In Reply to: RE: ARE $13,200 INTERCONNECTS WORTH THE PRICE?? posted by fantja on February 14, 2015 at 10:24:53:
What is it you would like to know?
Maybe I can answer one or two questions by saying I never cut up a cable just to see what was inside but I have purchased a few used, and then reterminated them in the lengths I needed or, in some cases, reterminated them with better connectors. I have also purchased longer than needed single wire speaker cables, cut them in half, and reterminated them to make a bi-wire pair with common connectors at the amp end. Some manufacturers use outstanding materials, like the OCC solid core copper wire and foamed PE dielectric used by Harmonic Technology, others not so good.
I have made quite a few IC, PC and speaker cables, both from basic hook-up wire in a variety of geometries, and using other materials for spacing, shielding, and covering, and I have also made quite a few cables by purchasing high quality bulk cable (usually OCC copper wire) and terminating it with top quality connectors. I have dabbled with networks but have never tried an active dbs.
Over the years, I have improved my ability and methods of terminating cables, and I have been occasionally amazed at the poor quality solder joints or crimps in some manufactured cables. Just because it comes from a manufacturer, doesn't mean it is well put together.
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- RE: ARE $13,200 INTERCONNECTS WORTH THE PRICE?? - mitch2 11:49:32 02/14/15 (1)
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