DIY Cable Questions and Comments Thread

[mikesale]

  Success! The HD800 cable for @kavasc is done! It even works too!
 
I can't believe how much I use the "channel identification" track from one of the demo CDs I have. I never thought it would be useful, but it's always great to hear "left change. this is the left channel" come from the left when I test a newly minted cable.
 

 
Sommer SC-Peacock MKII cable. Neutrik NC4MXX-B 4-Pin XLR-M Cable Connector. Tech Flex Nylon Multifiliament 3/8 sleeve on lower portion. Norne audio HD800 connectors.

Very sleek looking. Nice work!

 

[Allanmarcus]

 
Success! The HD800 cable for @kavasc
is done! It even works too!

I can't believe how much I use the "channel identification" track from one of the demo CDs I have. I never thought it would be useful, but it's always great to hear "left change. this is the left channel" come from the left when I test a newly minted cable.




[COLOR=454434]Sommer SC-Peacock MKII cable. [/COLOR]Neutrik NC4MXX-B 4-Pin XLR-M Cable Connector. Tech Flex Nylon Multifiliament 3/8 sleeve on lower portion. Norne audio HD800 connectors.

Very sleek looking. Nice work!

Thanks. I tend to go for utilitarian most of the time.

I'm gonna try a braided cable in the next few weeks, and I might even try some paracord sleeving on the strands. My daughter is off to Girl Scout camp soon where she will braid lanyards. I'll be at home braiding cable. Ain't like funny

 

[mikesale]

I'm gonna try a braided cable in the next few weeks, and I might even try some paracord sleeving on the strands. My daughter is off to Girl Scout camp soon where she will braid lanyards. I'll be at home braiding cable. Ain't like funny

Ha! I have a "crafty" wife and two daughters who made some cash braiding lanyards and bracelets. I fully intend to "outsource" to them (as I've already done to pull the inside string out of paracord!)

 

[Allanmarcus]

Naked, or not?

 

[Allanmarcus]

Oops, hit the reply a little too early there!

Naked or not? I have some Mogami quad cable, removed the insulation and shielding. I've need practicing braiding with 8cables, and I think I've got it. I'm concerned about microphonics if I sleeve the cable in 95 paracord, so I'm considering leaving it naked. Seems to me the kimber kable axios is naked, so why can't mine?

But I also worry about the fragility of the wires and the relatively thin insolation. Any thought on naked or not for and 8 wire cable, split into 4 at the Y?

 

[mikesale]

Oops, hit the reply a little too early there!

Naked or not? I have some Mogami quad cable, removed the insulation and shielding. I've need practicing braiding with 8cables, and I think I've got it. I'm concerned about microphonics if I sleeve the cable in 95 paracord, so I'm considering leaving it naked. Seems to me the kimber kable axios is naked, so why can't mine?

But I also worry about the fragility of the wires and the relatively thin insolation. Any thought on naked or not for and 8 wire cable, split into 4 at the Y?

Haha! If I didn't know there I was about to take you out for disparaging comments about my daughter! 

 
I'm doing 4 wires with each wire in 95 paracord and trying to keep the paracord loose. I haven't had time to actually solder the one connection and braid them as of yet (busy time for my at work).
 
I personally would not do a full normally used HP cable unsheathed/paracord/etc., but have no problem with interconnect. That said, I've definitely seen people brave enough and haven't heard anything negative. Maybe generous use of heat shrink?
 
Looking forward to hearing and seeing the 8 strand braid.  

 

[mengoswag]

Do you guys know a good place to get pure silver wire?

 

[goneraz]

Hi i am planning to embark on my first diy project. I will be making a cabke for my jh16pro. Before i go out and start buying stuff i would like just to clarify a few things.
1) the .78mm connector - does it matter if i get the ground and poaitive mix up? There is only 2 pins and is it crucial for me to make sure that i get the groung on the right pin? Or i xan just simply solder on any pin.
2) if i need to make sure that the -ve and +ve are in the correct orientation then how do i find out which cable is positive and which is -ve.

 

[rmoody]

Hi i am planning to embark on my first diy project. I will be making a cabke for my jh16pro. Before i go out and start buying stuff i would like just to clarify a few things.
1) the .78mm connector - does it matter if i get the ground and poaitive mix up? There is only 2 pins and is it crucial for me to make sure that i get the groung on the right pin? Or i xan just simply solder on any pin.
2) if i need to make sure that the -ve and +ve are in the correct orientation then how do i find out which cable is positive and which is -ve.

You want to make sure that + on the left is the same as the right. Say if one pin is shorter, and you choose to make that + on left, the short pin should be + on the right.
 
Then again, maybe it won't matter on IEMs. I'd still do it that way. Just in case.
 
With speakers you wind up with the speakers out of phase with each other if you don't keep the polarity the same.
 
Use a multimeter in continuity mode to keep the wires sorted out.

 

[Bartmil]

What kind of cable can i use between the drivers? Just those that are thin and covered with "veneer"? That you have to sand, or burn then, to make a welding.

 

[Celdur]

I'm pretty new (as you can tell by my profile picture), but I've been on Head-Fi for a while - pardon me if I posted this in the wrong section. Recently my PortaPro cable broke, and since I'm a poor student and live in Canada, I don't want to spend the $20 (or the 6-8 weeks) to send them in and get them repaired under warranty. Saying that, normally I just recable headphones myself, but since these are such nice headphones I figured I'd ask for advice before I went through with it. 
 
Since I like having a really small connector for the sake of portability (and since I'm not the best at soldering), I was considering taking apart a pair of Monoprice 9927s and using the braided cable on them as a replacement cable instead of making one myself - I've had good experiences using 9927 cables on other, cheaper headphones. However, I'm doubtful if such a cheap cable is the best choice for this (even though I trust in its durability), and I don't want to take apart a perfectly good pair of IEMs if I have better options. Does anyone have any other recommendations on pre-built, durable (and hopefully braided) cables that I could buy for around $10 and could stick in a pair of PortaPros? Are there any reasons why using a 9927 cable is a bad idea (sound quality or otherwise)?
 
If you guys do have any recommendations, having an inline mic would be nice too - I have the KTC PortaPro version and I'd like to keep the mic on it.

 

[remastered]

You want to make sure that + on the left is the same as the right. Say if one pin is shorter, and you choose to make that + on left, the short pin should be + on the right.

Then again, maybe it won't matter on IEMs. I'd still do it that way. Just in case.

With speakers you wind up with the speakers out of phase with each other if you don't keep the polarity the same.

Use a multimeter in continuity mode to keep the wires sorted out.

U will experience out of phase if u end up connecting opposite polarity to ur iem. So u might wanna ensure that u get the connectors right

 

[Bartmil]

I mean, can i change the cable between, the drivers, for the cable on the center of the picture? The original cable are shielded? They need to be shielded?

Thanks!

 

[buke9]

  I mean, can i change the cable between, the drivers, for the cable on the center of the picture? The original cable are shielded? They need to be shielded?
 
Thanks!

I don't see a reason for shielding it should work. I think they use smaller wire internal not to overheat the driver but I think it should work just watch the heat.

 

[Bartmil]

Thank you very much!