[Aye75]

May I ask if this is using this sleeve ? https://www.hificollective.co.uk/sleeving/abs-expandable-sleeving.html

or flexo noise reduction?

Not sure if flexo & abs are similar. Seems almost similar based on picture.

 

[IvanDrago]

modular cable design with hirose connectors

 

[Aye75]

My 1st IEM cable

Using Duelund 26 awg silver for +ve and Duelund 26 awg tinned copper for -ve sleeved with 2mm paracord.

Interchangable Jack & Y splitter from aliexpress and Oyaide 2 pin

Should have tried 1.5mm paracord as these barely fit.. had to enlarge the whole of oyaide's a bit using dremmel

Soldered with mundorf solder

All in all happy with the outcome and sound even though wished the signal cable was multicore to make it more supple.

However it's not too bad though and could live with it.

Edit:

Re-braided with tighter braid and re-terminated the 2 pin using a different connector.

 

[OspreyAndy]

 

[VerloK]

 

[kingoftown1]

Is that an aeco xlr? Looks nice, how is it to work with?

 

[VerloK]

Yeah it is. The best XLR 4pin ever, just 50€ Pure Copper and PTFE isolation, u CANT melt them, so its super easy to work with.

 

[OspreyAndy]

 

[JaquesGelee]

The connector looks impressive. Self braided cable? What is inside the braid?

 

[VerloK]

And I thought nobody would ask: D

So it is not self-braided, it is one of the "16 core OCC blabla cables" BUT, "in" the cable there is a real OCC 0.75mm2 solid core conductor within an air PTFE tube with a cotton tube for Damping.

So a kind of coaxial cable, the braided cable is only for the negative conductor.
With this structure you have a Large cross-section with SolidCore conductor and yet flexible.

Its relative Cheap and Sounds so Dynamic yet high resolution!


regards

 

[tjdub]

That is a beautiful cable, where did you purchase the wire?

 

[VerloK]

The 16 Core Cable here, the 0,75mm2 Silver in Germany from "German High-End" LGS 0,75.

regards

 

[mmkzero]

So, I made my first cable this weekend and am happy with how it tuned out.

It was a lot of work, and I got frustrated along the way, but I had a lot of fun as well and learned a lot. Won’t be my last, already thinking of what to do next.

It‘s a Balanced Cable for Hifiman Headphones. 2.5mm TRRS into two 3.5mm TRS.

I already see a lot of things I can improve the next time. Still, I cannot believe I made this and it works

 

[JaquesGelee]

And I thought nobody would ask: D

So it is not self-braided, it is one of the "16 core OCC blabla cables" BUT, "in" the cable there is a real OCC 0.75mm2 solid core conductor within an air PTFE tube with a cotton tube for Damping.

So a kind of coaxial cable, the braided cable is only for the negative conductor.
With this structure you have a Large cross-section with SolidCore conductor and yet flexible.

Its relative Cheap and Sounds so Dynamic yet high resolution!


regards

What should i say? eagle eye.
But indeed an interesting cable structure.

 

[DivineCurrent]

I've been making braided cables for a while now, but really only for normal full size headphones. Took a shot at an IEM cable this time, wasn't my first take as the last one I did a few months ago ended up breaking the wire at the MMCX connection before I could listen... Thankfully this one turned out good, and I fell in love with this purple-blue wire I found on Aliexpress (which actually changes shades a bit in different lighting). Matches really well with the metal JVC HA-FDX1 in my opinion.