Made some new jumpers today...

Drenis
Drenis Posts: 2,871
edited June 2012 in DIY, Mods & Tweaks
Had to replace the...crap? that was in place for jumpers on my speakers. Mailman dropped off some DIY goodies today so I figured I would get to work on making some new jumpers. But first, a before shot of what's being replaced:

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Ug-lay...

Back when I bought my MIT speaker cables, there was an issue with one of them to which a replacement was sent (Joe @ Equus Audio is awesome to deal with). So I've had a extra cable that I had no use for until now. I have decided to transform the cable into a custom SDA cable. However, that's for another day.

Picked up some Vampire spades and Cardas solder (pepster would be proud). Took about 1 hour to make these from start to finish. Cable is MIT EXP 1.

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Everyone starts somewhere. I'm happy with how great this turned out for a small project. I'm happy that I am able to integrate the old cable and use it.

Well how's it sound?... Much better :cool:
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  • decal
    decal Posts: 3,205
    edited June 2012
    Looks muy mucho better too!!!! Good job.
    If you can't hear a difference, don't waste your money.
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited June 2012
    Very nice Andre!
    Glad to see your getting your feet wet!:cheesygrin:
    Testing
    Testing
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,304
    edited June 2012
    I was shocked at how much crappy jumpers choke the SQ.. But hey wire is just wire..
    Polk Audio SDA 2.3tl Fully Hot Rodded. 😎

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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,593
    edited June 2012
    Just had to show up my jumpers didn't you Andre lol
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • GlennDog
    GlennDog Posts: 3,121
    edited June 2012
    Man, the SRS 2s sound good as they are. But, I've got to get my learn on! I guess every link in the chain make a (big) difference . . . Happy Listening

    G
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  • Drenis
    Drenis Posts: 2,871
    edited June 2012
    DSkip wrote: »
    Dre, make me a pair and send them south. :smile:

    I've still got 9' of cable left. :razz:
    I was shocked at how much crappy jumpers choke the SQ.. But hey wire is just wire..

    qft

    Still waiting on my RDO's but each change has its benefits (Spikes, Jumpers...).
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,339
    edited June 2012
    Why not just go inside the speaker and connect the wires ( hot to hot, neg to neg) together at the terminals? Save yourself the effort of making the jumpers and the potential for dirty contacts. Polk makes it easy, after you remove the glue that is. It's a reversible process and cost nada!
    Carl

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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,593
    edited June 2012
    Drenis: if you might make more let me know as MIT jumpers go well with my EXp2s :smile:
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • Drenis
    Drenis Posts: 2,871
    edited June 2012
    schwarcw wrote: »
    Why not just go inside the speaker and connect the wires ( hot to hot, neg to neg) together at the terminals? Save yourself the effort of making the jumpers and the potential for dirty contacts. Polk makes it easy, after you remove the glue that is. It's a reversible process and cost nada!

    Hmm... You've just given me an excellent idea.
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