DIY Cable Gallery!!

[weibby]

http://forums.vr-zone.com/photopost/data/500/medium/IMG_1633.JPG
 
inspiration from kimber 4TC

 

[hrjacob]

 
Sony MDR-CD3000 recabled with Cardas Starquad and Furutech connector 

 

[lozanoa11]

Just made this last night. Viablue 3.5mm plugs carbon 1/8'' techflex over braided 24gauge wire. Turned out better than I expected

 

 

[weibby]

wow the carbon tech flex is really nice.

 

[Llama16]

Hehe I think I congratulated you already on that overclock forum, but here it goes for a second time.
Nice job!

 

[heishiro]

all of them

 

[jantze]

HD800 + adapter:
Neutrik XX-series XLR's and plug
CryoParts HD800 plugs, modded
24AWG cryo UPOCC copper (DHC Nucleotide)
Teflon tape
3:1 Heat shrink tubing
Nylon multifilament
Cardas silver solder

iPod LOD:
Switchcraft mini plug
Ridax iPod dock connector
24AWG cryo UPOCC copper (DHC Nucleotide)
3:1 Heat shrink tubing
Nylon multifilament
Cardas silver solder
 










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[markkr]

I'm a bit new to this, but whats the purpose of the teflon tape?
 
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[Francisco]

IDE Cable. Shortest/smallest cable I've made so far, no noticeable changes in sound to my ears. My attempt with enamel copper wire broke, the soldering points were too weak.
 

 

[jageur272]

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I'm a bit new to this, but whats the purpose of the teflon tape?

Perhaps to hold the braid together while feeding it through the nylon?

 

[HiGHFLYiN9]

Some recent cables I've made for myself:
 

A BNC Digital Cable featuring Furutech Rhodium plated BNC terminations and DHLabs silver sonic cable. The silver sonic has an appx. 20 gauge silver plated copper solid conductor.
 
 
 

A 6 foot headphone extension with a litz braid of Kimber wiring (clear and white), and Furutech 1/4" plug.
 
 
 
 

6 conductor mini to mini cable (1 foot) featuring 4 strands of Kimber TCSS and 2 runs of 24 gauge silver in teflon. Each signal gets 1 run of TCSS and 1 run of silver, the ground gets 2 runs of TCSS.

 

[HiGHFLYiN9]

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Perhaps to hold the braid together while feeding it through the nylon?

It can act as additional dielectric / prevent vibration / or preserve geometry as you said.
 
 

 
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^ I love these!

 

[apatN]

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I'm a bit new to this, but whats the purpose of the teflon tape?
 

 

Add stiffness.

 

[cyberspyder]

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My fingers have been itching again.
I don't even have a place I can use them, they're too short.
 

Did you just cut up small pieces of red and white shrink then shrunk them onto the gold ground portion? I don't recall Switchcrafts ever came with a colour option?
 

 

[Berserker]

 
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Love that cable. Looks flippin' sweet.