Fungi Posted May 12, 2008 Report Share Posted May 12, 2008 Mogami 2534 is a jacketed star-quad? no braiding required? I always take the jacket off because it's thick and heavy, and I wanted to try the braid since it won't unwind or anything (although I doubt it unwinds anyway). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hYdrociTy Posted May 16, 2008 Report Share Posted May 16, 2008 The Phantom power cord for heavy duty diy valve amplifiers. -8 Gauge high voltage conductors, deep freeze treated -Dark Matter insulation -Non Proprietary Geometry -OH YEA! E-DAY Connectors -Blue Hue to match painters tape on amp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fierce_freak Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 Made a pair of interconnects using some UP-OCC 22ga I bought from Nate. I modified Chris VH's silver IC recipe, using a core of 1/4" polyethylene tubing, and spiraled the wires on 2" turns, wrapped it with teflon tape, then some techflex I had laying around. They are actually more flexible than I though they would be (not bad at all). I made a headphone cable using the silver IC recipe with some 26ga jupiter cotton-covered copper, wrapped in teflot tape. It was super flexible, but then I realized I couldn't fit the whole assembly through the boot of the 4 pin neutrik xlr. me-> <-me Talk about hours of lost time. I'm just using some Mogami w2893 for the 650 cable for now. I'm not complaining I've thought about using some of the Neotech stuff, but I hate to use any solid conductor bigger than 26ga. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swt61 Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 I made a headphone cable using the silver IC recipe with some 26ga jupiter cotton-covered copper, wrapped in teflot tape. It was super flexible, but then I realized I couldn't fit the whole assembly through the boot of the 4 pin neutrik xlr. me-> <-me Talk about hours of lost time. I'm just using some Mogami w2893 for the 650 cable for now. I'm not complaining I've thought about using some of the Neotech stuff, but I hate to use any solid conductor bigger than 26ga. Bummer, that would've been sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 I made a headphone cable using the silver IC recipe with some 26ga jupiter cotton-covered copper, wrapped in teflot tape. It was super flexible, but then I realized I couldn't fit the whole assembly through the boot of the 4 pin neutrik xlr. me-> <-me Talk about hours of lost time. I'm just using some Mogami w2893 for the 650 cable for now. I'm not complaining I've thought about using some of the Neotech stuff, but I hate to use any solid conductor bigger than 26ga. Man, just cut the friggen boot and finish it all off with some shrink if you have to. Or is the hard, inner diameter that the cable assembly won't pass through? If so, that's a pretty thick cable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fierce_freak Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 Yeah, right? Of course, I've already disassembled the whole thing and tried to do something else with it. I ended up just getting pissed off and doing the mogami cable super quick so I could actually listen to music (I sent the cable I had been using to John Broskie as he wanted to try his HD-650's balanced). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swt61 Posted June 17, 2008 Report Share Posted June 17, 2008 I doubt that a Germania cable could be topped anyway. Better to just buy from her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 I'm bummed that I lost my Mogami ICs w/Pro-Fis. I think airport security took 'em after CJ08. Now I also need a pair of balanced ICs. I have everything I need, ready to go. Just need to find the time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 Vincent, If you get stuck for more than a couple days let me know, odds are I have a pair of balanced IC's somewhere that I'm not using that I can send you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted July 6, 2008 Report Share Posted July 6, 2008 Thanks, Nate, I'm going to try to build it tonight. Haven't done it in a while--can you guys remind me: For a short XLR-XLR IC, I just need to use Pins 2&3 right? Do I need to tie shield to Pin 1 at one end or is that unnecessary? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted July 6, 2008 Report Share Posted July 6, 2008 Use all 3 Vincent, I've had bad luck omitting ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted July 6, 2008 Report Share Posted July 6, 2008 Use all 3 Vincent, I've had bad luck omitting ground. well, I did it for one, not the other. we'll see... Nate, how did the badness manifest itself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted July 6, 2008 Report Share Posted July 6, 2008 Nate, how did the badness manifest itself? Ground loop buzz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted July 6, 2008 Report Share Posted July 6, 2008 By the way, these cables are pretty fugly. I'll post pics later. Sound just fine though. Good ol' Mogami. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 Thanks. I try to copy Nate whenever possible. I also took the pic so that it wouldn't highlight some heatshrink issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jinp6301 Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 Looks nice! Very nate-ish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 Bah! As if I coined the functional look. Nice work Vincent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 I find the Neutrik XLRs tough because a) I don't have a workspace, so I'm always crammed up somewhere and I have the shittiest helping hands on the face of the earth and can never get a good grip/angle. I need a Panavise. Big time. EDIT: Nice job, btw, reks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 The Nuetrik XLR's tough? Get a vice Vincent, they're easy as can be if you have something to hold them and they're impossible to beat for the price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 Techflex FTL. If you want some 3/8" nylon multifilament, jacob, just shoot me a PM. IIRC it'll fit right over the mogami jacket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt Peanuts Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 Damnit, I really have to learn to solder, at least to a point where I can make my own cables. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 What were you using to shrink it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 That is bizarre, I've never even had to use the high temperature setting on my heat gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 Definitely I will get the Panavise. And agreed the Neutriks are easy as pie once you have something that holds them properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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