DIY Ground Box Thread

[cdacosta]

Yes that's what I meant, that I may also upgrade the connectors of my Odin 2 RCA digital coax (SPDIF) cable with Furutech solderless connectors, maybe without a ground box lead.

Gotcha. The cable is much improved by adding a ground box lead and attaching to a ground box.

 

[Crypt Keeper]

My new AC grounding cable has 7 cores 2 x13 awg Audiocrast silver + 5 Cu cores ... Almost 6 AWG ... Crazy

 

[dougms3]

Speaking of grounding cables, I'm going to make a grounding kit with this wire for my car.

 

[cdacosta]

My new AC grounding cable has 7 cores 2 x13 awg Audiocrast silver + 5 Cu cores ... Almost 6 AWG ... Crazy

That cable is sold that way or you made it?

 

[Crypt Keeper]

That cable is sold that way or you made it?

Just made it ....used last few drops of the Nano ... Reordered another bottle

 

[Crypt Keeper]

The cable I made is : 2 x 13 AWG S Silver cores (Audiocrast) + 2x 2.5 Sq mm + 2.0 Sq mm + 1.5 Sq mm + 0.75 Sq mm Cu Cores ....

 

[cdacosta]

Speaking of grounding cables, I'm going to make a grounding kit with this wire for my car.

I started with higher end audio with crazy sound systems in my cars. In Southern Cal I would go to all the big sound shows. Those were the days bro! Back then was just one big party every day, fond memories.

 

[cdacosta]

Just made it ....used last few drops of the Nano ... Reordered another bottle

I am running really low on Nano Liquid. Where did you buy from and how much?

 

[cdacosta]

The cable I made is : 2 x 13 AWG S Silver cores (Audiocrast) + 2x 2.5 Sq mm + 2.0 Sq mm + 1.5 Sq mm + 0.75 Sq mm Cu Cores ....

So I understand, you mixed two solid silver 13ga Audiocrast with the different gauge copper wire I have been using together for a AC ground cable? If yes, how does what you hear differ from just using say 11 AWG of the copper in this application?

 

[dougms3]

I started with higher end audio with crazy sound systems in my cars. In Southern Cal I would go to all the big sound shows. Those were the days bro! Back then was just one big party every day, fond memories.

The good old days.

Import tuner, modified mag, all the fun shows with cool cars, girls in bikinis and awesome sound systems.

I found something new out. Modern cars use something called "smart"" alternators, basically it keeps the battery at about 80-85% charge and diverts as much power to the accessories as possible. This means you can't just run a sound system from the battery anymore. There some ways around it but its not simple.

 

[Crypt Keeper]

I am running really low on Nano Liquid. Where did you buy from and how much?

The Best price is still @Amazon https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00XVQYAL0/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 $147 + $25 Shipping from Japan ...

 

[Crypt Keeper]

So I understand, you mixed two solid silver 13ga Audiocrast with the different gauge copper wire I have been using together for a AC ground cable? If yes, how does what you hear differ from just using say 11 AWG of the copper in this application?

This cable is just 2 hrs old with new AC plug and new bananas .. So will need a week for the burn in ... But it's similar to the cable I did a few weeks ago and it it was much better than what I had before (Just 1 Audiocrast 13 AWG + 1 x 2.5mm Sq Cu wire with no tape at all ) ... I will post an update in a week or so ...

 

[Crypt Keeper]

I started with higher end audio with crazy sound systems in my cars. In Southern Cal I would go to all the big sound shows. Those were the days bro! Back then was just one big party every day, fond memories.

Nice ! It brings me back to 2004 .... I spent almost 5 K on my Audiobahn custom with a huge sub and 8 speaker + Pioneer Avic N1 soundsystem ... Good old days man .... Good old days ...

 

[Dandoudou]

Speaking of grounding cables, I'm going to make a grounding kit with this wire for my car.

Nice choice of color to ground the Holo Red.

 

[cdacosta]

So just when I thought I am getting to the pinnacle of what my system can produce...

Two days in, about 50 hours of the modded Nordost Odin 2 balanced XLR in system. I have heard a lot of high end cables in my time and these modded cables sound stunning! I know the following will sound like an exaggeration, but I am not kidding. They are lowering noise at and during transmission, and I do not remember ever hearing any factory high end cables do this. At any price. I have listened to real Nordost Odin 2, upper end JPS Labs cables, $10K+ Transparent Audio cables, I have real Audioquest Sky, etc., they do not do this. High end cables sound different than say a $1K interconnect and usually excel in one or few areas of sound reproduction. But usually one can say, or most will say they do something different and excel at some area of audio reproduction.

So what is the difference vs before modding them? For example when listening to the same say fast 130bpm+ Techno the bass is faster, hits harder (more akin to a good musical subwoofer) and is more textured. The overall presentation has the feel of better precision and power, timing although does not sound different, it feels more accurate. How sounds are separated, move in space, with extreme precision and timing, was like I was high or something. Absolutely a cool experience. Last night I was listening to the system, all different genres, music I know well. I could not stop, I just loved what I was experiencing and did not want the experience to stop. Vocals, wow, just everything improved further.

The project was 8 or so hours. This is to build the ground box and mod the interconnects. Cost for the mod (including ground box) or I will call upgrade was about $150 for all the parts. If you want to improve the audio performance of your system, think you are capable of the mod, have the time and the funds... Just do it! Mod an interconnect that you already really like. Do exactly what I did, I highly doubt you will regret it.

I am just sharing this, so people can experience this. Before anyone talks smack about this, try it first, prove me wrong. Of course like anything audio, YMMV. But I doubt you will be unhappy with the results if your results are anywhere like mine. Keep this in mind, it is possible the same mod I did to the digital cable that is supplying the signal could be adding to the performance of the modded XLR balanced interconnects.

DISCLAIMER: If you do not know how to build a cable and blow up something, I am not responsible. This information is for entertainment purposes.