[Allanmarcus]

Finished my "Candy Cane" cable for my Utopia. Silver only was too harsh. 24AWG solid silver for the hot, and 2 Mogami 26AWG wires for each ground. Does it sound sweet? sure!

The white is cotton sleeved solid core silver 24AWG. There are two of those, one for the hot on each channel. There are four red 26AWG wires. The red wires where loosely braided into one "rope", then I braided the "rope" and the two hot wires into a three strand braid unit the Y split. From there it's one cotton sleeved silver to the connector, with two red commons wrapped around it to the connector. At first I braided the three wires, but braiding two thin reds and one thick white looked yucky (sorry about the technical term).

 

[Kdubbs82]

Where’s a how to thread?

 

[Allanmarcus]

Where’s a how to thread?

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/diy-cable-questions-and-comments-thread.676402/unread

 

[Allanmarcus]

I'm just starting on my new Crack amp, but I thought I would make a little cable to turn the Crack into a pre-amp. Here it is.

The 4 wires are braided tightly to reject EMI and RFI.

• Canare F-16 1/4in TRS Phone Plug
• Rean NYS372P-BG Phono Jack w/Gold Plated Contacts & Black Plated Shell
• 24 AWG solid core 4N silver wire, sleeved in cotton
• Heat shrink

 

[sashka]

I'm looking for suggestions on how to make my the cable of my in-ear headphones detachable. One of the options is to add mmcx connectors. There's plenty of good male mmcx connectors such as the pair below. However, I'm having problems locating a matching female connector. The plan is to cut the wire somewhere about 5-7 inches from the ear pieces and connect again using the connectors. So I cannot use PCB-mount female, etc. I want them to look presentable too.
It seems like another way would be to use two-pin (like kz connctors) or 2.5mm audio mono connectors. But again, really hard to find female connectors.
Has anyone done anything like that? If yes, what pairs of connectors did you use?

 

[Paladin79]

I have not seen an mmcx jack with a plastic housing but I have used "cable end" mmcx jacks such as this:

https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/amphenol-rf-division/262120/ACX2005-ND/3088390

https://www.digikey.com/product-det...utions-johnson/135-3336-001/J10191-ND/4864596

Mouser has some as well. Just do a general search for cable end mmcx jack and you will see what is out there for the most part.

 

[cobretti]

Here is my digital cable with Harmonic Technology coax and WBT-0144 RCA connectors.

 

[cobretti]

I also made these Belkin coax with Canare RCA connectors. However, these connectors are crimped and proper tool is required.

 

[cobretti]

I also put together balanced XLR cables using Canare L-4E6S wire withd Neutrik XLR connectors.

 

[ostewart]

Beyerdynamic T51p recabled with Van Damme miniature starquad, end result came out good

 

[bloodhawk]

Whipped this up over the weekend for my HD800S using Mogami W2983 -

Next on the agenda is a maroon (maroon/black) colored balanced cable using the "normal HD800 connectors)

Also re-terminated a mavismods HD6X0 cable - https://imgur.com/a/xyHHO

https://imgur.com/a/PSvxM

 

[snellemin]

Made me some cables. Norne wires with Viablue connectors. Mixed my own copper and silver cables with Canare connectors.

Made these to use with a Sony PHA-3. Output is 3.5mm TRRS. One is made with Mogami quads and the other with that Ebay silver cable.

 

[nixternal]

Went ahead & stripped out an old Canare L-4E6S, inch wormed some imperial red paracord planet #275, 4 wire round braid (2x ground, only 1 terminated on the headphone end, left 1 floating, and then 1 for left & 1 for right) for my older AKG K240's. I now understand why people charge $60 and up for custom cables like this. Turned out good, but I will never do that again. EVER!. My fingers hurt, my back hurts, my eyes have yet to uncross. My hat is off to those of you who like to do this more than 1 time If I ever want a braided cable ever again in the future, my lazy arse is buying one already made up!

 

[nixternal]

Here is my digital cable with Harmonic Technology coax and WBT-0144 RCA connectors.

I am digging that techflex. This is more my style, no more braiding for me. I like fat, like me, cables How do you like those RCA connectors?

 

[cobretti]

Connectors are good. WBT are really good connectors. Cable is HarmonicTech just cut half. The braid is original HT.