DIY coat hanger speaker cables
ben62670
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Well I was up late last night, and with all the talk of using coat hangers as speaker cable I figured I would give it a go. Well I collected 12 hangers, and straightened them out as best I could. I then soldered the hangers together. They just don't solder well. I hooked them up being careful that they did not touch. No sound. Nothing. I checked all the connections, and I didn't see any problems. I will try it again when I have some free time. The next experiment I will try the metal coat hangers. The plastic ones just don't cut it:eek::D
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Time to take a break from soldering, the fumes are getting to you."He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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Sometimes I think you are related to CL, Ben with your DIY ideas and subsequent posting..........;)HT Optoma HD25 LV on 80" DIY Screen, Anthem MRX 300 Receiver, Pioneer Elite BDP 51FD Polk CS350LS, Polk SDA1C, Polk FX300, Polk RT55, Dual EBS Adire Shiva 320watt tuned to 17hz, ICs-DIY Twisted Prs, Speaker-Raymond Cable
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Soldering plastic hangers must have smelled fun....I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.
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Why are you trying to make coat hangers into speaker cables? I don't think most of them will hold a current very well.ONKYO TX-SR606
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But I think it will sound better then Monster Cable.
We all know "Copper is Copper" all wires sound the same.
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RT800i's Rears
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Did you use the right kind of flux? Plastic requires water soluble flux.
You need to use wire hangers and leave them hanging in the closet. This gets them up off the floor and saves from having to buy isolators. Also, you can hang various articles of clothing on them to provide dampening. This will also have the added bonus of insulating the hangers and keeping the electrons flowing smoothly and give you a much better "presentation" on your sound stage.
Keep us informed!
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Did you use the right kind of flux? Plastic requires water soluble flux.
You need to use wire hangers and leave them hanging in the closet. This gets them up off the floor and saves from having to buy isolators. Also, you can hang various articles of clothing on them to provide dampening. This will also have the added bonus of insulating the hangers and keeping the electrons flowing smoothly and give you a much better "presentation" on your sound stage.
Keep us informed!
Thanks Tuggy:)Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
Thanks
Ben