[HiFi1972]

I don't think I saw any posts in the DIY forum, I did find loads of people braiding their own cables, but what about using a good quality single pair mic cable?

I was making some audio cables last night and realized that the cores are probably 22ga.

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[Nocturnal310]

they are very thick..their adapter/jacks needs to be changed? ..unless i am missing smthg.

 

[HiFi1972]

Sorry, I meant I have the cable without the connectors and would be making my own connections to the cans and 1/4" plug (this kind of cable can also be used for instrument cabling, in other words there's a ground, two cores and cotton insulation).

I guess I'm wondering if DIYers just don't think of this as an option because they don't know it would be a good replacement for stock cabling or maybe I'm overlooking something?

I know people like to braid their own cables and techflex them, and you could definitely do that with this kind of cable (you could just take them out of the rubber sleeve); ditch the shield if you want to make unbalanced cables only, etc.

 

[Shoewreck]

Mic cables would be nice for full balanced connection, but I wouldn't put both stereo channels inside a single cable. You get higher interchannel capacitance (think crosstallk) and common ground wire. That probably wouldn't be worse than the stock cable but if you're doing some fancy replacement cables you'd better get paranoid about those things.

 

[Huckster]

canare starquad people use all the time for interconnects, but once you make the y-split to each headphone driver its too thin.

 

[MaZa]

Arent balanced headphones cables basically a variation of mic cables, with XLR plugs and all?

 

[QQQ]

Any cable is as much mic cable as it cans cable and vice versa.

 

[HiFi1972]

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Originally Posted by Shoewreck /img/forum/go_quote.gif Mic cables would be nice for full balanced connection, but I wouldn't put both stereo channels inside a single cable. You get higher interchannel capacitance (think crosstallk) and common ground wire. That probably wouldn't be worse than the stock cable but if you're doing some fancy replacement cables you'd better get paranoid about those things.

Okay, thanks for pointing that out (hadn't thought about the common ground)!

So do people use the star quad cable then because you then get 2 shielded grounds?

 

[Peyotero]

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f6/so-...47/index2.html
This thread might get you started.
In fact, mic cables are used almost exclucively in hp recables. Some used to use the CAT network cable but it's barely done anymore.

 

[HiFi1972]

Thanks to all of you for your suggestions. I'm looking to replace the stock cable on my dear 240DF's, it's a single cable to the left earcup, so it looks like I at least won't need to worry about a Y split.

 

[Acix]

You can try the Mogami Quad:MOGAMI - Neglex Quad Microphone Cables