Bengineer 988 Posted April 5 Author Share Posted April 5 So 12m is too long? Fk! I'll undo this braid and start again. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Bengineer 988 Posted April 5 Author Share Posted April 5 Alright alright. Once all the crap comes, will make myself the following; 1.3m to 1.4m 4-wire silver plated litz braided cable (have copper litz coming too) Furutech or Rean 4pin Mini XLR (Empyrean) - Furutech looks nicer, but ultimately they sound the same for a large difference in price Heatshrink splitter to keep as light as possible 4.4mm Pentaconn @ amp end (copmact balanced, but not near impossible to solder like the 2.5mm trrs ones) Then a 4.4mm female socket to 4pin XLR adapter, 20-30cm long And a 4.4mm female socket to 6.35mm stereo adapter, either straight or right angled plug depending on what tube amp I get And then maybe a 3.5mm version of the main cable for the Z1R, but thats less important Then you end up with a shorter cable with 4.4mm for running off a DAP on holiday or on the lounge, and the two adapters to leave plugged into your main amps, without the bulk of the 4pin XLR to 4pin Female XLR setup I had figured out how to do the above using Lemo (or Hirose) connectors, keeping it balanced and lightweight and compact, but then figured whats the point, just use 4.4mm then you have a working cable from the get go. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Bengineer 988 Posted April 6 Author Share Posted April 6 After watching this I think I'll change my approach to cable making. I've been making them too simple, not enough things or buzzwords. Link to post Share on other sites
eLicky 104 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Some years ago there was a crazy cable maker / company called 'Coconut Audio', if you goto Google images and search you'll see some old photos, super expensive super bizzare with special crystals and all this magic going on, they were also extremely expensive. There was a website you could buy them and promo vids on youtube but the owner went silent and removed the website, videos and basically vanished. Around 2014-2015 it was. Well worth googling the company name still. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
BlueOceanBoy 442 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 2 hours ago, eLicky said: Some years ago there was a crazy cable maker / company called 'Coconut Audio', if you goto Google images and search you'll see some old photos, super expensive super bizzare with special crystals and all this magic going on, they were also extremely expensive. There was a website you could buy them and promo vids on youtube but the owner went silent and removed the website, videos and basically vanished. Around 2014-2015 it was. Well worth googling the company name still. Looks like it could have a number of uses, not all of them HiFi..... 3 Link to post Share on other sites
eLicky 104 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 7 minutes ago, BlueOceanBoy said: Looks like it could have a number of uses, not all of them HiFi..... This ones more your style mate. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Ccollins 111 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 2 hours ago, BlueOceanBoy said: Looks like it could have a number of uses, not all of them HiFi..... Maybe it’s just me but I’m thinking that regardless of whatever other uses it may be fit for it will still need plugging in 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Bengineer 988 Posted April 6 Author Share Posted April 6 8 hours ago, Ccollins said: Maybe it’s just me but I’m thinking that regardless of whatever other uses it may be fit for it will still need plugging in So is it anal-ogue or digital? 3 Link to post Share on other sites
ColdsnapBry 17 Posted Monday at 08:18 PM Share Posted Monday at 08:18 PM Anyone know a place in NZ that can repair Grado headphone wires? Asking for a friend. Link to post Share on other sites
Bengineer 988 Posted Monday at 09:46 PM Author Share Posted Monday at 09:46 PM 1 hour ago, ColdsnapBry said: Anyone know a place in NZ that can repair Grado headphone wires? Asking for a friend. Got any cable makers there? Link to post Share on other sites
ColdsnapBry 17 Posted Monday at 09:49 PM Share Posted Monday at 09:49 PM 3 minutes ago, Bengineer said: Got any cable makers there? Naw, I don't think so! Link to post Share on other sites
Bengineer 988 Posted Monday at 10:55 PM Author Share Posted Monday at 10:55 PM 1 hour ago, ColdsnapBry said: Naw, I don't think so! What happened to them? Link to post Share on other sites
GregWormald 1,833 Posted 21 hours ago Share Posted 21 hours ago 7 hours ago, ColdsnapBry said: Anyone know a place in NZ that can repair Grado headphone wires? Asking for a friend. If the wires broke off inside the earpiece it's a pretty simple repair. I did my pair of 80s myself, and I'm not a tech at all. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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