As long as you use solid-core, it'll be very good. To make an uber-cable though, I think all the messing about and time to strip it down and weave your own cable might not be worth it.
If you enjoy that sort of thing then I'd go for it. Personally I wouldn't have the patience for it. I've been meaning to make myself a woven diy mains cable, but haven't got around to it yet...
Lee.
If you enjoy that sort of thing then I'd go for it. Personally I wouldn't have the patience for it. I've been meaning to make myself a woven diy mains cable, but haven't got around to it yet...
Lee.
I hear that about all the messing about!!
Simon just made a couple of power cables, but they're not very long, are they?
I did an eBay search for Kimber and got links to some Chinese "Kimber" stuff - Brent reckoned they were fakes, but if they were cheap enough they might be worth a punt for starters until my 63 gets to uber status (that should be, IF it gets to uber status!!)
Jim
Simon just made a couple of power cables, but they're not very long, are they?
I did an eBay search for Kimber and got links to some Chinese "Kimber" stuff - Brent reckoned they were fakes, but if they were cheap enough they might be worth a punt for starters until my 63 gets to uber status (that should be, IF it gets to uber status!!)
Jim
Hi Brentrowemeister said:
Can you point your source ?
I am using translucid type and it is very hard to model.. After drying it looks indestructible / ungluable... very bad.
By the way... I am very impressed with the clocks and psu.... Thank you for the state of the art work.
Note:
Do you solder those SMD by hand ?
Looks like this job can be compared to building a phono cart by hand.... well almost..
Right now I am just enjoying all my cd collection as if it was new.
Regards
Ricardo
Hi SimonSimontY said:
I had to console myself with making a couple of power leads for my amps.
And I modified my sound card yesterday, which has brought it on a lot!
Wath did you do to your sound card ?
Your cable looks neat.. How does it sound ?
Would you share the secrets ? I am a cable fanatic also..
Ricardo
jimh0612 said:Looks nice, Simon.
Any impressions yet, and if they're good, how about sharing your recipe?
Jim
Seems to have opened the sound up a little and improved the dynamics. It's done no harm!
Recipe:
Cheap Chinese silver plated Wattgate clone from Ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....m=270248168281&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=017
Chord Odyssey speaker cable provides the wiring. Thick silver plated copper, standard twisted pair geometry, teflon insulation. It's not cheap stuff but I had a couple of pieces lying around, so used them, hence the different length leads.
Whatever 3 pin power plugs I had (one cheapie, one MK Tough Plug). Both to be upgraded to silver-plated Tough Plugs that I've seen around. Copper fuse shorting will go in there too (my equipment and extension are fused and my house is on MCBs and an RCD, so don't bother telling me off).
Wow, I'm banging on, sorry. Very off-topic.
Anyway, I go with the theory of lowering the impedance improves the sound, and if you can make it look cool with nylon braid and blue plugs that's a bonus.
Simon
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I did it with, I think 54, strands of CAT5. It took many hours, gave me terrible blisters and ended up too short to reach the speakers. Made a stunning but impractical power cable. I mean stunning in the sense it was an OBVIOUS change! Not heard such a change in power cables since.
Thomo said:
Agreed, I'm sure it can make a good-sounding cable but at great cost to your fingers, time and sanity. The proper stuff will also be inflexible and nigh on impossible to terminate.
Just buy something like Kimber 4VS second hand from Ebay or do the simple CAT5. The PR and VS ranges use polyethylene, which I believe is a good dialectric, not having the odd "colour" of PTFE/teflon. TBH changing your speaker cable from so-so to very good will only make the same sort of difference as a cap or two in your CD player, so don't go overboard unless the source is very tweaked.
Simon
SimontY said:
LOL
I'm a builder. Been doing my own electrics for years!!
MCB's are fine as long as they're the appropriate rating for the load and, more importantly, the cable.
RCD's are even better for earth faults.
With the right fuse in the extension lead that's as good as in the plug.
I know from your job and all the work you've done modding that you know the principles, so if you do fry yourself that's your fault!!
JIm
jimh0612 said:I know from your job and all the work you've done modding that you know the principles, so if you do fry yourself that's your fault!!
Teehee, I'm very careful with electricity, some might say too careful! (i.e. too busy hiding behind sofas rather than measuring for voltage on a new psu etc.....)
RCruz said:
Hi Ricardo,
I just put some nicer caps on it, copying from others, altho with whatever caps were around waiting to be used.
Silmic on 5v reg for op-amps, Silmics on the DAC, Panasonic FC on DSP chip (I think that's what that is), Cerafine on incoming 12v. C1 clock and LM op-amps to add soon I hope.
The caps have helped a LOAD but the sound is still thin and lacking in ambience compared to my modified CD63KI. Of course
Simon
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Hi Brent
Can you point your source ?
I am using translucid type and it is very hard to model.. After drying it looks indestructible / ungluable... very bad.
By the way... I am very impressed with the clocks and psu.... Thank you for the state of the art work.
Note:
Do you solder those SMD by hand ?
Regards
Ricardo
The glue is from RS 484-9988
Yes I do SMD soldering by hand very easily, I can do chips with more that 200 pins
Thanks for the compliments
Brent
