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Re-terminate cardas speaker cables DIY?

I have the wire of a cardas speaker cable exposed and possibly oxidized just below the connectors(fork style)
I wonder if I could just cut the cables, remove coating and just use screw-tightened connectors and put some heat shrink tubes on them, to have just as good as new sound?
Or any other suggestions? I've heard cardas uses some kind of coating on their cables so it's hard to solder them.Can't afford re-termination at cardas
Thanks
tele09

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erik_squires
16,733 posts
 
OP:

The crimp sleeves do not solve the enamel problem, but sand paper will. :) Sand until the metal looks rough, sparkly. 

Best,


erik
erik_squires
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Use crimp-on copper sleevings. Then screw onto that. 

https://www.partsconnexion.com/crimp-sleeves.html

You can find cheap versions of the WBT crimper for $20 or so. :) 

Also, much prefer WBT over Furutech for reliability and build quality. 

Best,

Erik 
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