AQ Diamondback RCA

KrazyMofo24
KrazyMofo24 Posts: 1,210
in Troubleshooting
I have a pair of Diamondbacks but one cable is no longer working. I have had issues with it in the past and was able to get it working if I rotated it a certain way and not move it. I sent it to Audioquest to repair it and it was fixed for awhile.

However it's no longer working again and this time not able to get it to work at all. Is there anything I can try to get it going again?
Setup:

2 Channel: Vienna Acoustics Mozart Grand, T+A P 1230R, Primare SPA21, Oppo BDP-105
PC: Vienna Acoustics Haydn Grand, Cambridge Azure 650A v2 , Peachtree iDAC, Denon DVD-3800BDCI

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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,983
    Not without cutting off the sleeve and seeing what you can see. Maybe a solder joint came undone from twisting it. My guess is if your handy with a soldering iron you can fix it, if not, send it back again.

    When you do get it back, I'd sell them and buy something else.
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  • mikeyb128
    mikeyb128 Posts: 2,885
    KrazyMofo24 wrote: »
    I have a pair of Diamondbacks but one cable is no longer working. I have had issues with it in the past and was able to get it working if I rotated it a certain way and not move it. I sent it to Audioquest to repair it and it was fixed for awhile.

    However it's no longer working again and this time not able to get it to work at all. Is there anything I can try to get it going again?

    I actually have experience with these cables. The body of the RCA does thread on, and you Can easily access the insides by un-threading the body. I did this because I was comparing what I thought was a fake cable purchased from eBay and did a comparison with a known genuine cable. They are cold welded inside, which is a fancy word for crimped, I believe they use silver past in this cold solder process. They are quite simple inside, I think you could easily repair one yourself.
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  • KrazyMofo24
    KrazyMofo24 Posts: 1,210
    Nice thanks guys. I'll definitely check that out.
    Setup:

    2 Channel: Vienna Acoustics Mozart Grand, T+A P 1230R, Primare SPA21, Oppo BDP-105
    PC: Vienna Acoustics Haydn Grand, Cambridge Azure 650A v2 , Peachtree iDAC, Denon DVD-3800BDCI

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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,576
    I agree my Diamondbacks also came loose from the RCA connector I just pulled the body off use a pair of hemostats and soldered the wire back to the RCA connector.
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  • KrazyMofo24
    KrazyMofo24 Posts: 1,210
    Sorry dumb question but how would I go about doing that? I'm assuming I would unscrew the two screws on each end try take off off the connector. I would just need to work on the termination ends right not the body?

    It would be awesome if I can get it working but not going to send it back and want to get a pair of Kimber Heros when I can afford it. I'm not expecting to be able to fix it but would like to try.
    Setup:

    2 Channel: Vienna Acoustics Mozart Grand, T+A P 1230R, Primare SPA21, Oppo BDP-105
    PC: Vienna Acoustics Haydn Grand, Cambridge Azure 650A v2 , Peachtree iDAC, Denon DVD-3800BDCI

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  • mikeyb128
    mikeyb128 Posts: 2,885
    Yes remove the 2 set screws and the body pulls off, helps if you twist it. I don't own these cables anymore other wise I could have taken a pic of the process for you.
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    Bryston 4B3, Bryston BDA3, Cary SLP05, Shanling CDT1000SE with parts conneXion level 2 mods, Nottingham analogue ace space 294, soundsmith Carmen MKii, Zu DL103 MKii, Ortofon MC 20 MKii, Dynavector XX2 MKii, Rogue Audio Ares, Core power technologies balanced power conditioner, Akiko Corelli power conditioner with Akiko Audio HQ power cable, Nordost heimdall 2, Frey 2, interconnects, speaker and power cables, Focal Electra 1028 BE 2, Auralic Aries Femto, Black diamond racing cones, ingress audio level 1 roller blocks, JL Audio E110 with Auralic subdude, Primacoustics room treatments.
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  • sucks2beme
    sucks2beme Posts: 5,602
    edited September 2015
    The Diamondbacks sound very much like the Kimber Heros.
    The difference in sound in the AQ line is very strange.
    Copperheads, Diamondbacks, and King Cobras really don't
    share a sound signature. The do, however, share the fact they can be
    easy to break. I have been careful and haven't had that problem.
    I've got one set of King Cobras still here, all the rest are
    Heros.
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  • KrazyMofo24
    KrazyMofo24 Posts: 1,210
    I found the issue the rca end is no longer attached to the copper wire. Looks like I'll need to buy a soldering iron and unbraid the cable a little to get to the wire. Well gives me an excuse to solder something first time needing to.

    Setup:

    2 Channel: Vienna Acoustics Mozart Grand, T+A P 1230R, Primare SPA21, Oppo BDP-105
    PC: Vienna Acoustics Haydn Grand, Cambridge Azure 650A v2 , Peachtree iDAC, Denon DVD-3800BDCI

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  • KrazyMofo24
    KrazyMofo24 Posts: 1,210
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    Setup:

    2 Channel: Vienna Acoustics Mozart Grand, T+A P 1230R, Primare SPA21, Oppo BDP-105
    PC: Vienna Acoustics Haydn Grand, Cambridge Azure 650A v2 , Peachtree iDAC, Denon DVD-3800BDCI

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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,044
    That doesn't look good
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  • mikeyb128
    mikeyb128 Posts: 2,885
    Weird. I've had lots of audioquest interconnects for years with zero problems.
    2 channel:
    Bryston 4B3, Bryston BDA3, Cary SLP05, Shanling CDT1000SE with parts conneXion level 2 mods, Nottingham analogue ace space 294, soundsmith Carmen MKii, Zu DL103 MKii, Ortofon MC 20 MKii, Dynavector XX2 MKii, Rogue Audio Ares, Core power technologies balanced power conditioner, Akiko Corelli power conditioner with Akiko Audio HQ power cable, Nordost heimdall 2, Frey 2, interconnects, speaker and power cables, Focal Electra 1028 BE 2, Auralic Aries Femto, Black diamond racing cones, ingress audio level 1 roller blocks, JL Audio E110 with Auralic subdude, Primacoustics room treatments.
    Theater:
    Focal Aria 926,905,CC900, SVS PB ultra x2. Pioneer Elite SC85, Oppo BDP93, Panamax M5400PM, Minix neox6, Nordost Blue heaven LS power cables.

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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,576
    KrazyMofo24 wrote: »
    I found the issue the rca end is no longer attached to the copper wire. Looks like I'll need to buy a soldering iron and unbraid the cable a little to get to the wire. Well gives me an excuse to solder something first time needing to.


    You might be able to get ahold with hemostats and pull out like I did. Hard to tell from here.

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  • KrazyMofo24
    KrazyMofo24 Posts: 1,210
    Thanks Pitdogg2 now I understand. I'm going to look into that.
    Setup:

    2 Channel: Vienna Acoustics Mozart Grand, T+A P 1230R, Primare SPA21, Oppo BDP-105
    PC: Vienna Acoustics Haydn Grand, Cambridge Azure 650A v2 , Peachtree iDAC, Denon DVD-3800BDCI

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  • KrazyMofo24
    KrazyMofo24 Posts: 1,210
    edited September 2015
    Well it wasnt pretty but I was able to get it going. Of course I lost one of the little screws so I'll work on replacing that. But looks like I'm good to go this should hold me over until I upgrade.

    Thanks a lot for everyone's help.
    Setup:

    2 Channel: Vienna Acoustics Mozart Grand, T+A P 1230R, Primare SPA21, Oppo BDP-105
    PC: Vienna Acoustics Haydn Grand, Cambridge Azure 650A v2 , Peachtree iDAC, Denon DVD-3800BDCI

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  • classic carl
    classic carl Posts: 652
    I've had issues with AQ cables on several occasions. I returned them to my local dealer and they sent them back to AQ at no cost to me. AQ has replaced cables with brand new ones on a couple of occasions, and other times, they repaired them and sent them back to the dealer.
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