[Chopha]

Hi,
I’m going to make myself a new set of cables, both to my stereo as well as my portable setup.
I have some question though. Let’s say that I’m going to do a pair of interconnects for my stereo; should I or should I no braid the signal and ground conductors together? And if I make a new cable for my headphones – braided or not?

Another question:
If I replace the stock cable on my DT-770 with pure silver, is a single 0.5mm (24 awg if I’m not mistaken) silver wire enough to use for signal for my Beyer’s, or should I double it up and use two wires per signal and ground?

/Chopha

 

[threEchelon]

I'd try a 4-wire round braid of 30 AWG silver if I were you.

 

[webbie64]

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Originally Posted by threEchelon /img/forum/go_quote.gif I'd try a 4-wire round braid of 30 AWG silver if I were you.

I tend to agree. Braided - yes. 4-wire (or more) - yes. 30AWG (or even 28AWG), if it's really good quality 99.9999% silver - definitely yes.

But allow for 150+ hours of burn in before actually listening for sound quality.

 

[Chopha]

Ok, then braided it is.

But I only have 24awg sized wire which is teflon isolated.
It cannot be to thick can it?

/Chopha

 

[meat01]

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But allow for 150+ hours of burn in before actually listening for sound quality.

Why

What happens during this 150+ hours, besides electrons flowing at the speed of light a million times?

 

[stevenkelby]

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Originally Posted by meat01 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Why What happens during this 150+ hours, besides electrons flowing at the speed of light a million times?

The sound changes. I don't know why.

 

[webbie64]

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Originally Posted by Chopha /img/forum/go_quote.gif Ok, then braided it is. But I only have 24awg sized wire which is teflon isolated. It cannot be to thick can it? /Chopha

24AWG will perform quite fine. In my experience, though, good quality 28AWG achieves the best SQ (with my home equipment). But I think my portable rig's mini-2-mini is 24AWG and I have no complaints at all with 24AWG sound.

And don't get distracted into a 'burn-in does/does not matter' discussion by meat01's post. I, like stevenkilby, cannot tell you why the sound changes only that, consistently in my experience, it does (for the better

).