williewonka
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| DIY Helix Geometry Cabling Here's another related thread that may be of interest https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/what-i-have-found-makes-a-good-cable | |
| What I have found - Makes a good Cable ! @total111 , I've just built a 6ft pair using a 3:1 neutral to signal ratio Others have made slightly longer, around 8 ft i believe, using the same ratio. Regards | |
| What I have found - Makes a good Cable ! @total111 - you are correct, wire gauge relates to the current draw. I have tried 17, 14 and 12 gauge in my system and noticed no difference in sound quality. However, if you are driving a 2 ohm load with a powerful amp, then opting for a 12 gau... | |
| DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @total111 - the parallel conductors were the first design I tried, but the helix sounded more open and spacious. But I did not try it with bare wire inside teflon tube. It would probably make some difference. Amps that employ a balanced output st... | |
| DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @nogaps , the first post of this thread contains links to the construction details.. Regards, steve | |
| DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @total111 , you can go up to 30ft with a single ended RCA cable. The Helix would work well up to 30ft, but challenging to build Again, i would recommend Zafino regards | |
| DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @total1, do the amps have xlr inputs, that would make life simpler e.g. using standard xlr cables from Zavfino perhaps Something to think about Regards | |
| DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @total111 , that should work with minimal induced noise. Let us know how it works out. I have to ask, can the amps be positioned closer to the speakers? Might be easier to make longer helix interconnects and keep the speaker cables to a m... | |
| Where to start upgrading? @lewm - I started out thinking the same, but as I delved into the physics, it became more apparent just how much difference good cables make. More expensive components tend to negate the effect of moderate cable designs, so the opinion that cable... | |
| DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @total111 - gave your cables some thought an came up with this... Get some wood strip approximately 3mm x 10mm Cut small pièces approximately 20cm long Use a piece as a spacer to hold the wires apart Secure it in place using heat shrink (wit... | |
| DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @pindac , you are welcome. I hope more DIYers get to know the benefits of the Heilx geometry. Its not perfect, but it's a lot better than most others Thanks for your support :-) | |
| DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @gregm , never tried it Any differences would probably be due to Increased cross sectional area Increased dielectric impact of the larger surface area of square wire I would not use it because of this Regards | |
| DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @total111 , paper is better from a dielectric perspective. But that tape should be OK . | |
| DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @total111 , i use a twisted pair of wires for the signal and a larger gauge for the neutral e.g. 2 x 17 gauge solid wire for the signal = 14 gauge 1 x 12 gauge solid wire for the neutral OR 1 x 10 gauge stranded wire for the neutral Regards | |
| DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @total111 - the answers to your question... i preferred the sound of the silver plated stranded copper for speaker cables. Using OCC as the neutral sounded too clinical 20 and 14 ft is too long for the Helix design. I did make a 12ft cable onc... |