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This is what they look like now. I only posted one because I had the other hooked up.
No derailing of this post please.
What do you guys think?
Looks good or kind of tacky?
Receiver
Harman Kardon HK 3490
Speakers
Polk Audio Monitor 50s
Subwoofer
Klipsch KSW-100
Cables
AudioQuest Rocket 33s 10ft
AudioQuest Optilink1 2m
AudioQuest Alpha-Snake 25ft Interconnect
AudioQuest HDMI-1 2m
Alienware X51 R2
PS4
Samsung Smart TV 40" 1080p 3D
Harman Kardon HK 3490
Speakers
Polk Audio Monitor 50s
Subwoofer
Klipsch KSW-100
Cables
AudioQuest Rocket 33s 10ft
AudioQuest Optilink1 2m
AudioQuest Alpha-Snake 25ft Interconnect
AudioQuest HDMI-1 2m
Alienware X51 R2
PS4
Samsung Smart TV 40" 1080p 3D
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I think it looks kinda cool...I like the braiding....what ga wire is that?Polk Audio Surround Bar 360
Mirage PS-12
LG BDP-550
Motorola HD FIOS DVR
Panasonic 42" Plasma
XBOX 360[/SIZE]
Office stuff
Allied 395 receiver
Pioneer CDP PD-M430
RT8t's & Wharfedale Diamond II's[/SIZE]
Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music. ~Ronald Reagan -
Its 12 gauge for the bass part and 14 gauge for the treble part.
I can re post a could pics of how i did it on this tread or you can see on the last thread how I did it.Receiver
Harman Kardon HK 3490
Speakers
Polk Audio Monitor 50s
Subwoofer
Klipsch KSW-100
Cables
AudioQuest Rocket 33s 10ft
AudioQuest Optilink1 2m
AudioQuest Alpha-Snake 25ft Interconnect
AudioQuest HDMI-1 2m
Alienware X51 R2
PS4
Samsung Smart TV 40" 1080p 3D -
Cool...Ill check it out.Polk Audio Surround Bar 360
Mirage PS-12
LG BDP-550
Motorola HD FIOS DVR
Panasonic 42" Plasma
XBOX 360[/SIZE]
Office stuff
Allied 395 receiver
Pioneer CDP PD-M430
RT8t's & Wharfedale Diamond II's[/SIZE]
Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music. ~Ronald Reagan -
It could look so much better if I didn't have electrical tape where there should be shrink tubing. Ah well. It doesn't matter much anyways.Receiver
Harman Kardon HK 3490
Speakers
Polk Audio Monitor 50s
Subwoofer
Klipsch KSW-100
Cables
AudioQuest Rocket 33s 10ft
AudioQuest Optilink1 2m
AudioQuest Alpha-Snake 25ft Interconnect
AudioQuest HDMI-1 2m
Alienware X51 R2
PS4
Samsung Smart TV 40" 1080p 3D -
PerfectCreature wrote: »It could look so much better if I didn't have electrical tape where there should be shrink tubing. Ah well. It doesn't matter much anyways.
consider it a one off prototype. good job!
Polk Audio Surround Bar 360
Mirage PS-12
LG BDP-550
Motorola HD FIOS DVR
Panasonic 42" Plasma
XBOX 360[/SIZE]
Office stuff
Allied 395 receiver
Pioneer CDP PD-M430
RT8t's & Wharfedale Diamond II's[/SIZE]
Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music. ~Ronald Reagan -
I think they look great. Good job!VTL ST50 w/mods / RCA6L6GC / TlfnknECC801S
Conrad Johnson PV-5 w/mods
TT Conrad Johnson Sonographe SG3 Oak / Sumiko LMT / Grado Woodbody Platinum / Sumiko PIB2 / The Clamp
Musical Fidelity A1 CDPro/ Bada DD-22 Tube CDP / Conrad Johnson SD-22 CDP
Tuners w/mods Kenwood KT5020 / Fisher KM60
MF x-DAC V8, HAInfo NG27
Herbies Ti-9 / Vibrapods / MIT Shotgun AC1 IEC's / MIT Shotgun 2 IC's / MIT Shotgun 2 Speaker Cables
PS Audio Cryo / PowerPort Premium Outlets / Exact Power EP15A Conditioner
Walnut SDA 2B TL /Oak SDA SRS II TL (Sonicaps/Mills/Cardas/Custom SDA ICs / Dynamat Extreme / Larry's Rings/ FSB-2 Spikes
NAD SS rigs w/mods
GIK panels -
Yeah I should still have around 12-15 feet of tech flex. Maybe I will buy quality wire and an actually hot knife so that the ends don't fray so much.
Maybe I could make them for people on the forum and they just pay what it cost. That could could be fun as well
The Polk Audio Forum Cable Maker!
Heh, had a little bit of a dream there. Oh well. I had fun for the most part.
If someone wants to ship me the supplies or what not I could make the cables for them. They will look as similar as those as I can get. I mean I dunno.Receiver
Harman Kardon HK 3490
Speakers
Polk Audio Monitor 50s
Subwoofer
Klipsch KSW-100
Cables
AudioQuest Rocket 33s 10ft
AudioQuest Optilink1 2m
AudioQuest Alpha-Snake 25ft Interconnect
AudioQuest HDMI-1 2m
Alienware X51 R2
PS4
Samsung Smart TV 40" 1080p 3D -
You'd need to get in line. There are a couple other guys here who are already known for their cables. Not that another option would be a bad thing."Don't forget to change your politician. They are like diapers they need to be changed regularly, and for the same reason."
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It its was more of a joke. I mean if someone wants to I suppose I could. I'd to try out some different cable types. Like I've heard of Cat5 cables and such...although I was told they are A L O T of work.
I mean it was fun and could be a (kind of expensive) side hobby.Receiver
Harman Kardon HK 3490
Speakers
Polk Audio Monitor 50s
Subwoofer
Klipsch KSW-100
Cables
AudioQuest Rocket 33s 10ft
AudioQuest Optilink1 2m
AudioQuest Alpha-Snake 25ft Interconnect
AudioQuest HDMI-1 2m
Alienware X51 R2
PS4
Samsung Smart TV 40" 1080p 3D -
I'd like some new cables! I been using cheap Monster Cable for a long time now.--Gary--
Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out. -
Those are very nice. Well done!
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Not bad at all! Keep working on your skills, the cables will improve!Carl
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Nice work kiddo! BTW if you want to build cables for the forum members you have some stringent competition with Ben.
Have you considered a burnin time to see whether they really open up? -
Actually-- not bad-- you should have seen my first power cable build,, keep at it and you'll be surprised.Your post has motivated to build a power cable and let folks here audition it--stay tuned--btw--how does it sound?JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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Actually the cables were already half burned in. I had been using the blue cables before got the 12 gauge gold ones. Then, when I got the gold ones I used those.
So, I sound tested them last night. All was in check. At first I thought I had messed the positive/negative up in all that wire confusion, but it was just a loose banana plug. Everything sounds check, I can still hear the little stuff I had been able to hear before, so I didn't downgrade by doing this. Tomorrow I have off, so I will try and do a thorough testing to see if maybe I can pick up anything else that cables may have brought.
I recommend smaller cables for doing this kind of stuff though. Like 16 gauge would be fine. the 14 AND the 12 just added to much work. I am sure, though that if I had had bigger plugs it would have worked out a lot better.
Oh, well. All in all. It looks good, my dad thought we had a python in the house...I was like we live in MAINE, pythons are smart they don't live here.
Oh, I bought some rocket 33s from Audiogon, when I get them in (hoping Thursday) I will let a few people audition them if they'd like. See how they own up to other "bigger" brands.Receiver
Harman Kardon HK 3490
Speakers
Polk Audio Monitor 50s
Subwoofer
Klipsch KSW-100
Cables
AudioQuest Rocket 33s 10ft
AudioQuest Optilink1 2m
AudioQuest Alpha-Snake 25ft Interconnect
AudioQuest HDMI-1 2m
Alienware X51 R2
PS4
Samsung Smart TV 40" 1080p 3D