I have a quick question about cable design. I'm making a 3 conductor power umbilical terminated in speakon connectors for my beta22 build (probably about 18"). For the cable, would braiding 3 wires together result in too much interference? Or would it be ok for that short of a length?

So I'd like to make a 1/4" female-to-1/8" male headphone cable. The wire I've got is the Mogami 2534 so it has 4 conductors and a shield. Should I use 1 conductor each for Left and Right, then use 2 conductors for ground adding shield on the source end?  

Quote: The Mogami 2534 definitely has words printed on it. Every 12 inches, it says "NEGLEX 2534 MICROPHONE CABLE MOGAMI JAPAN" in white letters on my black cable.   Based on pics online, I think the Canare L-4E6S also has words

Quote: Huh? What are you talking about? Fraggler didn't mention headphone cables specifically either... If you start looking through this thread, you'll see numerous examples of USB cables and RCA interconnects and about every other type of cable made without any shielding. 

Interesting discussion. What about picking up this mylar reflective sheeting from Home Depot marketed to use in greenhouses? http://www.homedepot.com/p/t/202985200?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&keyword=mylar&storeId=10051&N=5yc1v&R=202985200#.UToR9xnpaPU

Quote:   How big is this opening? Would this one not work? http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Kobiconn/171-7425-E/?qs=sGAEpiMZZMv0W4pxf2HiV1zUxoMGggI3ECQU23tCwCg%3d

Quote: Well either one really . This stuff was regular 3:1 but I also ordered some of their adhesive lined

Quote: Yeah it seems quite obviously undersized. Do you happen to know of a different source for heatshrink by the foot?

So I ordered a bunch of different heatshrink colors and sizes from the website recommended a few times in this thread AVoutlet.com   It's been a headache dealing with them as the 1/2" clear size I wanted is definitely too small.   I placed a pretty complicated order with multiple sizes...

Quote: Sweet! Do you sell those Viablue USB connectors??

Quote: Ah yes, I didn't realize others were looking for the same RCAs. I ended up ordering mine off of Parts Express' Amazon store because shipping is cheaper there (go figure). Here's a link to one of the connectors on Amazon...

Quote: There's a USB A here on ebay http://www.ebay.com/itm/290868085685 Couldn't find a B.

Here's my humble addition to the thread   This is my first cable. I think it turned out rather well!       I wanted something to connect my Modi and Magni stack together that didn't lift up the one on top. These ended up being just a hair too stiff and they do lift up the...

Quote:   This sounds too technical for the sound science forum

Thanks a ton for your help, csarrow and Fraggler!   I was thinking of making one without shield on it. I know it's definitely far from being up to USB spec to do it that way but if it doesn't work well then I'll go back and make another one or whatever   I need to get some pics off my...

Quote: I know this post is a few months, but I am very interested in making a similar cable. It looks very clean!   I am looking at the clear 3:1 heat shrink on AVOutlet and I was wondering if you remember the diameter needed to do something like this, Fraggler? Is this just a single...

Hey guys,   I'm thinking about trying to make my very first set of DIY cables. I'm getting the Schiit Magni/Modi this week and I was looking at their 20$ RCA interconnects but don't like how you need to use a rubber band to prevent the top unit from raising up! (example here with blue rubber...

Your review was just recommended by the UE facebook page! Nice work

Does anyone happen to have that portable amp/DAC Fiio E7? I was thinking about getting it down the road so it would be sweet to have a listen if anyone has one

Sounds great! Lots of great gear coming.   I can make it on the 10th. I can't make it on the 3rd in case you're still wondering about that. It looks like the 10th was already decided though   The only thing I can bring are Denon AH-D1100's, since that's all I've got now that I've sold...

If you're looking for nice leather pads, you should watch this thread http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f4/rev...-990-a-424130/ Hopefully, the new version will be released soon.

well i think that the hd650 is way better on classical/soft rock/rock than the dt990 premium. i keep both phones because i also like hip hop/r&b/rap, which sounds better to me on the dt990. the dt990 has more bass They're both good cans. So are you trying to say now that they sound different...

maybe you should actually add a poll or see these threads: http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f4/hea...n-game-436722/ http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f4/rhe...panies-482528/

yeah, if someone can point me to a double blind experiment with proper controls that shows a causal relationship between homeopathy and lower disease rates then i would be all for it. well i would still be suspicious, but at least it would be more feasible to me

Quote: Originally Posted by paaj CI Audio VDA2 used, preferably with the VAC1 power supply. I second this! The VDA2 is an excellent bargain, and you can definitely find it for under 500. It has optical and coaxial in, and the two outputs are out of phase with each other so you...