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Headphoneus Supremus
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thicker few strands is more rigid than narrower many strands. although sleeve material has also to do with stiffness.
From a sound point of view it wouldn't matter, it's just a case of how fat or thin you like your cables.
Maybe try other brands too, you could probably get something with just as good sound quality for a fraction of the price, neotech is ridiculously expensiveI'd like something more flexible than my solid core efforts, but its sound quality is my priority as the cable will on really be used at home
Maybe try other brands too, you could probably get something with just as good sound quality for a fraction of the price, neotech is ridiculously expensive
check these taiwan up-occ frozen wires (litz and no litz) at ae. rolls look like neotech ones, but no branded, and guess they are cheaper than neotech. i've listened with a cable made of these wires, and SQ is excellent.
https://www.aliexpress.com/store/5003206
tried 4 cores, not the most flexible in my list of cables and their resistance, it is cable 165 there, but not the stiffest either. i'd say average flexibility.How was the flexibility? A bit supple?
they are cables 133 and 130 in my list of cables and their resistance, respectively.I was researching making a cable using notch but appears it will cost a lot not to mention the effort (though it would br fun)
Also here in the UK I'm having a hard time souring a 4.4mm balanced solder jack and a good quality 3.5mm Jack.
What are the risks of purchasing something like this
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/328...h0604.8.42.5d4f1546NQ58RU&transAbTest=ae803_5
All in silver cable 8 cores 22 AWG would cost alot more to make myself got £125
Another one here:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/328...h0604.8.35.5d4f1546NQ58RU&transAbTest=ae803_5
For IEM I believe 32. For full size, 28, unless you are going to put some series wattage though them like the HE6is there a recommended minimum AWG of wire for headphone cables? I have canare star quad mini (26awg), Canare Quad L-4E6S (24awg) on the way, and mogami W2534 (24awg) on the way.
ok thanks. I was worried the 26awg would be too small.For IEM I believe 32. For full size, 28, unless you are going to put some series wattage though them like the HE6
Hey everyone, I was looking to get into building a cable, but I'm not sure what size paracord to buy for sleeving the cable. I'll be using 4 wires at 24 AWG, in a standard 4 wire round braid for below the Y split and just twist the wires in hot/ground pairs going up above the Y split. I plan to sleeve the whole 4 wire braid below the Y split, and individually sleeve hot and ground wires above the split. So if the 4 wire braid clocks in at around 18 AWG, what size paracord should I buy for that and what works for the individual 24 AWG strands? Help would be most appreciated!
It depends on the wire - thickness is it only the gauge but (mostly) also the insulation material thickness. I’ve seen wires that are 26 AWG with diameters ranging between 0.8 and 1.25mm, for instance. What I have on my ‘crib sheet’ for Mogami 2893 cable for example is that 550 or 650 paracord should work well for the core without the PVC jacket (4 wires), and 275 paracord should work for the individual conductors.
Paracord is cheap, though. I’d order up a few feet of various sizes and just try it out first. Maybe see if they have a sampler pack of sorts?
That's actually a really good point. What's the best place to buy limited runs of it? I was just gonna get some paracordplanet via Amazon, but they seem to sell in 10 ft. increments which can add up if I'm just trying to see what works well. I guess it'd be better to buy slightly larger than slightly smaller since it's easier to work the wire through?