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22g gold alloy wire
teflon insulation
1/4" clear tubing complete with "DO NOT USE FOR ICEMAKER" WRITING
Canare F-09 RCAs

My initial impressions are good. These cables have a very liquid and detailed midrange. The bass isn't the punchiest, but it is full. The highs seem a tad rolled off and lacking definition though.

Lots of beautiful, new cables.

bg4533, that tubing looks *awesome* its a brliliat idea.

Rob.

I thought silver wire was supposed to have excellent highs, Im kinda surprised that those rca-rca have not great highs I was planning on using silver for my next cable too.

not silver but gold alloy.

Ive found gold alloy to be a wonderful sounding conductor. Its what I use for my personal portable set up.

depending on the gold alloy wire you use, and connectors, I suppose the sound can vary.

what I noticed with gold alloy, were nice details yet not sibilant, very tube like signatures and wonderfully musical.

Ive found that high purity silver has a very harsh sibilant tone, with little bass response and thin sounding. it was like the equivelant of Grado bowl pads of cables.

some may argue about it being less conductive, but I dont really care, my ears tell me that it sounds better then anything else Ive listened to

at least for my portable set up, its just magical. It sounds great to me and thats all that matters. I dont think anyone has ever tried to apply gold alloy to mini cables except me .

if anyone ever decides to DIY a gold alloy mini, Id love to hear your thoughts.
but as my opinion sits.. its the best sounding conductor Ive used on my portable rig.

RnB180, where are you getting your gold wire?

I got mine from Jvalver on Ebay.

I am sure there is some variance in the gold wire that is currently around. I am sure some isn't even real gold.

My favorite cable has been Belden 7986LC coax with Eichmann bullets. It is dark and bassy, but has crisp highs. I am really liking this gold cable so far. The soundstage seems to have a little more depth than I am used to. Cymbals might not be rolled off so much as accurately placed behind behind the vocals and guitars, but they do lack a little definition either way. I might build a gold cable with Eichman bullets. Silver bullets would be nice, but I am too poor right now.

here are some cables I made with the said gold wire and eichmann bullets i love them

hey there!

enigma awesome work!

I like the custom shrink

you cable work is great! those eichmanns are quite pricey man, keep up the good work.

Thanks RnB! ... thanks for the link to the custom heatshrink btw... it certainly makes them look more polished and professional! ...think you might like these as well

..gold alloy again but with the WBT Nextgen Toplines




and some others using the LOK plugs and and som various stranded and solid core silver plated copper wire

Whoa! - They are gorgeous mate - nice work!

Thanks!

Thought I would save some money by makeing my own just how I wanted and just what I was looking for...HA!

...and they are wife,girlfriend,mom safe too becuase they are so pretty

can can you A/B the toplines vs the eichmanns and give us our opinion. I'm very interested to see which sounds better

The Eichmanns sound a bit leaner when put up against the WBTs (maybe more open then lean...)

I will be using the WBTs as my refrence now as I find them to do everything just right and to be a great balance of the body of the LOKs and the detail of the Eichmanns.

I am a tube guy and love the huge body, soundstage, and detail I hear from the gold alloy / WBTs ... the Eichmanns just dont seem to have the same tone and purity in sound...

first time recab well i test it on the cheap HD201 Litz braid 20awg

I gave my Sennheisers some Cardas love.

7 Ft Cardas 4X24 wire
Canare F-12 3.5mm plug
Senn connectors from the group buy.
Kester silver solder






I had a weird experience with this cable. I wonder if anyone else has had a cable do this. The first time I plugged it into my Pimeta and listened to it I though the cable sounded sorta thin and unimpressive. After about 45 minutes the sound started to change almost before my ears. I could listen to the same track, back to back, and it would sound very different. The sound became very lush and full with a lot of warmth. I REALLY like the sound of this wire with my Senns.