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Need some help because my Tech broke my Harmonic Technology Cyberlight XLR

Hello audiofriends,

 

I hope i can get some help for pointing me in the right direction for fixing my freshly bought Harmonic Technology Cyberlight XLR P2A Cable.

XLR's weren't fitting snug in the output of my dac and i had a groundloop. These connectors were custom made by Harmonic Technology. I thought, lets re-terminate these baby's with Neutrik connectors. So went to my local tech guy last Tuesday.

It simply doesn't fit (Neutrik) and because the inside is glass fiber he couldn't get the cable back together in orginal condition. So yeah... spent 750 dollars + customs +  linear PSU's and now nothing..... 

I asked around, but HT is out of bussiness, and basically i need a good repair guy (who can handle glass fiber) and who can put it back together 'preferablly' with new connectors. But i will take the original as well if that is the only option. LAM modules are intact. 

This is my last hope. So i am praying to the audio gods that there is 'cyber'light at the end of this tunnel :)

 

 

jouri_knegt

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steakster
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Years ago, I owned the Harmonic Technology Photon Digital cable - as described in this review.   

Harmonic Technology actually distributed the Cyberlight & Photon cables that were manufactured by Inex Innovation.   After Jim Wang retired, Inex took over the distribution.    Now, Inex is defunct.

Have you tried contacting Harmonic Technology here. 

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Neutrik connectors are well-known but aren’t the greatest quality.   Check out the offerings at VH Audio.  

Re: putting back together.      As long as the Cyberlight leads can be connected to the XLR pins, the outer shell isn’t really necessary.   Be sure to isolate the leads by carefully wrapping electrical tape around the connections to the pins.   Then fashion some kind of outer covering to replace the original shell.  Perhaps, a PVC tube for plumbing.  This jury-rig should work fine as long as it isn’t manhandled.

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XLR’s weren’t fitting snug in the output of my dac

Have you tested to confirm that the looseness issue isn’t with the DAC XLR connectors vs the cable XLR connectors?

steakster
2,039 posts
 

Sorry.  I’m swamped with non-audio projects.  Just ask around for a local tech.  Good luck!

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