Duelund DCA 12ga Hookup Wire

grannyring

I have made XLR cables w/o shield and with a counter spiraled ground (larger gauge than conductors) for Pin 1.  Have you tried this method vis-a-vis the shielded option you mentioned above?

Thank you grannyring.

joecasey

For the speaker wire how did you add it to the to legs of DC 12?

For the XLRs, which cable went to what pin? 

Thanks

Thank you joe.

Good to hear the unshielded, 3 wire braid sounds good.

There are many ways to approach this.

1) you don't need a ground at all.  Can use Pins 2 and 3 only.  Others have tried this; I haven't heard it.

2) Counter-spiral a ground (Pin 1) around a twisted pair for Pins 2 and 3.  Or put the twisted pair in a  teflon or other tube, and counter-spiral the ground outside the tube.

3) Twisted pair with braided shield for Pin 1.

Grannyring has likely tried variations 20 ways from Sunday.  Hopefully he will offer his view.  I recall he likes the braided shield for XLR.