[tola555]

main question:
1. is braiding better than twisting?
2. how tight braid is optimal?
3. is it important to end wires in same position as they were starting braiding?

I have built some cables for hd 600 and best sounding I have...is stock cable

4 conductor braided is clear sounding, no noise. First I noticed tight and controlled bass, highs were clear. Mids ok. But it has less depth than stock cable, It is too in my face, too wide soundstage and instrument placement isn't what I expected. WHY?? what did I wrong or is that type braiding bad?

I did like there: http://www.chimeralabs.com/diy_braid.html and ended wires in same position as started.
Is it possible that cable is cancelling details and that why it's so clear?

 

[warnsey]

Braiding is better than twisting. What kind of wire did you use?

 

[tola555]

Quote:

Originally Posted by warnsey Braiding is better than twisting. What kind of wire did you use?

audio cable from tasker, model c 121 ( http://www.taskercables.com/home.php ) 2x0.25. It is thick but not really microphone cable. I took out L and R positive wires and cut them in the middle, so there is 4 wires (cant braid with shield

).

edit: found pic http://www.nedis.be/Articles/Tasker/TAS-C121.php

 

[warnsey]

Its probably better to stick with plain teflon coated silver plated copper wire. That recipe you used is actually the one i learnt to litz braid on and i have had great success. I tend to use pure silver wire but that get's quite expensive. However give your headphone wire you made some burn in it might improve.

 

[tola555]

where I can get some real good and soft?

btw, look at that : http://www.litz-wire.com/technical.html ... have you tried using different sized conductors, say 1 of 26awg + 1x28awg +1x30awg + 1x33awg in each channel + and - . Should sound really good? I believe Cardas uses this tehnique - has strands for each audible frequency range(I only think so, not proven).