Most of us dabble in making DIY interconnects from time to time. This thread is to share pics of your work.
I've havent made a pair of cables for AGES, just dont have the time.
But I had a need for a short pair of interconnects, and I didnt have any spare sets lying around of the right length. So,,,,, that prompted me to dig out the box of spare parts, and make a pair.
Always looking to try new things. This time, I went with 20awg Neotech for the signal (left over wire I had from my speaker cable set, which I am still using BTW). Not the preferred gauge for interconnects, but it was on hand. I stripped the teflon coating and inserted the bare neotech wire into some wider teflon tubing. And for ground, I used 3 x cat5 wires, again stripped down to bare wire and inserted into teflon tubing. These 4 strands of wire were then braided.
For connectors, I just used some spare gold plated connectors I had lying around. Cheap stuff, I bought a long time ago.
I started digging for parts around 10pm'ish 1 night earlier in the week, and I finished making them around 1.30am in the morning. Time just flies when making cables. I'd forgotten how fiddly the job is, and how slow I am at making them.
Here they are;
I put them on the spare system, and,,,,,,,
. I was over tired and under whelmed.
Left that system on repeat for 3 days, then listened again, and I have to say, after some burn in they're sounding pretty good for a set I just whacked together late 1 night. Amazing the difference a little running in makes.