mwl168 Posted October 24, 2017 Report Share Posted October 24, 2017 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. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pars Posted October 25, 2017 Report Share Posted October 25, 2017 You need a fugly set of cable pants for your Y split.I keed I keed.... nice job!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwl168 Posted October 25, 2017 Report Share Posted October 25, 2017 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swt61 Posted May 2, 2018 Report Share Posted May 2, 2018 Put together some new speaker cables, for the new speakers. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvdunhill Posted May 2, 2018 Report Share Posted May 2, 2018 Pfff... needs Dr. Wood logo somewhere 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penmarker Posted May 2, 2018 Report Share Posted May 2, 2018 How are the banana jacks? Do they make secure connection with the cables? PM me where you got them please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swt61 Posted May 2, 2018 Report Share Posted May 2, 2018 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Sawyers Posted May 2, 2018 Report Share Posted May 2, 2018 They look like a real bargain! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penmarker Posted May 3, 2018 Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swt61 Posted May 3, 2018 Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 It has sharper little teeth than others I've used, and it grabs the wire very securely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Sawyers Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 21 hours ago, swt61 said: It has sharper little teeth than others I've used... Nuff said.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvdunhill Posted June 5, 2020 Report Share Posted June 5, 2020 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvdunhill Posted June 8, 2020 Report Share Posted June 8, 2020 I decided on 3M DP100 epoxy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvdunhill Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 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. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 ^^^^ You've got email. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvdunhill Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starcat Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swt61 Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 Sometimes I talk to myself also. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robm321 Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 I like Ben & Jerry's, Chocolate fudge brownies. I'll sometimes have other flavors though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starcat Posted February 27 Report Share Posted February 27 Yeah 🙂 Michael above was making some balanced cables for his HD800.. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted February 27 Report Share Posted February 27 7 minutes ago, starcat said: Yeah 🙂 Michael above was making some balanced cables for his HD800.. Cheers In 2017. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starcat Posted February 27 Report Share Posted February 27 12 hours ago, n_maher said: In 2017. LoL, yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbelyo Posted October 24 Report Share Posted October 24 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 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmking Posted October 24 Report Share Posted October 24 (edited) 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 by jamesmking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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