swt61 Posted March 19, 2008 Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 fixed that for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chekhonte Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 This is my cheap ass DIY headphone rack. It really doesn't work all that well but I'm too lazy to think up and execute another one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 That actually looks quite expensive =\ But I can see where it might not work well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 So I finally got around to using one of the sets of Cardas Senn connectors that I have last night. This cable is form my new "SUCKITALO" line of cables and uses Neotech unobtainium UP-OCC wire (22ga) braided per the OCD instructions posted by the guys at Chimera Labs. The main body of the cable is wrapped in nylon multifilament and terminated with a somewhat pedestrian Neutrik plug. I spent about an hour listening to it last night and I have to say that it was sounding fracken great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrice Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 So I finally got around to using one of the sets of Cardas Senn connectors that I have last night. This cable is form my new "SUCKITALO" line of cables and uses Neotech unobtainium UP-OCC wire (22ga) braided per the OCD instructions posted by the guys at Chimera Labs. The main body of the cable is wrapped in nylon multifilament and terminated with a somewhat pedestrian Neutrik plug. Looks nice Nate, how was soldering those connectors? They seem easy to melt/damage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 Looks nice Nate, how was soldering those connectors? They seem easy to melt/damage? It went ok, typical of a first effort. I think the second time around will be much easier. I didn't experience any problems with the pins overheating or getting loose as some others have reported but I definitely cooked a little of the surrounding plastic at the solder points. Hard not to really but I think they always intended you to cover them up with shrink like I did. I also filled the cavity around the pins with hot glue to hopefully keep everything nice and stable, then applied a layer of adhesive lined shrink which laps from the cable onto the lower section of strain relief and finally wrapped the whole connector in 1/2" 3:1 non-adhesive shrink to capture the whole thing. It sure seems like it will result in a nice durable cable. And of course thanks for the kind words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ojnihs Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 nice cable Nate! looks nice and flexible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 nice cable Nate! looks nice and flexible Looks would be slightly deceiving there, it's probably on par with my old Zu Senn cable in that regard. The insulation on this cable is very thick and with 4-strands being braided (even loosely) there's no way to end up with something that is all that flexible. But it's not aggravatingly stiff, that's for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrion Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 So I finally got around to using one of the sets of Cardas Senn connectors that I have last night. This cable is form my new "SUCKITALO" line of cables and uses Neotech unobtainium UP-OCC wire (22ga) braided per the OCD instructions posted by the guys at Chimera Labs. The main body of the cable is wrapped in nylon multifilament and terminated with a somewhat pedestrian Neutrik plug. I spent about an hour listening to it last night and I have to say that it was sounding fracken great. Looks great Nate, when should jp and I expect ours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laxx Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 Looks really nice. I'm baffled with how much time you have to work on these projects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 Looks really nice. I'm baffled with how much time you have to work on these projects. Start to finish I'd guess that cable to less than 2 hours, probably closer to an hour and a half. There wasn't anything worth watching on TV last night so I built this instead. Looks great Nate, when should jp and I expect ours. I thought you already had an equally swanky Senn cable? And does nums even own Senns? Or are you talking other cables which both of you still have to get back to me with information on? I swear I've sent nums at least a couple emails about this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postjack Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 Can't say I like the fleshtone on that cable Nato. I'd rather it just be black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 Can't say I like the fleshtone on that cable Nato. I'd rather it just be black. It's a prototype jacko and ultimately I let the end user decide how they want their cable to look. As usual, this isn't for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chekhonte Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 That actually looks quite expensive =\ But I can see where it might not work well. It cost almost nothing to make. I bought the frame for $15. It was in horrible repair when I bought it. I learned how to apply gold foil in the old tradition of gilding to make it look fancy and shit - but it only cost about 8 more dollars to fix it. The hook was 5 dollars and the fabric was only $4. Also sorry for posting this in the wrong topic. I ask you to please look at my sig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postjack Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 It's a prototype jacko and ultimately I let the end user decide how they want their cable to look. As usual, this isn't for me. ahhh, okey dokey. Nice use of "end user" instead of "customer" by the way. I'm watching you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBLoudG20 Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 Nate comes out of retirement more often than Michael Jordan and Jay-Z. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postjack Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 Nate comes out of retirement more often than Michael Jordan and Jay-Z. i hear he's doing a collabo with Linkin Park soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 Nate come out of retirement more often than Michael Jordan and Jay-Z. Incorrect, I specifically excluded cable making from the retirement. One more thing, this officially signals my retirement from building amps for other people. <snip> I'll still continue building cables from time to time as they are fun and easy but enough with stuff like this that takes 10hrs of friggen case work to do a decent job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBLoudG20 Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 Incorrect, I specifically excluded cable making from the retirement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrion Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 Start to finish I'd guess that cable to less than 2 hours, probably closer to an hour and a half. There wasn't anything worth watching on TV last night so I built this instead. :)I thought you already had an equally swanky Senn cable? And does nums even own Senns? Or are you talking other cables which both of you still have to get back to me with information on? I swear I've sent nums at least a couple emails about this... Jp is completely unrealiable and doesn't deserve the to own the work of such a fine artisan as yourself (he has a wtb 650/Equinox). As to me, I do have a fine cable but is there a rule against having multiple senn replacment cables? I do have to get back to you as to the length and configuration of the other cable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 Speaking of vva cables, the in/out cable has a certain flakiness on input. I will show you at canjam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 Speaking of vva cables, the in/out cable has a certain flakiness on input. I will show you at canjam Really? That's messed up. Stuff it in a padded envelope and send it up for warranty repair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jinp6301 Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 Nice use of "end user" instead of "customer" by the way. I'm watching you! MOT alert?!?!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 MOT alert?!?!?! Just for that I decided to build another cable tonight. The SUCKITALO mini-mini: And while I was at it I finished this: It's a K1000 -> speaker adapter made from Vampire CCC cable w/ Vampire bananas and a Neutrik 4-pin XLR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 This cable is from my new "SUCKITALO" line of cables and uses Neotech unobtainium ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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