[snowball_rx-7]

their are better cables. but not really for the money
im partial to cardas quad. and huge amounts of SPC in a jena labs braid.

 

[bellsprout]

I'm thinking about a higher quality cable than Starquad too

What are your opinions of Vampire, and Jena Cryo?

 

[el_matt0]

NVM

 

[warnsey]

Hi Guys,

Just a quick question.

I plan on making an RCA interconnect with 2 strands of silver and 2 strands of copper in teflon insulation and then litz braided. I then wanted to add a copper braid over the top for RFI/EMI shielding.

My question is... Should I attach the shield to the ground of both connectors, one connector or neither and just have it passive?

Advice would be greatly appreciated

Cheers

 

[Herbal]

Quote:

Originally Posted by warnsey /img/forum/go_quote.gif My question is... Should I attach the shield to the ground of both connectors, one connector or neither and just have it passive?

Connect it to one end and then connect that end to your source components.

The idea is that the braid will drain away any RFI/EMI/noise/ghosts from the subsequent amplification stages

 

[Dave_M]

Quote:

Originally Posted by warnsey /img/forum/go_quote.gif My question is... Should I attach the shield to the ground of both connectors, one connector or neither and just have it passive?

Take a big metal rod, drive it into the ground, and solder the shield to that

 

[elmer42]

I have a question: How hard would it be to make one of these if you have no previous experience soldering? I would really like to know, because I am debating whether or not to make one.

 

[Ech0]

You should be fine. As good a place as any to start. The instructions provided here are very good (detailed).

 

[elmer42]

It doesn't seem too complicated. I think my first DIY project will be a ZVM LOD. There's a guide (here) that I will probably use to accompany this one. Thanks to the original poster for this great detailed guide.

 

[LepakVT]

I'm interested in making my first mini-to-mini and was wondering if I could get everything I need from a place like Radioshack? It'd be easier for me to go to the store than order everything online. Thanks!

 

[elmer42]

Quote:

I'm interested in making my first mini-to-mini and was wondering if I could get everything I need from a place like Radioshack? It'd be easier for me to go to the store than order everything online. Thanks!

I think you could get all your plugs and cabling at RadioShack, but it wouldn't be of as high quality as, for example, Canare Quadstar chord and Canare F-12 plugs.

 

[LepakVT]

That's perfectly fine for me, I'm just interested in the whole DIY thing and tinkering around with my new headphones and amp. I'm new to everything related to head-fi, so I'll start off taking baby steps.

 

[elmer42]

Once again, great guide. I am going to be using Canare Star Quad Microphone Cable. What size Techflex should I get? 1/4? 1/2? What type of heatshrink should I get? 3:1? 2:1? What size? 6 mm? 12 mm? I am at a total loss. Thanks in advance.

 

[LepakVT]

Crap I think I got the wrong kind of plugs today from radioshack. They looked like they would do the job, but I can't unscrew the part to get to the connectors inside.


I'll just search this thread and/or google to find cheap plugs I can order online that will work.

Or if someone who actually knows what to look for would be kind enough to link me to a radioshack page with a proper plug model, that'll be great for when I return the ones I bought. It'd be appreciated.

 

[Ampersand]

I'd like to make directional interconnects to accompany my other DIY cables. I'm using canare star quad and RCA connectors.

Should I use 2 conductors for signal, 2 connectors for ground at source end and 1 connector for ground at amp (with the other conductor not connected)?

To anyone who has made directional cables, what was your method?

And did you notice any sonic differences?