October 24, 20178 yr comment_777065 Harvested an old Cardas Headphone cable to make a balanced cable for the HD800. Neutrik 4-pin XLR connectors. The HD800 connectors are from Parts Connecxion and a royal PITA to work with. Report
October 25, 20178 yr comment_777114 You need a fugly set of cable pants for your Y split.I keed I keed.... nice job!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Report
October 25, 20178 yr comment_777116 57 minutes ago, Pars said: You need a fugly set of cable pants for your Y split... I have fantasized about fabricating some sort of Y splitter to use but ran out of patience. Report
May 2, 20188 yr comment_789148 How are the banana jacks? Do they make secure connection with the cables? PM me where you got them please. Report
May 2, 20188 yr comment_789154 The banana jacks are great. They hold really well and were very affordable. I got them on Amazon... https://www.amazon.com/Mediabridge-Banana-Plugs-Corrosion-Resistant-Gold-Plated/dp/B00JFC9ANW/ref=sr_1_14?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1525230515&sr=1-14&keywords=banana+plugs Report
May 3, 20188 yr comment_789207 I'm more interested with how they secure the wires. I've had some cheapo banana jacks in the past and they use grub screws. No bueno, feels like the wires will shear right off. This one looks good. Thanks! Report
May 3, 20188 yr comment_789220 It has sharper little teeth than others I've used, and it grabs the wire very securely. Report
May 4, 20188 yr comment_789270 21 hours ago, swt61 said: It has sharper little teeth than others I've used... Nuff said.... Report
June 5, 20206 yr comment_827554 I am working on a project that has no built in strain relief. Is there some suggested way to perhaps use an adhesive on the PCB and soldered connections, but allow the larger jacket to still rotate, or should I just fill the housing with adhesive and immobilize the cable within the housing? is there a recommended adhesive to do this sort of thing? Report
February 21, 20215 yr comment_851230 Hi! I have _a lot_ of speaker cable on hand - all DH Labs - Q-10 ($25/ft), T-14 ($10/ft) and Odyssey ($4/ft). I am going to be making up a couple sets of cables and would be happy to make some extra sets - I use nice sleeving I use on my cables and can work with you on termination. Report
February 23, 20215 yr comment_851346 On 2/21/2021 at 2:36 PM, luvdunhill said: Hi! I have _a lot_ of speaker cable on hand - all DH Labs - Q-10 ($25/ft), T-14 ($10/ft) and Odyssey ($4/ft). I am going to be making up a couple sets of cables and would be happy to make some extra sets - I use nice sleeving I use on my cables and can work with you on termination. I have a 12’ pair and 6’ pair of the Q-10. This can be terminated for biwire (so there are four wires) I have two 10’ pair of the T-14, but it can only be a single run (two wires) - but could do this as a “shotgun” biwire if someone wanted both sets (internal to a single sleeve or separate sleeves). I can’t find the Odyssey - but will keep looking for it. I need to order more sleeving though. Report
February 25, 20215 yr comment_851536 Any good starquad cable makes a perfect balanced cable for headphones. Like the Mogami or Belden. In fact the way overpriced Black Dragon is a starquad as well. Report
February 25, 20215 yr comment_851541 1 hour ago, starcat said: Any good starquad cable makes a perfect balanced cable for headphones. Like the Mogami or Belden. In fact the way overpriced Black Dragon is a starquad as well. What, exactly, was this in response to? Report
February 26, 20215 yr comment_851562 I like Ben & Jerry's, Chocolate fudge brownies. I'll sometimes have other flavors though. Report
February 27, 20215 yr comment_851633 Yeah 🙂 Michael above was making some balanced cables for his HD800.. Cheers Report
February 27, 20215 yr comment_851635 7 minutes ago, starcat said: Yeah 🙂 Michael above was making some balanced cables for his HD800.. Cheers In 2017. Report
October 24, 20214 yr comment_867567 I made these over the last week. The blue pair is Cardas 2 x 21.5 AWG. The white pair is 2 x 24 AWG SPC mil spec from navships. The navships cable is a step up from the Mogami that I was using. Cost was $35 After a week I really like it but found it to sound bright. The Cardas is a step beyond the navships cable. Sounds neutral to me. No harsh highs or bloated lows. After 5 hours I'm liking this one the best out of all three. Cost was $65 Report
October 24, 20214 yr comment_867582 On 10/24/2021 at 2:40 AM, sbelyo said: I made these over the last week. The blue pair is Cardas 2 x 21.5 AWG. The white pair is 2 x 24 AWG SPC mil spec from navships. The navships cable is a step up from the Mogami that I was using. Cost was $35 After a week I really like it but found it to sound bright. The Cardas is a step beyond the navships cable. Sounds neutral to me. No harsh highs or bloated lows. After 5 hours I'm liking this one the best out of all three. Cost was $65 is the mill spec cable silver or silver plated? personally I have always found cables which are silver or silver plated to be bright, shouty and lack ambience. I only use un-plated copper cables. I use Cardas chassis wire for my builds and use Cardas golden reference for speaker, power and some inter-connects. Van den hull first is not bad but I think it lacks a bit of bass - its cheaper second hand than the Cardas. I even find silver plated/solid silver fuses to be bright. Edited October 25, 20214 yr by jamesmking Report
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