[flamerz]

I'm looking to recable my Beyerdynamic DT-770's with a dual entry cable. Unlike the single entry stock cable, I will need to buy a cable with separate ground connections for the left and right drivers. I'm pretty unfamiliar with this type of stuff, and can't identify whether or not a cable has this on online retail sites. Could someone please give me a few options that would work? I'm not looking for a very expensive cable, but it doesn't need to be dirt cheap either. Options over a range of prices would be greatly appreciated. I also don't really know what else I need to buy. Heatsink? Sleeves? How can I determine what sizes of these to get to fit around the cable, but inside the headphone's holes? I suppose I could drill those to be larger if necessary. I have a soldering iron and solder, and I think I have access to cable ties for stress relief... is there anything else I should buy for this project? Thanks in advance and sorry if this has been asked before! I got frustrated by not finding satisfactory results after many searches.

 

[shake]

http://www.redco.com/shopdisplaycategories.asp?id=17&cat=Balanced+Mic%2FLine+Cable
You'll want quad cable.
 
Or if you want to get a little fancier, you can buy silver cable and braid it yourself.

 

[flamerz]

How can I securely create a Y split in the cable? I've found a cover at Qables (pictured below), but I think there's a much cheaper alternative that works just as well. Any ideas?
 

 
Also, I'm thinking of buying of this type of cable. Should I buy a 1/4" sleeve for the full cable, and 1/8" heatshrinks and sleeves for the split sections?
 
What type of cable should I use for a 3.5mm female to male interconnect?

 

[mchang]

I've recently built two different cables with successful Y-splits with these cable pants:
http://www.wirecare.com/products.asp?prodline=CPN

With the Mogami Quad cable UNcovered, I used the 6mm pants. When I sheathed the Quad with some nylon multifilament, I used the 7mm pants.

 

[Lurkumaural]

There's a thread where Head-Fiers have posted pictures of Y-splits. You can get a few ideas from there if you're still looking for some examples of DIY work.

 

[flamerz]

Quote:

There's a thread where Head-Fiers have posted pictures of Y-splits. You can get a few ideas from there if you're still looking for some examples of DIY work.

 
I did that shortly after posting. Such an obvious way to figure this out, don't know why I didn't think of it immediately. It looked like a lot of them used heatshrink, which doesn't seem very stable. Do Y splits generally receive much stress though?
 
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I've recently built two different cables with successful Y-splits with these cable pants:
http://www.wirecare.com/products.asp?prodline=CPN
With the Mogami Quad cable UNcovered, I used the 6mm pants. When I sheathed the Quad with some nylon multifilament, I used the 7mm pants.

 
Awesome! Pants! What a great name. Thanks for the help, I think I'll go with the 7mm.

 

[Lurkumaural]

I did that shortly after posting. Such an obvious way to figure this out, don't know why I didn't think of it immediately. It looked like a lot of them used heatshrink, which doesn't seem very stable. Do Y splits generally receive much stress though?

IME heatshrink is sufficient protection for a cable junction. A shell or similar construct, or even cable pants, would offer more protection I would think, but the question for any cable builder would be how much satisfaction you think you'd get out of your Y-split treatment (and to the same effect, every other minute decision you face when designing a cable). For example, I am very satisified with both the appearance and the functionality of my own work, but I understand that someone else wouldn't settle for less than a nifty plastic shell. Others use empty 3.5mm plug barrels for a middle-of-the-spectrum solution.

 

[scootermafia]

Shrink is fine.  Mogami or Canare or similar is fine for a low budget recable.

 

[flamerz]

So I bought the Mogami Quad cable as planned, and there are only two wires in the cable... I thought there would be four! Two of the plastic braids don't seem to have any metal cable inside of them. I wanted to follow this recable guide, but now I'm not sure how I should wire this to my headphones or headphone jack. Help please?

 

[qusp]

its not mogami quad if it only has 2 conductors have you stripped it back further just to make sure that there is nothing inside 2 of the strands? is the cable marked with the model number? if you bought the cable linked and it only has 2 conductors then they have made a mistake

 

[flamerz]

Oh, you're right. It says 2549 on the outside of it... Thanks. It's the standard mic cable instead. Do you think that the wires will be larger in the quad mic cable? I had a really difficult time getting my 2:1 1/8" heat shrink tubing onto the section I split in half. I'm thinking of buying some 3:1 tubing.

 

[shake]

I know this is a little late, but personally, I would recommend the canare L-4e5c.  It's thinner, lighter than the full sized ones (you don't need anything thicker unless you're running like 25+ FT of it), and less microphonic than mogami cables.  I have used both canare and mogami.