[ueyteuor]

i have a 10' silver dragon cable on my rs2, which is sort of long, and i just keep it coiled on my desk.. but its starting to bother me.. and its a hassle.... and i'm thinking of reterminating it to maybe 6' or 5' instead.. but the cable's value is whats keeping me from doing it.. what would you do... would i be able to sell the rest of the cable???

 

[troymadison]

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Originally Posted by ueyteuor /img/forum/go_quote.gif i have a 10' silver dragon cable on my rs2, which is sort of long, and i just keep it coiled on my desk.. but its starting to bother me.. and its a hassle.... and i'm thinking of reterminating it to maybe 6' or 5' instead.. but the cable's value is whats keeping me from doing it.. what would you do... would i be able to sell the rest of the cable???

1. Cut it in half, sell the rest of the cable as a possible hardwire replacement for another head-fi member's headphone.
2. ????
3. Profit!

 

[TheMarchingMule]

I'd keep it the way it is. Splicing it would take too much trouble, and it'd look messier than what you started off with.

 

[Mush77]

Haven't you paid a massive price to get the cable how it is? And isn't some of that price going into the termination and soldering of it?

 

[Drumonron]

Just 1 idea--Sell the RS-2 w/10 foot silver and buy a new one with a 6' cable??

 

[krmathis]

No! Don't cut it...
Sell the RS-2 instead, and buy a different pair with a shorter cable.

 

[pabbi1]

Having owned two seperate SD (and a BD), and been through the molding repair TWICE, I would NOT do this myself. Contact Drew to work something out for a shorter cable.

 

[JaZZ]

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Originally Posted by ueyteuor /img/forum/go_quote.gif i have a 10' silver dragon cable on my rs2, which is sort of long, and i just keep it coiled on my desk.. but its starting to bother me.. and its a hassle.... and i'm thinking of reterminating it to maybe 6' or 5' instead.. but the cable's value is whats keeping me from doing it.. what would you do... would i be able to sell the rest of the cable???

As to the latter: probably yes. If it's the newest generation (V2), I'm interested in it myself -- one good meter would suffice to me. As to shortening and reterminating: If I were you, I would do it -- there's even a good chance that the sound gets slightly better. Again: only if it's the V2, because the V1's solid-core silver wire is somewhat prone to break. Although if you're passably handy with reterminating and soldering, it shouldn't pose much of a problem nonetheless. After all the wearing comfort is an important part of listening pleasure, too, so personally I wouldn't hesitate. (In fact I've transformed a SD extension cable into a HD-650 cable plus an IC without any problem.)
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[ueyteuor]

just curious, does anyone have a picture of a SD cable's insides?? before i decide to cut it, i was to see how it is

 

[vcoheda]

i wouldn't cut it. it will affect resale value.

 

[JaZZ]

How old is it? V1 or V2?
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[ueyteuor]

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Originally Posted by JaZZ /img/forum/go_quote.gif How old is it? V1 or V2? .

not sure; can you tell from a picture??

 

[ecclesand]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooo...Don't cut it!!!!

 

[JaZZ]

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Originally Posted by ueyteuor /img/forum/go_quote.gif can you tell from a picture??

No. When did you get Drew recable it?
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[ueyteuor]

well, they already had it made a while ago.. silver dragon cable was installed on it in while grados were being made