector with the wires visible within. I have seen others do that style with the middle dremel'd out and then hot glue, but why doesnt anyone then cover the whole connector with shrink wrap, for a cleaner finish?

Where does Zu Cable get their HD-580/600/650 connectors they use? Made in house?

edit: Oh and no, I simply put a dab of superglue on each side of each box. Pretty much perminant I guess, but I don't plan to put the old wires back in, since they are bargin basement crap wire, and the connect is very flimsy. though they definately made the portaPro's more portable compared to my recable. Not an issue for me though, since I only listen while sitting down. I am not a fan of 'streetin' with headphones on. I like to hear what is going on around me.... (personal taste)

Good thing too, that means you'll live long enough for us to enjoy more of your work.

Thanks!

Hey anyone seen a nylon 'techflex' that looks like this for sale? I think it is very cool looking, kinda snake skin-ish:
http://ipodstudio.com/photopost/data...nt_Cable_3.jpg

The reason I didn't cover it with shrink wrap is the massive difference in diametre size. The middle of the connector is probably 5 times wider then the the cable itself. I would have prefered heatshrinking it to cover the otherwise messy glue job, but there's simply no heatshrink out there which can cover it all with one diametre. And no i'm too lasy to use thoes heatshrink sheets and make a cone out of them

Hiflying yeah that is a switchcraft connector I believe. Quite the bit more difficult then neutrik XLRs since the plastic isn't soldering friendly, and I even managed to melt one of the pins I found the senn connectors easier to solder, but definitly not easier to open though

www.wirecare.com has some techflex which is similar to that.

You don't think 3-to-1 would work? Is there enough clearance in the actual headphone to clear it (if say it would work)? What do you think about the translucent connector thought? Don't you think that would look slick? I guess you would need a mold and then to pour in some type of fluid plastic (heated), which would then cool and stay in that shape. $$$$ I assume.

garbz 3-1 or evem 4-1 shrink should work as long as you are not covering the portion that enters the jacks.

did using the senn cable actually make a difference in the sound of the ksc75? seeing all of this is making me want to recable my ms2 and sr225.

yeah I guess they would look cool, especially if they didn't have the bubbles showing that my connector has. RnB the connector doesn't worry me really, the cut is on the inside so the casual passer wouldn't even notice it, and it's not THAT ugly.

I'm much more concerned by the fact that my heatshrink has the specs written on the side whereas professional stuff doesn't, but then this was 1/3rd of the price.

Fureshi it probably makes them sound worse

Koss KSC75 in its natural state, yeah right. Cable is all copper, Gauge 22 and braided by me. If this mod was worth it? Hell, yeah. I can hear more lows and highs extension. Sound stage stays the same. Overall, I hear more details from the spectrum.

Songs echoes and delays, are more evident that never before. Led Zeppelin's "Whole lotta love"' sounds very nice. I even get dizzy in my bed. Just imagine.

I am a believer, regarding cables. They can change sound. Hell yeah.

8-way Litz braid

8 way litz RCA-to-3.5mm

Dayton RCA's
Neutrik 3.5mm
24awg teflon insulated, silver coated copper (R+,L+) blue
6x 26 awg teflon insulated, silver coated copper (grnd) yellow
"Carbon" techflex


http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a15...n/DSCF0817.jpg

Did the "pants" to the Y with adhesive lined 3-to-1. Turned out very good, I forget who's idea that was, but it works quite well.

BTW: 8-way litz braiding is very time consuming....but it looks cool, with a 'snakeskin' effect, which you can see through the PET.

mine , ok ok i think I got the idea from Highflying or RnB180

My first Soic soldering. THS4601ID on a Browndog Adapter, for my Rockhopper M3.

VR6 that is a cool cable. lose a bit more heatshrink and it'd be dy-no-might!