DIY cables question


Hello,

I first dipped my toe into hifi during covid and being on a budget, I slowly bought used to build up my system including a decision to DIY my own speaker cables. I bought 20ft of Mogami 3014 wire along with some gold plated banana plug connectors and while having zero soldering experience gave it a go. To date everything works fine but I’m left questioning whether my potentially "shoddy" soldering work is my weakest link and is holding back my setup. I’ve been flip flopping back and forth on just buying some used name brand speaker cables so I can stop the torment. I guess my main question is, when wires work, is it black or white, meaning they either connect or they dont, or can bad soldering limit the max performance of the cables or furthermore my entire setup?

Aside from my DIY speakers cables everything else is name brand, I use AudioQuest Earth RCAs (TT to Pre) and AQ McKenzie XLRs (Pre to Hegel H360), and a Curious USB cable ( Stream Box S2 Ultra to Denafrips Pontus II)

Thanks in advance.



sc0rpi043

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@scOrpi043

There are some very talented dyi cable members on the site, e.g. wig, grannyring, williewonka , etc check out the FORUM thread below to find them. I assume that they would be willing to give you guidance that you need on your own build. And, based upon my experience with one of those member’s cables, there are very good sounding and manufacturer competitive dyi cables aside from the sole one mentioned above


https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/duelund-conversion-to-diy-helix-geometry-cabling