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Made a Neutrik 4-pin female XLR to Double Helix 6.3mm adapter with Beldun 1308 4-conductor OFHC cable cause I forgot that I didn`t have a balanced amp yet, oops
My first attempt at DIY cable...
Not really a DIY... maybe a mod. because i'm really bad at braiding cable, i "rebranded" a Fiio one with some paracord and stuff... not so epic, but i'm quite happy with the overall result. ^_^
Well very nice touch you added there. Great job IMO.
Well... sorry for the double post ^^
but, it was a prolific weekend. Today, I made two little LOD, one dedicated for my main rig, and one for use with other amp.
Well... sorry for the double post ^^
but, it was a prolific weekend. Today, I made two little LOD, one dedicated for my main rig, and one for use with other amp.
Your ultra short 3.5 angled IC has longer life than JDS's and will never fail......
great interconnects
what connectors are these
or did you make them?
New cable for the Audeze LCD2's. 2.4 meters long for the main cable, roughly 30cm long for the adapter cable.
8 strands in a Kumihimo braid, 4 strands to each cup. Terminated with a 4 Pin XLR for balanced output. There's a small adapter cable which is 4 Pin XLR to 1/4" TRS there too (also 8 strands, salvaged from a previous project). Note to anyone planning on doing a Kumihimo braid, you lose about 60cm of length per meter of braid, if you want a 2 meter cable you're better off going for around 3-3.2 meters per strand.
99.99% OFC Copper, unsure what the shielding is. But this cable was a test until I get some good silver plated teflon coated cable in.
Generic 1/4" TRS plug for the adapter cable, generic Mini 4-pin XLRs for the connectors on the cans. I found some Amphenol 4 Pin XLR connectors at my local electronics store, so I decided to use them.
The braiding is not the best, but it turned out much better than the first attempt.
(currently no permissions to post images) http://i.imgur.com/kYYIw7G.jpg
Wow very nice braid I wouldn't know how to do it haha. Near the connectors it is losing the braid though, maybe you could rebraid it, use a metal clip to keep the braid then resolder. Personally, that would bother me a little bit knowing that everything is perfect but the end is missing a finishing touch
Thanks!
With a Kumihimo disk it makes life so so much easier. I screwed up the end points a bit, left a bit too much unbraided so I could get in there to solder, I'll go back and fix it up eventually though. The braid for the 4 strands has also been screwed up a bit, but I think I know where I went wrong.
Thanks !!!
Another try :
just a simple cable for replace my velodyne one. occ silver plated wire, sleeve is not paracord, but "silicate sleeve".
not perfect, but still better than the stock one ! ^^