Making speakers cables and interconnects from foil inductors

JCoffey · 3rd February 2005, 04:14 PM

I remember seeing a site once explaining how to unroll a copper foil inductor to use it to make really good speaker cables and interconnects. I have a couple that I dont need, and would like to try it, but cant find instructions anywhere. Any advice?

JCoffey · 4th February 2005, 02:51 PM

No replies huh. Well guess I'm just going to have to try and pray,

phn · 5th February 2005, 12:21 AM

I ran into a page not long ago. Of course, I can't find it now.

I don't remember what the guy used for isolation (double adhesive tape?), but I don't think the actual construction was very difficult. Best of luck.

badman · 5th February 2005, 12:54 AM

You unroll them, then stack them on top of one another with an insulator in between for speaker cables. use the foil itself as the termination and you're in good shape. But for ICs, foil isn't really easy to do well. I personally don't like the bass presentation of foil conductors in any arrangement, but that's me.

gmilitano · 5th February 2005, 01:05 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by JCoffey
I remember seeing a site once explaining how to unroll a copper foil inductor to use it to make really good speaker cables and interconnects.

Follow up on copper foil speaker cables

Copperfoil speaker cables

Good luck and let us know how you make out!

Cheers,
GM.

3rd February 2005, 04:14 PM	#1
JCoffey diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Atlanta, GA	Making speakers cables and interconnects from foil inductors I remember seeing a site once explaining how to unroll a copper foil inductor to use it to make really good speaker cables and interconnects. I have a couple that I dont need, and would like to try it, but cant find instructions anywhere. Any advice?

5th February 2005, 12:54 AM	#4
badman diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Sunny Tustin, SoCal	You unroll them, then stack them on top of one another with an insulator in between for speaker cables. use the foil itself as the termination and you're in good shape. But for ICs, foil isn't really easy to do well. I personally don't like the bass presentation of foil conductors in any arrangement, but that's me. __________________ Bass is supposed to sound big. A 6.5" is not a woofer size.

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4th February 2005, 02:51 PM	#2
JCoffey diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Atlanta, GA	No replies huh. Well guess I'm just going to have to try and pray,

5th February 2005, 12:21 AM	#3
phn diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2004	I ran into a page not long ago. Of course, I can't find it now. I don't remember what the guy used for isolation (double adhesive tape?), but I don't think the actual construction was very difficult. Best of luck.

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