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Hi all,
 
Thinking of building some custom cable for my HD650 and IE8. Looking for good wire and termination suppliers,
Require the 2-pin connectors for the Senns and Silver/OFC cable core and insulation. Also might make a good starting point thread for other people wanting to try, but unsure where to source the raw materials.
 
Cheers!

 

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Almost forgot,
 
Bonus points for suppliers in the EU/UK or with cheap EU/UK shipping

 

[DaBomb77766]

http://www.cryo-parts.com/
 
This is the only one I know of, but I know next to nothing of this stuff.  I just posted a link to them in another thread asking for pretty much the same thing.
 
Not sure about shipping to the UK though, you'd have to send them an email about that.  But I'd assume it'd cost quite a bit more for that.

 

[volted]

Yea, saw that link. They do Senn connectors too, but there must be more sources for connectors and cable?

 

[DaBomb77766]

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Yea, saw that link. They do Senn connectors too, but there must be more sources for connectors and cable?

Yeah, there should be...none that I know of though.  I'd like to hear of more too.
 
But the problem is, getting bulk cable like this can be hard...I mean, these guys buy the whole roles from manufacturers in china, I don't think they actually make the cables themselves.  I'm sure there are others like them though.

 

[Chris_Himself]

I build cables for the Senn HD 600 series, I havent done the 800's because I don't have rich friends haha. The Cardas connectors are the way to go because they give you a little kit with it that includes Cardas solder and flux. I've bought quite a few of these in the past and I have no problems using the connectors and the contact points are solid. As for wire it's really up to you the grade of purity you want. Homegrown audio has some really good stuff with some decent teflon on it that has withstood a couple years of beating from me. I use 550 paracord (google it if you don't know that this is) as a really low cost basic mil-spec nylon sheath over the length of the cable all the way up to the y-split and then I have a wooden bead that's hot glued to that point to protect the y-split. I just have free twisted pairs all the way up to the connector from there!
 
You can arguable DIY a cable better than Cardas and without all the fluff and excessive insulation they use. I used to own one back in the day and the weight bothered me, although I will say that they do make a difference!
 
As for plugs, I just use plain ol' Neutrik. Love the stuff and it looks great. Dirtt cheap too!
 
Wish I could take pictures but I seem to have broken my digital camera in a rage fit recently.

 

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Thanks Chris_Himself,
 
Thats some really good info, any chance of some URLs of stores etc you can recommend / like to use?
 
Thanks again!

 

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Found:
 
http://www.whiplashaudio.com/diy.html
 
Forgot Whiplash had a DIY section, although they do have $500+ USB cables for goodness sake; I want to stay away
from the needless expense and focus on delivered quality
 
 
 

 

[volted]

http://www.homegrownaudio.com/

 

[volted]

Jackpot for UK cable:
 
http://www.hificollective.co.uk/components/wire.html

 

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Scratch that, Jackpot supply for ... everything cable

 

[Currawong]

http://www.partsconnexion.com/ is quite popular with members. Moon Audio, like Cryo Parts, has their own wire too.