[IvanDrago]

the technique i use was Kumihimo

Like i do but only with 4 strands


Do you use a counterweight and if so how much does it weigh?

Another method which i like

 

[musicinmymind]

Like i do but only with 4 strands


Do you use a counterweight and if so how much does it weigh?

Another method which i like

As I did not like sound from it, discarded long back.

But I did enjoy braid

 

[espe0]

SPC Litz type 6, MMCX + Multi-plug:

 

[Arjey]

Hey. Where do you guys get aesthetically nice strain reliefs? An AliExpress link would be nice. Also, do you secure the cables inside the jack after soldering them somehow, or.. just leave it? I'll be making an adapter for my first time. Ordered some expensive materials, so would like to do it right, so it'd last. Any recommendations for a noob are welcome

 

[jjflemin]

SPC Litz type 6, MMCX + Multi-plug:

May I ask where you got the multi plug? Looks great!

 

[espe0]

May I ask where you got the multi plug? Looks great!

Hi

https://audeos.pl/pl/p/OEAudio-Multi-Plug-pelny-zestaw/1311

 

[Chuck Dee]

'Blue Skies'

7n UPOCC, Pentaconn + 2x 3.5mm TS at the headphones for a client's Hifiman Ananda.

 

[Chuck Dee]

'The Piano'

7n UPOCC + 3.5mm + 2x Sennheiser 2pin
7n UPOCC + 6.35.mm + 2x Sennheiser 2pin
For a pianist client to use with her Yamaha AvantGrand piano and/or amplifier.

Found some nice wide-body 3.5mm connectors at R-Connector to accommodate the braids.

 

[tjdub]

@Chuck Dee what size paracord are you using?

 

[Chuck Dee]

@Chuck Dee what size paracord are you using?

7mm. although i could probably get away with 4mm.

 

[tjdub]

Awesome thanks, I want to make some cables with thicker paracord but didn't know how wide to go. Your cables look really good by the way

 

[Chuck Dee]

Awesome thanks, I want to make some cables with thicker paracord but didn't know how wide to go. Your cables look really good by the way

Thanks! I'll be going fully commercial with 'Chris Cables' in the near future. I do custom interconnects and speaker cables too, although headphone cables seem to be the most popular choice currently. Probably with many people working from home and investing in headphones etc.

 

[Arjey]

If there isn't enough space on the jack/connector to solder a bunch of thick wires to it, is it ok to just solder the wires together and then solder the result to the jack/connector? I have a thicc 8 core wire and a female 3.5 with just about 1mm² to solder 4 wires to it..

 

[Chuck Dee]

If there isn't enough space on the jack/connector to solder a bunch of thick wires to it, is it ok to just solder the wires together and then solder the result to the jack/connector? I have a thicc 8 core wire and a female 3.5 with just about 1mm² to solder 4 wires to it..

You need to make sure you isolate each conductor at the soldering points. Otherwise you will just have shorts.
I use some short pieces of heatshrink and slide over the wire in order to isolate them after soldering. This adds a bit of extra strength to the conductors when you crimp the jack too.

To be honest, I probably won't use this 100-strand UPOCC wire with a Pentaconn again as it's a touch too thick for the Pentaconn connectors and it was as fiddly af to solder up and you can see how messy the solder points got.
50-strand would have been better.

 

[Arjey]

You need to make sure you isolate each conductor at the soldering points. Otherwise you will just have shorts.
I use some short pieces of heatshrink and slide over the wire in order to isolate them after soldering. This adds a bit of extra strength to the conductors when you crimp the jack too.

Yeah, I have some heat shrink prepared for that. But I want to connect 4 wires for ground (and 2x2 for each channel), and there is barely enough place to solder 1 wire guess I'll just twist everything together and hope it holds.
I also intend to cover up the whole thing with heat shrink with glue inside (to make it hold a bit better) before closing the jack. Glue.. isn't conductive, right?)