Based loosely on an Allen Wright recipe. 26g magwire with cotton string and techflex. Senheiser 2.5mm tip and 3.5mm from neutrik
Very clean sounding and worh the effort
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Based loosely on an Allen Wright recipe. 26g magwire with cotton string and techflex. Senheiser 2.5mm tip and 3.5mm from neutrik
Very clean sounding and worh the effort
In case you are wondering, they are Dawnrazor proof. I managed to step on one and pull it out of the headphone amp. It survived with a bit of reclamping.
Sounds great by the way and was pretty easy to do, just time consuming. Wrapping the wires around the cotton string was the toughest part. The bass on these cables is off the hook. Its soooo defined but still has some slam.
My 8323 mod which involved rewiring the cups is sounding sooo good and I think the cabling has something to do with that. So eventually the M565 and M1060 will get rewired. Stranded wire has to go!
Sounds great by the way and was pretty easy to do, just time consuming. Wrapping the wires around the cotton string was the toughest part. The bass on these cables is off the hook. Its soooo defined but still has some slam.
My 8323 mod which involved rewiring the cups is sounding sooo good and I think the cabling has something to do with that. So eventually the M565 and M1060 will get rewired. Stranded wire has to go!
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Does the stereo 2.5mm work on the m565/m1060? Or does it require a mono connector? I'm looking for sources for 2mm mono connectors, but options seem extremely limited.
Stereo works
I bought these though they say sennheiser on them or they shopped the senns by mistake
https://www.amazon.com/your-orders/...ryId=&returnUnitIndices=&shipmentId=DsGpcq0QP
Fwiw use bottom connections. So the one that grabs the wire and the bottom middle connection. Those ones work on the monoprice cans you mention
Fwiw i made two more sets with 30g mag wire. They all are all different in construction. Faves have the magwire on the outside of a cotton string and are wrapped with teflon tape trying to keep the string between the conductors.
Other one is a simple twist with tef tape in between.
Like them all btw
Other one is a simple twist with tef tape in between.
Like them all btw
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Do you have a direct link? It looks like your link sends me to the default order history page rather than the item. Mag wire is interesting. I've never thought to use it, although I have used anti-cables in the past for speakers. I was planning to use the standard quad Mogami wire, but I'll need a couple pairs since I'll soon have the Verum One as well as the M565.
https://www.amazon.com/HTTX-Conduct...ds=httx+2.5mm&qid=1557190686&s=gateway&sr=8-3
If that doesnt work search for httx and 2.5mm on amazon
Let us know how the Verum compared to the m565
Anti cables are probably pretty good. They are just too thick imho. Lol i posted this thread on the Magnepan users group as a recipe for speaker cables. The magwire at small gauges is awesome and you can really play around with geometries and spacings and dielectric materials.
Sound is super clear and clean and fast and well they are super cheap to make. 30g really needs a solder pot but i made them for years just using sand paper to remove the enamel. Be careful with the sand paper as the wires are somewhat fragile. Though 26g is not and 30g is tougher than you think.
Here are the 3 cables I made with the right cables pictured left cables are black. See the Sennheiser labels? Its weird because one can only find the senn product on amazon half the time
Making a cable essentially from scratch is a rabbit hole and you can really mess around with tons of variables. Something to be said for that and for thin solidcore conductors imho vs. just terminating some stranded prebuilt cable.
Nice post! Was always interested in doing this myself to the save time and money of ordering custom cables.
I already have a soldering iron. Is there a specific type of solder that is recommended, and also some extra tools that would make the job easier?
I already have a soldering iron. Is there a specific type of solder that is recommended, and also some extra tools that would make the job easier?
I bought the cardas solder but in the past used the kimber solder. But no specific one as long as it is for electronics. The tool with the 2 grippers is nice. It will have little feet, two arms and a magnifying glass. Something like this:
https://www.amazon.com/SE-MZ101B-He...dering+Tools&qid=1557766131&s=gateway&sr=8-27
A digital voltage meter is a must in that you need to check for any shorts or bad joints before connecting.
Tech flex is nice to keep it all together. If you use the magnet wire then a solder pot is nice but sandpaper can work too to remove the enamel.
you will also need some imagination, patience (order extra connectors for the ones you will mess up at first) and some adult beverages (for after).
A fan to vent things is nice too. I have glasses but some protective eye gear is probably prudent.
It might be best to start with premade wire and just terminate before starting with magnet wire.
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