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Jul 23, 2017 at 7:01 PM Post #7,291 of 10,589
Zashoomin said:
Well I think I will help some people out as well. If you are making Audeze cables here is a diagram of everything that you need to know.

And short the mini xlr's as so:
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I'm about to solder up my audeze connectors and just want to confirm -- when looking at the diagram above, is that looking from the back (solder side), or the front (female side)? From the second pic it appears it's the solder side, but I don't want to have to do this job twice.
 
Jul 23, 2017 at 7:51 PM Post #7,292 of 10,589
Does anyone know where I can buy good, yet inexpensive, Sennheiser HD800 connectors?
 
Jul 23, 2017 at 7:55 PM Post #7,293 of 10,589
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Jul 23, 2017 at 8:49 PM Post #7,295 of 10,589
DOH! I misread. Getting old sucks.

Here's a link some inexpensive HD800 tips. Sorry. I got these from Lunashops via AliExpress ($21.88/pr-shipped). They are more expensive on the Lunashops web site. Be careful with the pins as you solder the wires. I used a vise to hold it, and I squished the brown round base a little, and it didn't fit back in. Use the more delicate clips from a helping hands to hold the pin while you solder.

It appears strain relief is just the heat shrink. If there is a better way, let me know.

Cable I just finished for a friend with these tips:

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Jul 23, 2017 at 9:37 PM Post #7,297 of 10,589
Allanmarcus said:
DOH! I misread. Getting old sucks.

Here's a link some inexpensive HD800 tips. Sorry. I got these from Lunashops via AliExpress ($21.88/pr-shipped). They are more expensive on the Lunashops web site. Be careful with the pins as you solder the wires. I used a vise to hold it, and I squished the brown round base a little, and it didn't fit back in. Use the more delicate clips from a helping hands to hold the pin while you solder.

It appears strain relief is just the heat shrink. If there is a better way, let me know.

Cable I just finished for a friend with these tips:

9934646_l.jpg
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Looks good! And thanks for the link.

And you too, @Little Bear. Lovely work!
 
Jul 25, 2017 at 2:55 AM Post #7,300 of 10,589
If I want to convert a trrs/trs plug to mono, do I just wire the tip and sleeve?

Also, has anyone had good experience with silver plated wires from eBay? I was thinking of building an 8 core with thinner wires or 24/26 gauge standard cable for my M1060s and HD6XX (once I have them). Looking for something that wont turn yellow. If not ill just sleeve regular wires.
 
Jul 26, 2017 at 11:30 AM Post #7,302 of 10,589
Pilotdog68 said:
If you are going 8 core, what about Belden 1804A? Silver plated 28awg and its pretty cheap.

https://www.markertek.com/product/b...ductor-star-quad-low-impedance-cable-per-foot
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doesn't 19x40 mean 19 strands of 40 AWG wire? That might not have the flexibility one might want in a headphone cable. But then again, it's only 28AWG, so it might be thin enough to be flexible. If each conductor is really only .762 mm thick, it might be very flexible. Might even make for a great 16 strand.

Before I order some, anyone have experience with this cable?
 
Jul 28, 2017 at 8:03 AM Post #7,304 of 10,589
So my 2.5mm plussoundaduio plug just took a crap. Sound went out on one side and when I opened the plug the sleeve tab just fell off. Can someone recommend me on a good set of 2.5mms?
 
Jul 28, 2017 at 9:22 AM Post #7,305 of 10,589
NTK1 said:
So my 2.5mm plussoundaduio plug just took a crap. Sound went out on one side and when I opened the plug the sleeve tab just fell off. Can someone recommend me on a good set of 2.5mms?
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I would contact plussound for a replacement. They have good stuff
 
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