[cerealkillr]

Damn. Would've loved to just have bare cable.

 

[ardgedee]

Had a chance to check my cable stock last night. The Canare cables with non-black jackets are also marked, but the markings are spaced farther apart.
 
Chances are pretty good that if you're making a headphone cable, you'll want to remove the jacket anyway, so that you can also get rid of the shielding. It's unnecessary weight.

 

[cerealkillr]

What would I encase the wires in then?

 

[liquidzoo]

Techflex, paracord (type 1 for individual wires) or just leave it bare.
 

 

[cerealkillr]

Any idea where I could get cable with nothing printed on it? I really like bare rubber cables...

 

[cute]

Quote:

Any idea where I could get cable with nothing printed on it? I really like bare rubber cables...

 
Just buy Mogami Neglex Quad W2893, and some acetone......the white printing will come right off, now you have bare rubber cable!

 

[MS1605]

Finished up my second cable ever. So fun and relaxing...

This time, for my LP2s

Under the cover, all neat.

All closed up

 

[HolyCheese]

Quote:

Finished up my second cable ever. So fun and relaxing...

This time, for my LP2s

Under the cover, all neat.

All closed up

What is the left plug you used? I need something similar for my fidelio x1's

 

[MS1605]

Its this guy right here:

http://www.lunashops.com/goods.php?id=2612It


Cant wait to tackle some toxic cable inter connects when I get home from work! More pics to follow...



EDIT

My first 2 cables got me over confident. This micro connect I just tried to make kicked my butt... letting it go for the night and Im going to regroup tomorrow with a little design change...

 

[jeremyzone]

So I'd like to make a 1/4" female-to-1/8" male headphone cable. The wire I've got is the Mogami 2534 so it has 4 conductors and a shield. Should I use 1 conductor each for Left and Right, then use 2 conductors for ground adding shield on the source end?
 

 

[karmypolitics]

This is a really neat thread.
 
So what material is best for preventing microphonics with IEM's?

 

[MS1605]

17 strand, 26g copper from navship with international orange and 3M tracer wrap. I think the orange looks sweet with the chrome jacks.

Now I just need to buy a super low profile LOD like some of you guys are making with the puddy...

 

[cute]

Does anyone know where I can find cotton sleeving to fit over 4 wire litz braid?

 

[cerealkillr]

Quote:

 
Just buy Mogami Neglex Quad W2893, and some acetone......the white printing will come right off, now you have bare rubber cable!

I take it that will work with just about any cable? Is the W2893 just a smaller 2543? I want to keep it 24 AWG or lower for some reason... A slightly bigger cable seems more durable I guess.

 

[liquidzoo]

http://www.mogamicable.com/category/bulk/microphone/quad/
 
There's the comparison between the 2.  From it's most basic standpoint, the 2893 has 26 AWG cores, and the 2534 has 24 AWG cores.
 
The 2534 seems to be a little stiffer (likely due to the larger cores and insulation) when comparing them side-by-side (I have ~6ft of 2893 and ~10ft of 2534 sitting next to me.