[PXSS]

Does anyone know where to get the Viablue NF-A7 y-splitter in the US?
Also has anyone used the Viablue sleeving? I want t know if it's prone to microphonics for my first DIY cable =D

 

[FraGGleR]

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Does anyone know where to get the Viablue NF-A7 y-splitter in the US?
Also has anyone used the Viablue sleeving? I want t know if it's prone to microphonics for my first DIY cable =D

I don't think any of them have the NF-A7, but as the US dealers, they  might be able to order you some:  http://viablue.de/com/usa.shtml
 
And, yes the Viablue sleeving will be a little prone to cable noise, as it is made from plastic fibers of some sort.  Not the worst, but more suited to interconnects, speaker cables, power cables, etc.

 

[PXSS]

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I don't think any of them have the NF-A7, but as the US dealers, they  might be able to order you some:  http://viablue.de/com/usa.shtml
 
And, yes the Viablue sleeving will be a little prone to cable noise, as it is made from plastic fibers of some sort.  Not the worst, but more suited to interconnects, speaker cables, power cables, etc.

Thanks for the quick reply. 
I'll check with av-outlet and see if they can order it.
Will adding a cotton sleeve under it make it any better? I was thinking of only sleeving below the y-split.

 

[PETEREK]

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You were able to get paracord around that braid? Impressive.

The picture of the wire I put up is 4 wire, the braid I used for the male-male cable was only 3 wire, so it was much thinner. I only took the picture of the 4 wire braid because that's the only bit of the wire I have left.

 

[FraGGleR]

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Thanks for the quick reply. 
I'll check with av-outlet and see if they can order it.
Will adding a cotton sleeve under it make it any better? I was thinking of only sleeving below the y-split.

Cotton will help with the transfer of sound directly to the wires.  You might try some sort of layer at the plug as well.  It probably won't be that bad if you don't move around a lot.  And once you are playing music, you probably won't hear anything.

 

[juntom10]

Ah. Just ordered mogami quad cable and some right angled 3.5mm, rca connectors...to make some interconnects...

 

[PXSS]

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Cotton will help with the transfer of sound directly to the wires.  You might try some sort of layer at the plug as well.  It probably won't be that bad if you don't move around a lot.  And once you are playing music, you probably won't hear anything.

What do you mean by layering at the plug? I was going to use heatshrink to keep leads from touching inside the plug and then some more to keep the sleeves in place. using hot glue as necessary.

 

[pexon]

Anyone had experience with EL wire and know if I can power it off a USB plug? 

 

[PXSS]

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Anyone had experience with EL wire and know if I can power it off a USB plug? 

Yeah, you need a 5v usb inverter available on ebay and amazon.
One of my friends used it to light up his desk when his computer was on and it looked pretty neat.
It's cheap too

 

[alfa147x]

As someone who has spent a bit on power cables and didnt really get any significant results, I would place this as the last thing on your list to do, go make some other cables first  

Oh I'm not looking to make anything sound better. Just make exposed wires look neater and cleaner.

 

[cute]

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Personally, I would avoid using that wire (or any Navships wire) for headphone cables.  I love it for interconnects or internal wiring, but it picks up and conducts a lot of physical noise.  The teflon is thick and the stranding low relative to higher end wire, so it is a little stiffer than you want for cables, especially portable cables that will move around and flex a lot.
 
If you are ok spending the money, Toxic Cables is easily your best bet in the UK for high quality wire that is meant specifically for headphone cables.  There are other sellers in the US that I am aware of, but most likely will be more expensive due to shipping.

 
Are there other sellers of the pure silver wire similar to Toxic Cables, other than Plussound in LA?  I am looking for something 26ga, that I can get a little faster than a week to ten days from UK!

 

[cute]

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Personally, I would avoid using that wire (or any Navships wire) for headphone cables.  I love it for interconnects or internal wiring, but it picks up and conducts a lot of physical noise.  The teflon is thick and the stranding low relative to higher end wire, so it is a little stiffer than you want for cables, especially portable cables that will move around and flex a lot.
 
If you are ok spending the money, Toxic Cables is easily your best bet in the UK for high quality wire that is meant specifically for headphone cables.  There are other sellers in the US that I am aware of, but most likely will be more expensive due to shipping.

 
Are there other sellers of the pure silver wire similar to Toxic Cables, other than Plussound in LA?  I am looking for something 26ga, that I can get a little faster than a week to ten days from UK!

 

[Noone025]

Navships on ebay maybe?
 
http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/navships/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p3686

 

[cute]

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firstly, sorry for the typo. I edited that.
 
secondly, I personally believe that both signal and ground have to be of the same quality. Better ground will end up with better result. Eg: I used both Jena Ultrawire for my mini2mini cable and someone uses Jena Ultrawire for signal and Mogami 2534 for ground. Compared both of them and sounded different. so if you have the cash, always go for better ground

I was thinking of using good quality SPC for signal and Mogami 2534 for ground....can you explain how the two cables sounded different?

 

[ardgedee]

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Are there other sellers of the pure silver wire similar to Toxic Cables, other than Plussound in LA?  I am looking for something 26ga, that I can get a little faster than a week to ten days from UK!

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Navships on ebay maybe?

 
Navships' teflon wire is silver plated copper, not pure silver.
 
Moon Audio sells 24ga silver cable for headphones.