[ijchan223]

ok, i have acess to plenty of 30 awg silver wire (solid ~300 yards to play with) i was wondering how many strands do i need to make a good cable?

 

[Pars]

what kind of cable? 30ga is probably enough for something like RCA interconnects, though you would need to provide something to give it some strength and reinforcement. I like Chris VH's method here:
 
http://www.venhaus1.com/diysilverinterconnects.html
 
For recabling headphones, many stock cables are no more than 30ga, but are encapsulated in a sheath of plastics (or rubber) which provides the strength necessary, but isn't easily duplicated in a diy setting. You could maybe braid or twist 2-4 strands together to use for each conductor for something like that. A drill might work well for doing that, at least up to 3 strands.

 

[ijchan223]

O sorry, I forgot to state that i was planning to do a headphone cable one for my UE triple fi.
 
Thankyou very much for the help

 

[nikongod]

You don't really need a very fat wire to get headphones singing proud. 2 *30ga strands per phase=4 strands per side is more than enough for an IEM.
 
The problem is that solid wires are mega-ultra-whoa-crazytoast-micrphonic and you will beg to be fed to the owls after about 2 seconds with them attached to an IEM. With such a thin wire I would also be slightly concerned for durability when attached to a headphone. 
 
30ga is great for interconnects though

 

[ardgedee]

30 AWG single-strand is not going to be limber compared to the alternatives. You might find it pushing and pulling on your IEMs. Especially the TF 10, since it cantilevers outward from your ear.

 

[ijchan223]

What do you guys think about adding a single strand to either side of a UE custom cable? In theory it should improve it since it is silver.
 
The main goal of this cable build is to add controls to the cable so i can change the volume on the music. the only headphone i have found with controls made for android is the klipsch s4a ~USD60 (any suggestions on another one is welcomed)

 

[liamstrain]

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In theory it should improve it since it is silver.
 

Bad theory. I don't think you'll gain anything in sound quality, and due to the stiffness and fragility of solid 30 ga, you'll lose a lot in usability. 

 

[cantsleep]

build one and hear it for yourself.