DIY high quality interconnectors?

space-cake · 28th October 2006, 06:33 AM

i guess most of you know the article from TNT audio about DIY interconnectors using CAT5 and CAT6 cables. I want to make a cable to connect between a cmoy amp and an ipod or cd player. what kind of cable i should use or what technique?

I_Forgot · 28th October 2006, 07:01 AM

It doesn't matter, especially since you are talking about a cable length of a few inches.

You want high performance? Lose the ipod and listen to lossless compressed or uncompressed files.

I_F

space-cake · 28th October 2006, 07:09 AM

i just gave the ipod as an example, i don't use ipods

i use cd players and minidisc players. but you didn't really answer my question.

mazurek · 28th October 2006, 03:52 PM

Get some coax from partsexpress for unbalanced connections, or shielded microphone cable for balanced or unbalanced connections. They sell connectors as well, I got some neutrik economy rca and xlr, and they were pretty nice. Some connector parts require a 50 Watt soldering iron to get a good solder.

I think cables can be funny. I got a preamp a while back at an audio store and they wanted to sell me some cables which were sort of expensive. The thing is, the shortest ones were 3 feet. My interconnects that are only as long as necessary almost surely win, even if the premium ones have slightly better capacitance per foot, etc.

hifimaker · 28th October 2006, 05:19 PM

I've had really great experience with www.diycable.com. They have good parts and I'm using their commercial built cables in my system with good results.

-David

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space-cake diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: home	DIY high quality interconnectors? i guess most of you know the article from TNT audio about DIY interconnectors using CAT5 and CAT6 cables. I want to make a cable to connect between a cmoy amp and an ipod or cd player. what kind of cable i should use or what technique?

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28th October 2006, 07:01 AM	#2
I_Forgot diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Phoenix, Az.	It doesn't matter, especially since you are talking about a cable length of a few inches. You want high performance? Lose the ipod and listen to lossless compressed or uncompressed files. I_F

28th October 2006, 07:09 AM	#3
space-cake diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: home	i just gave the ipod as an example, i don't use ipods i use cd players and minidisc players. but you didn't really answer my question.

28th October 2006, 03:52 PM	#4
mazurek diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2005	Get some coax from partsexpress for unbalanced connections, or shielded microphone cable for balanced or unbalanced connections. They sell connectors as well, I got some neutrik economy rca and xlr, and they were pretty nice. Some connector parts require a 50 Watt soldering iron to get a good solder. I think cables can be funny. I got a preamp a while back at an audio store and they wanted to sell me some cables which were sort of expensive. The thing is, the shortest ones were 3 feet. My interconnects that are only as long as necessary almost surely win, even if the premium ones have slightly better capacitance per foot, etc.

28th October 2006, 05:19 PM	#5
hifimaker diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: San Jose	I've had really great experience with www.diycable.com. They have good parts and I'm using their commercial built cables in my system with good results. -David

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