[HiGHFLYiN9]

 
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4ft Power cable with Rhodium over silver Oyaide IEC & Schuko plug using a total of 12x 18awg solid 5N silver.
 

Love it; looks great! Whew, I bet it was a pricey investment with all that silver, silver prices have gotten absurd within the past couple of years. 
 

 

[weeksy79]

Has anyone got a good thread for DIY IEC cable? Using individual wires not a pre-made cable. I know it's pretty self explanatory but wondered if there are any little tricks or special techniques to improve quality and durability?

 

[Waazup]

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Love it; looks great! Whew, I bet it was a pricey investment with all that silver, silver prices have gotten absurd within the past couple of years. 
 

Thank You.
Yes silver prices have more then doubled in the last couple of years and continue to rise.
 
 

 

[Pingupenguins]

Can someone explain to me "75 ohm Coaxial cables" ? To me when i hear 75 ohm. I think resistance. Can I use Coaxial cable for a RCA? Whats the difference between the application of a coax or a standard 2 conductor individually insulated wire?

 

[proteo58]

My DIY signal cable wiyh Audio Consulting silver wire and natural cotton. I have replace the old rca plugs with new Oyaide Genesis
 

 

[samsquanch]

my current s/pdif cable.
 
Cable:  Belden 1694A
Connectors:  Kings 2065-10-9
Adapters:  RCA male to BNC female
 

 

 

[liamstrain]

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Can someone explain to me "75 ohm Coaxial cables" ? To me when i hear 75 ohm. I think resistance. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coaxial_cable#Choice_of_impedance
 
 
 
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Can I use Coaxial cable for a RCA? Whats the difference between the application of a coax or a standard 2 conductor individually insulated wire?

 
I actually have no idea. Sorry.

 

[samsquanch]

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Can someone explain to me "75 ohm Coaxial cables" ? To me when i hear 75 ohm. I think resistance. Can I use Coaxial cable for a RCA? Whats the difference between the application of a coax or a standard 2 conductor individually insulated wire?

if the impedance of your cable, transmitting gear's connection, and receiving gear's connection do not match, you can develop reflections in the signal.
 
this article explains what impedance is, and how to calculate it:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cable_impedance
this one explains impedance matching:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impedance_matching
and here's an article on signal reflections:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_reflection
 
there are other issues, but this is atleast a start.
 
Also, if you're doing short cable runs, <10', you can probably get away with using non-coax for video and digital audio signals.  And you can definitely use a coax cable of pretty much any impedance for analog innerconnects, as cable impedance means very little at lower frequency signals.

 

[renno61]

superlux hd681 recabled with van damme tour grade classic starquad, Neutrick Rean nys231bg-ll 3.5 plug(8mm) cable can be used with this plug

 

 

[Nightslayer]

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superlux hd681 recabled with van damme tour grade classic starquad, Neutrick Rean nys231bg-ll 3.5 plug(8mm) cable can be used with this plug

 

Nice and neat, the heatshrinking job is a beauty.

 

[Pingupenguins]

Do you guys think that a KCS75 in a Superlux 681 will sound better than the Superlux?

 

[renno61]

thanks for the complements, first time i recable any headphone,the heat shrink was the most expensive item in the recabling job( maplins brand).
I was gonna use red laces but tested first too micophonic ,suprised because van damme is 6mm thick.
only wish i keep some of my older headphones
 
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[more2teayap]

Hi guys, I'm quite new to these cable thingy, does anyone know how to braid 6 or more wires? Thanks.

 

[liamstrain]

You can always group them into pairs - then it's a regular 3 or 4 wire braid. 
 
Why are you using 6 or more wires? 

 

[Nightslayer]

You start with all six, move the rightmost into the middle (between third and fourth, then move the leftmost to the right of that, rinse and repeat. It's a flat braid, though.