[Caution]

Hey guys, I've been reading that the Cardas cable matches very nicely with the HD600's. I did a breif search and couldn't find anything I was looking for. My question is, is the wire used in the blue 4x24 DIY cardas wire the same Litz copper wire found in Sennheiser Cardas cable that is premade by cardas?

If it is I'd much rather get one DIY made for cheap :]

Thanks.

 

[funch]

Yep, same stuff.

You won't get away too cheaply, though. The bulk 4x24 is around 10 bucks a foot, give or take.

 

[FallenAngel]

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Originally Posted by funch /img/forum/go_quote.gif Yep, same stuff. You won't get away too cheaply, though. The bulk 4x24 is around 10 bucks a foot, give or take.

$5.75/ft from Percy Audio

 

[Fungi]

Pretty sure there have been at least 2 versions of the Cardas Senn cable, I think gray and blue, where blue is the one you can DIY and gray is different. Please correct me if I'm wrong

 

[FallenAngel]

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Originally Posted by Fungi /img/forum/go_quote.gif Pretty sure there have been at least 2 versions of the Cardas Senn cable, I think gray and blue, where blue is the one you can DIY and gray is different. Please correct me if I'm wrong

Both of the grey and blue Cardas cables are exactly the same. In fact, Coleen Cardas had a laughing fit when the "audiophile community" was oohing and aahing that the new Cardas V2 (grey cable) sounded better than the older blue cable.

 

[Caution]

lol awesome, looks like I can save some $$$ by going DIY. thanks FallenAngel for the store and Thanks everyone else

 

[barqy]

^ just grab an old hd650 cable and split down to the pins

 

[Caution]

I'd rather just spend the extra and get the cardas plugs, it's not like they cost THAT much

 

[FallenAngel]

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Originally Posted by Caution /img/forum/go_quote.gif I'd rather just spend the extra and get the cardas plugs, it's not like they cost THAT much

Nope, just $32 vs $11

 

[calaf]

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Originally Posted by Caution /img/forum/go_quote.gif lol awesome, looks like I can save some $$$ by going DIY. thanks FallenAngel for the store and Thanks everyone else

just make sure you have a powerful soldering iron or be prepared to be very patient. I used the 4x24 to recable my K340.
It was tough to solder the cable to the plug terminals and even worse to solder it at the business end.
After a couple of hours of frustration trying to melt the enamel (or whatever it is) that Cardas covers the copper with using my 20W ratshack iron, I ended up filing away the stuff from each of the 8 wire ends...

 

[soloz2]

Yeah, as everyone else said it's the same thing, just different colored jacket. I'll be ordering a spool later this week