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Has anyone tried making their own interconnects?

Hey guys,

I've posted a few threads lately asking about DACs and Class D amplifiers and such. My current system consists of a recently acquired Marsh P2000 pre amp, Aragon 2004 amp, Emotiva XDA-1 DAC, Squeezebox Touch and Silverline Minuet Supreme Plus speakers. I'm also running all Blue Jeans cabling.

I was listening to some Diana Krall last night and it really hit me that I'm pretty comfortable with the synergy that I have with my components. I really enjoy listening to my system.

So, I was wondering if maybe I could try just a little bit of tweaking, since I'm no longer feeling an urgent need to change any components.

My interest is in making my own interconnects. I really have no desire to spend even $100 on an interconnect, but I've found that it is possible to get some good silver or silver plated copper wire at very reasonable prices.

I have a good soldering station and am fairly proficient with a soldering iron, so I figured that I could try my hand at making my own.

Have any of you tried this? What were your results? Which connectors did you use?

Thanks.
tonyangel

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bigtee
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I made a few cables from an old recipe I saw somewhere. You use 1/4" plastic tube (the type you use for connecting an ice maker.) Purchase some of the white tape you use for sealing pipe connections etc. (Teflon tape) wrap the plastic tube in the Teflon tape just barely overlapping. Purchase some Radio Shack 22 gauge magnet wire (copper) and wrap around the tube spacing about 1" per turn. This forms your shield. Once you have wrapped the wire, wrap it again with the Teflon tape. When you pull it just a little, it will adhere to itself. Wrap it as you did the first time barely overlapping and covering the wire. Next, run one (1) strand of wire through the tube. Using whatever connector brand you want, solder the center wire to the center connection on the RCA connector. The other wire goes to the shield connector. You can use a little strink wrap over the connectors where you soldered to the ends of the tube. Do not shrink wrap any more than this.
You will be shocked how good this cable will sound. Go ahead, compare it to any cable at any price!
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