Letmebefrank
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I have a pair of those acrolink tips, I haven't tried to solder them yet but I wasn't impressed by the quality.
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The ones I have are not Acrolink but I am sure we can get them to work well for your application without melting any plastic.
Just being able to remove the plastic around the solder area would be awesome. What brand connector is show in the picture above?
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Heck if I know, something I bought a year ago or more lol. I just looked and do not see them on EBAY, I may have ordered them through Alibaba or some such company.
Lunashops has that connector but I do not recall buying them there. If memory serves me, it seems like someone said a long time ago they had trouble receiving product from Lunashops but I may be thinking of another company.
http://www.lunashops.com/goods.php?id=5180
Oh and I found a drawing saying the large pin is ground on those plugs. I will have to remember that lol.
Lunashops has that connector but I do not recall buying them there. If memory serves me, it seems like someone said a long time ago they had trouble receiving product from Lunashops but I may be thinking of another company.
http://www.lunashops.com/goods.php?id=5180
Oh and I found a drawing saying the large pin is ground on those plugs. I will have to remember that lol.
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LOL! That was me having issues with Lunashops. They are a store of last resort for me.
I'll look on Alibababababa and Ebay and see what else there is.
update: I found them on both places pretty easily.
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Paladin79
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I do recall you saying that, lol.
They must have advertised on Ebay a while back and I bet I got them from Lunashops that way.
I think I grabbed them last August in case Frank needed a cable made for his 650's, he is semi local.
It will be interesting to see how he likes the 8 wire OCC on his 650's, I believe I helped shorten a cable for him and Sennheiser appeared to have used Litz wire in their stock cable; they do not skimp on quality.
They must have advertised on Ebay a while back and I bet I got them from Lunashops that way.
I think I grabbed them last August in case Frank needed a cable made for his 650's, he is semi local.
It will be interesting to see how he likes the 8 wire OCC on his 650's, I believe I helped shorten a cable for him and Sennheiser appeared to have used Litz wire in their stock cable; they do not skimp on quality.
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The stock HD650 cable retails for $11, shipped! It's just out of stock right now. It was out of stock for months, came back in stock, and sold out in a matter of hours.
Re-terminting it XLR balanced is very common.
https://en-us.sennheiser.com/accessories--hd-650--cable
Re-terminting it XLR balanced is very common.
https://en-us.sennheiser.com/accessories--hd-650--cable
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That's what I ended up doing with my other stock cable, shortened to xlr 4 pin. I can't wait to try that 8 braid wire. I'll order a 4 pin xlr to terminate it with.
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Paladin79
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At $11.00 considering cost of connectors from second party sources, that is quite a good cable for the price. Sound quality on this 8 wire braid is quite nice but you can hear it yourself one day soon Frank.
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Hello,
I try to figure wich diameter of paracord I need for a balanced cable.
I have two cable with 4 wires near 24 awg for each one. I will only use internal wire.
Well what do you think about thoses choices :
For the main part, 4x wire 24awg, => paracord 550 (4mm) ?
For the second part, 2x wire 24 awg => paracord 3 mm ?
Thank you in advance !
For the story the cables are :
https://www.thomann.de/fr/sommer_cable_square_4core_mkii_highflex.htm
https://www.thomann.de/fr/the_sssnake_smk44bk_mikrokabel.htm
Regards,
ps : I have done some research here .... but not crystal clear for me sorry
I try to figure wich diameter of paracord I need for a balanced cable.
I have two cable with 4 wires near 24 awg for each one. I will only use internal wire.
Well what do you think about thoses choices :
For the main part, 4x wire 24awg, => paracord 550 (4mm) ?
For the second part, 2x wire 24 awg => paracord 3 mm ?
Thank you in advance !
For the story the cables are :
https://www.thomann.de/fr/sommer_cable_square_4core_mkii_highflex.htm
https://www.thomann.de/fr/the_sssnake_smk44bk_mikrokabel.htm
Regards,
ps : I have done some research here .... but not crystal clear for me sorry
I can tell you the 95lb 9Type one, I think) paracord is too small for two AWG wires, so it would need to be larger.
You should be able to either measure (with a caliper) or look up the specifications for the wire you are using to determine the Outer Diameter (O.D.).
95lb has an outer dimension if 1.8mm, and can take a wire about 1.3mm
275lb has a outer dimension of 2.38mm, so 2 1mm wires might work, but if they are bigger, that might be an issue.
Maybe 325 or 425 might work for you.
You should be able to either measure (with a caliper) or look up the specifications for the wire you are using to determine the Outer Diameter (O.D.).
95lb has an outer dimension if 1.8mm, and can take a wire about 1.3mm
275lb has a outer dimension of 2.38mm, so 2 1mm wires might work, but if they are bigger, that might be an issue.
Maybe 325 or 425 might work for you.
ok, sorry, I missed the cable links.
The Sommer Cable Square 4-Core MKII Highflex specs are here:
http://shop.sommercable.com/en/Cabl...-SC-Square-4-Core-MKII-200-0301-highflex.html
Inner conductor Ø (audio) [mm] 0,50
I believe that mean .5mm for each conductor. That is very thin, so type 1 (95lb) might work, but will be a challenge to feed.
What I have found with DIY is just buy small amounts of everything, then write down (and post
what works!
That looks like excelled cable for headphones. 24AWG, 102 strand, very thin. Let us know how it works out.
The Sommer Cable Square 4-Core MKII Highflex specs are here:
http://shop.sommercable.com/en/Cabl...-SC-Square-4-Core-MKII-200-0301-highflex.html
Inner conductor Ø (audio) [mm] 0,50
I believe that mean .5mm for each conductor. That is very thin, so type 1 (95lb) might work, but will be a challenge to feed.
What I have found with DIY is just buy small amounts of everything, then write down (and post
what works!That looks like excelled cable for headphones. 24AWG, 102 strand, very thin. Let us know how it works out.
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Hello,
I will give a try with the 425 (3mm outer diammeter) and the classical 550 (easy to find at good price, 4mm outer diammeter). Well perhaps the 325lb (2,5mm outer diammeter), if I find it a good price in europe (more hard to find than the two others).
By the way I will twist the inner câble, but I don't want, at first place, to twist paracord.
I have done my first cable with The Sommer Cable Square 4-Core MKII Highflex.
I did some rookie mistake :
- keep the shield ...
- use a too thin PET gain
- user thermo-gain over the shield
- the distance between the headphone and Y is too small
The first three point give me a very strong cable, a little too strong Indeed the cable was more flexible BEFORE i remove the black gain .... and modify it with thermo + PET ... not a really good move. So I'd like to start another with some other stuff.
At the end, good sounding, good looking balanced câble but a little too thick and lake of flexibility.
thank you.
I will give a try with the 425 (3mm outer diammeter) and the classical 550 (easy to find at good price, 4mm outer diammeter). Well perhaps the 325lb (2,5mm outer diammeter), if I find it a good price in europe (more hard to find than the two others).
By the way I will twist the inner câble, but I don't want, at first place, to twist paracord.
I have done my first cable with The Sommer Cable Square 4-Core MKII Highflex.
I did some rookie mistake :
- keep the shield ...
- use a too thin PET gain
- user thermo-gain over the shield
- the distance between the headphone and Y is too small
The first three point give me a very strong cable, a little too strong
Indeed the cable was more flexible BEFORE i remove the black gain .... and modify it with thermo + PET ... not a really good move. So I'd like to start another with some other stuff.At the end, good sounding, good looking balanced câble but a little too thick and lake of flexibility.
thank you.
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Well, if I'm get lucky, Any opinion about this câble 4 wires 0,22mm ? Could be a very good money value 
https://www.thomann.de/fr/the_sssnake_smk44bk_mikrokabel.htm
https://www.thomann.de/fr/the_sssnake_smk44bk_mikrokabel.htm
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Paladin79
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Well, if I'm get lucky, Any opinion about this câble 4 wires 0,22mm ? Could be a very good money value
https://www.thomann.de/fr/the_sssnake_smk44bk_mikrokabel.htm
It looks like pretty inexpensive cable. About 26 awg and not very good shielding. If it states anywhere that it is oxygen free copper wire then it might be worth stripping the four wires for DIY cable but it does not look like anything remarkable.
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