DIY Cable Questions and Comments Thread

[Stillhart]

  My DIY balanced cable for the HD 650
 
Finally I can use my headphone on the lounge suite 

 
Mogami W2893
4 pins XLR Neutrik NC4MXX
CARDAS HPSC Headphone Connector (very challenging to solder!!, IMHO they should use silver pins)
Lengt: 17 feet (510cm)
 
 
 

 
This is going to be one of my next projects.  Not looking forward to soldering those Senn connectors...

 

[holco]

   
This is going to be one of my next projects.  Not looking forward to soldering those Senn connectors...

Yes don't underestimate those CARDAS HPSC connectors, they are a pain in the butt to solder

 

[Stillhart]

  Yes don't underestimate those CARDAS HPSC connectors, they are a pain in the butt to solder

 
Yeah, I'll stick with my current plan:
 
HE-560 to balanced XLR + XLR->TRS adapter + TRS->1/8" mini adapter
Q701 Boompro adapter
More HE-560 cables for friends perhaps
 
...then maybe I'll have enough soldering under my belt to try something hard like the Senns.

 

[Eudis]

Hi. I have some Mogami cable with 4 wires inside. I wanted to make a double male cable using 3.5mm Trs. So, do I Solder the black and sleave wire together onto the connecter ground. The leaves me one for + and one for - and one left over. What do I do with the left over?

 

[holco]

Ground to ground
two wires to +
two wires to -

 

[Eudis]

Thanka!

 

[PETEREK]

I personally don't use the shield. I do 2 to the grounds and one to each signal.

 

[ThurstonX]

  I personally don't use the shield. I do 2 to the grounds and one to each signal.

 
Ditto, but then I've always stripped off everything down to the four wires.

 

[PETEREK]

Yeah so do I. I very rarely use the cable in its complete form. But when I did, I still didn't use the shield.

 

[Eudis]

Here it is!
Just one issue. Gotta find some 3:1 heat shrink to clamp the neutrik plug in securely. Redco ran out of silver L plugs so they sent me a black one. Oh well, thus is my first cable.

 

[Stillhart]

Well, here goes nothing!

 

[scizzro]

Well, here goes nothing!

Good luck

 
You starting tonight? And what's that TRS female for?

 

[Stillhart]

 
Good luck

 
You starting tonight? And what's that TRS female for?

 
I'm making a 6' balanced XLR, a 6" XLR->TRS 1/4" and a 6" TRS 1/4"->TRS 1/8".  You know... just in case.  The last one is just because I'm going to have to sell the one that came with my HD650 and I love that darned thing.
 
I'll start tonight as soon as I find info on how to solder the HiFiMan connectors.  I have no clue... lol

 

[scizzro]

   
I'm making a 6' balanced XLR, a 6" XLR->TRS 1/4" and a 6" TRS 1/4"->TRS 1/8".  You know... just in case.  The last one is just because I'm going to have to sell the one that came with my HD650 and I love that darned thing.
 
I'll start tonight as soon as I find info on how to solder the HiFiMan connectors.  I have no clue... lol

Darn you'll be a pro at soldering after you're done =p
 
I might be wrong, but I was under the impression most of those cheap smc connectors were meant to be crimped, not soldered

 

[Stillhart]

  Darn you'll be a pro at soldering after you're done =p
 
I might be wrong, but I was under the impression most of those cheap smc connectors were meant to be crimped, not soldered

 
According to this page, you have to solder the center pin and the outer barrel...