[Canadian411]

  I was told I should post this here: 
 
Hey, 
 
I have some extra cat5e lying around and wanted to make some cables and do a little DIY.
 
What is cat5 good for? I could use some rca to rca interconnects or stereo mini plug to rca. Would cat5 be good for either of these applications?
 
After researching online I know in general how to make some cables, but can't find much detailed info.
 
Any info would help, thanks! I would also like any recommended DIY projects for audio diy beginners Thanks!

 
 
Short answer is yes, but I believe cat5e is designed to carry signals at very low power, conductors found in cat5e are not really designed to carry high power like speaker voltage.
I think it's better for the headphone or interconnect cables but cat5e are really one conductor wire which is very stiff to work with.
I have braided cat5e cables and turns out to be ugly unless you use the paracord sleeve to hide
 
FYI, please refer this site
 
http://www.tnt-audio.com/clinica/cat5questions_e.html

 

[punks15]

Hey there, i'm curious what if i accidentally switched the wire for ground and signal for Mini to RCA , what will happen?

 

[JacobLee89]

  Hey there, i'm curious what if i accidentally switched the wire for ground and signal for Mini to RCA , what will happen?

 
Two possibilities come to my mind. You'd either get no sound, or could get potential damage to your parts. I could type more, but I'm treading into things I may not know enough about.

 

[jodgey4]

I think it depends on what got swapped where, and where the signal is going. Most likely, you'd just get no sound, or weird humming/buzzing.

 

[65535]

Depends on where you mess up the wiring. You could get both signals to one side, shorted ground to signal which usually just means no sound, you could get both channels in both sides.
 
Chances are it won't hurt anything, output impedance of most devices is high enough that even a dead short won't produce enough current flow to damage the output stage, inputs have even higher impedance so they're hard to kill with simply ground signal swaps.

 

[hyper8]

Would either Canare L-4e6s (starquad) or L-4e5c (mini-starquad) work with a Viablue T6S 3.5mm small plug?

 

[Aegen]

You guys know where I can buy Shure mmcx plugs (angled "L" preferred) in clear plastic? Lunashop has it but they send out random colors.

Silver metal would also be good. Or any sites that sells a collection of Shure plugs for that matter.

 

[TrollDragon]

The Litz has arrived, 140 strands of 44 AWG all wrapped in silk. I'm going to sleeve this in Type 1 Paracord so I'll need to stop into Michaels tomorrow on the way home for some black and some white.

 

 

[ThurstonX]

  The Litz has arrived, 140 strands of 44 AWG all wrapped in silk. I'm going to sleeve this in Type 1 Paracord so I'll need to stop into Michaels tomorrow on the way home for some black and some white.

 

 
Goodness, I feel all... tingly just seeing that.  Must. Fire. Up. Soldering. Iron!!!

 

[Canadian411]

The Litz has arrived, 140 strands of 44 AWG all wrapped in silk. I'm going to sleeve this in Type 1 Paracord so I'll need to stop into Michaels tomorrow on the way home for some black and some white.

Can you tell me where did you get this cable? Link?

Thanks!!!!

 

[TrollDragon]

Can you tell me where did you get this cable? Link?

Thanks!!!!

This came from Scott's Electronic Parts.

 

[Lohb]

Guys could there be any issues if I try and convert over an iBasso PB2 Hirose plug to RSA/ALO type female port....
There are 2 cables inside that would not hook up to the 4-pin RSA female port....
 

 

 

 

[DJScope]

This came from Scott's Electronic Parts.

Do you know if this guy posts internationally? To Australia more specifically.

 

[TrollDragon]

Do you know if this guy posts internationally? To Australia more specifically.

Sorry but I don't think he does, I had to ask him to make a small shipment to Canada.

 

[DJScope]

Sorry but I don't think he does, I had to ask him to make a small shipment to Canada.

*sad panda face*