Fasterball
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Hey guys I completely re-cabled my ad900x's please have a looksie: https://imgur.com/a/tJ50m
Finished work...
Hey guys I made cables for my he-400is: https://imgur.com/a/bVWCb <-- check it out. I used connectors from plussound. I used 22 awg silver plated copper. I used a mini XLR connector from Redco audio as a splitter for the most part, but also if something is off with one of my connections hopefully I can isolate the problem and just fix that half. I'm really happy with the sound.
It matches the cabling of my pc's power supply and my desk chair - I have a problem.Nice and clean work, but why a blue cable with white shrink tubes for those headphones?
So... you want to do a three wire braid with a mono connection...Quick DIY question - If I have a mono plug but would like to have 3 wires coming from it, am I okay to solder two wires to the ground and one to the tip or would it be better to do two to tip and one to ground or does it make a difference?
Yes 3 wire braid from a mono connection - it's for the hifiman he-400i so it's 2.5mm (in my case mono connectors) to the ears and terminated in a 3.5mm connection. I have not been able to do the twist with 2 cables satisfactorily to where I could just leave it alone so I thought maybe I would be happier with a braid of 3 cables from each mono connector. If I twist the 2 wires going to ground and tin them together would I lose anything in terms of sound quality?So... you want to do a three wire braid with a mono connection...
Well, depending on the lenght and the kind of wire you will be using, and the intended use, I guess you will be alright either way. But if you could be more specific it would be apreciated.
For instance, if it is for a headphone cable with more or less 1.5 to 2 meters, and if the braiding is kept uniform, I think you can connect one wire to the ground and the other to the hot connection, and leave the third wire disconnected, just for the sake of helping build up the braid. Or you can connect two wires to the ground, because in most applications, the ground is shared with much more than the wires it uses to return current, so it would make the least difference.
Braided or twisted wires, depending on the dielectric, tend to be slightly more capacitive than coaxial, but with the kind of current going through them it won't make a difference. The nature of the conductor itself (copper, single/multi core, silverplated, etc) and the lenght should exert more influence in the sound. And having a 3 wire braid with one wire connected with the hot and two with the ground will be the best compromise. At least, better than two connected in the hot and one in the ground. So I think your solution is the best compromise and won't degrade conductivity or change sound quality.Yes 3 wire braid from a mono connection - it's for the hifiman he-400i so it's 2.5mm (in my case mono connectors) to the ears and terminated in a 3.5mm connection. I have not been able to do the twist with 2 cables satisfactorily to where I could just leave it alone so I thought maybe I would be happier with a braid of 3 cables from each mono connector. If I twist the 2 wires going to ground and tin them together would I lose anything in terms of sound quality?
Yes 3 wire braid from a mono connection - it's for the hifiman he-400i so it's 2.5mm (in my case mono connectors) to the ears and terminated in a 3.5mm connection. I have not been able to do the twist with 2 cables satisfactorily to where I could just leave it alone so I thought maybe I would be happier with a braid of 3 cables from each mono connector. If I twist the 2 wires going to ground and tin them together would I lose anything in terms of sound quality?
Posted a tutorial a long time ago showing how to twist cables (I look like an idiot in the video haha )